Nelson-Jameson Distribution Center Earns 100% on First SQF Audit

MARSHFIELD, Wis. — Nelson-Jameson, a distributor in the food processing industry, announced that its Jerome, Idaho, strategic distribution center has earned a 100% score in its first Safe Quality Food (SQF) audit.

An SQF-certified site indicates a company’s commitment to providing quality products that are safely received, handled, stored and delivered. A 100% score represents the highest level of food safety and food quality.

The 100% rating comes in the first audit of the Jerome strategic distribution center, which opened in 2024. This perfect score is the fourth straight for Nelson-Jameson in the past year across all distribution centers.

“Our Jerome distribution center earning a perfect SQF certification illustrates that our dedication to food safety is a throughline in everything we do in every facility we have,” said Mike Rindy, president of Nelson-Jameson. “We take pride in our distribution center having achieved this perfect score during the audits and in our team’s commitment to maintaining food and worker safety every day.”

The SQF program motto is: "Say what you do, do what you say." SQF has a code for each company to follow, and each individual company writes its policies and procedures based on the code. Maintaining these procedures is a continuous process, as documentation must be reviewed, monitored, verified and validated throughout the year. 

The Eagle Certification Group, an independent certification company authorized by the SQF Institute, conducts the audits in adherence to the globally acknowledged industry standards set by SQF.