Amit Jagirdar is an accomplished Food Safety leader with over 25 years of experience driving compliance, risk management, and operational excellence across global food manufacturing. His career spans plant, regional, and corporate leadership roles at top tier companies including Kraft, PepsiCo, Bunge and Weston Bakeries, where he built a reputation for practical, results-driven food safety leadership. across a wide range of product categories. These categories include snack food, confectionery, beverages, dairy, preserves & spreads, oilseed, bakery ingredients and baked goods.
As Director of Food Safety at The Acheson Group (TAG), Amit partners with clients to strengthen food safety systems, enhance audit readiness, and embed a culture of continuous improvement. His expertise covers CFIA and FDA requirements as well as GFSI-recognized standards such as SQF and FSSC 22000. He is known for helping organizations streamline compliance programs, reduce non-conformances, and elevate operational performance.
Amit is passionate about mentoring and capability building with a positive food safety culture, helping clients and teams develop the skills to sustain compliance. He holds an MBA in Food and Agribusiness (University of Guelph), a B.Sc. in Food Technology (University of New South Wales, Sydney) and is a Certified Lead Auditor for SQF scheme.
Based in the Greater Toronto Area, Amit enjoys exploring nature with his family and friends, walking his dog and occasionally performing in community theatre.
