Q Squared Consult

Business Overview

Quality consultants in Malta are not always easy to find. The right one understands the pressure a food business is under to meet international standards without slowing down production. Q Squared Consult is based in Qormi. It works with food manufacturers, processors and packaging businesses across Malta and Gozo. The team helps them build quality management systems that hold up under audit and make sense to the people using them every day.

Much of that work centres on ISO 9001, the international standard for quality management systems. Q Squared Consult acts as a quality management consultant. It helps businesses design, document and embed the processes ISO 9001 requires. The requirements span a genuine focus on customer needs, spotting risk early and driving continual improvement. The team does not simply hand over a folder of paperwork. Instead, it works through what each requirement means for a specific production line, warehouse or kitchen. Read MoreThat way, the finished system reflects how the business actually operates.

Food and packaging businesses that supply major retailers are usually asked for BRCGS certification. Q Squared Consult supports clients through the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety and the BRCGS Packaging Materials standard. That support covers everything from a gap analysis against the current issue of the standard to preparing staff and documentation for the certification audit itself. BRCGS compliance opens doors with retailers who will not place an order without it. Getting the detail right matters.

Some businesses need a food safety management system recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative. For them, Q Squared Consult provides consultancy on FSSC 22000 and its underlying standard, ISO 22000. Both combine a structured food safety management system with the prerequisite programmes a site needs to control hazards throughout production. Q Squared Consult also works as a food safety certification consultant. It helps clients close the gap between where their current system stands and what full certification demands, then supports them through implementation and audit.

Beyond first certification, Q Squared Consult also carries out quality management system audits. These check whether existing processes are still followed and still effective. They also check whether those processes still fit a business that has grown or changed since they were first written. This kind of review matters in Malta's food sector. EU regulation, buyer requirements and certification schemes shift regularly there, and a system that worked two years ago can quietly fall out of date. A client might be preparing for a first certification, renewing an existing one, or simply checking that their quality management system still earns its keep. Either way, Q Squared Consult builds guidance around how the business actually works, not a template borrowed from somewhere else. To discuss ISO 9001, BRCGS, FSSC 22000 or ISO 22000 certification support, get in touch with Q Squared Consult directly. The team works with clients across Malta and Gozo.