Neumann Advisory Services, LLC (NAS) provides strategic legal and regulatory counsel to the food and beverage industry. We are uniquely experienced in food law and enterprise risk management placing us in an unparalleled position to protect food products, food producers, brands, companies, and consumer health and safety. NAS is where law, science and enterprise risk management intersect. Melanie Neumann is the principal attorney and founder of NAS. Ms. Neumann has invested over 25 years in providing the food and beverage industry with actionable and practical legal and regulatory insights through the lens of enterprise risk management. Topics include without limit: food laws and regulatory compliance, advertising and labeling compliance, intellectual property, corporate contracting, data management, pre and post-acquisition due diligence, supplier and co-manufacturing contracting and risk assessment, recall and incident management, and other operational and brand reputation risk management solutions. NAS interacts with various stakeholders on behalf of her clients –from production line operators to CEO’s and CFO’s, regulators to academics, the CDC, and the media--in response to outbreaks, recalls, inspection findings, enforcement actions, complaint management, and alleged illness claims to help resolve incidents by facilitating robust root cause analyses and helping companies identify appropriate corrective actions and other risk mitigations to protect public health and business reputation. Ms. Neumann is also a professional coach who works with food safety professionals in various stages of their careers helping them to increase effectiveness and impact. She is a thought leader and sought after speaker and author on various topics she specializes in. Melanie held corporate and food law / food safety related positions with Hormel Foods, the Schwan Food Company, Fredrikson & Byron law firm, RQA-Inc., Price-Waterhouse Coopers, Leavitt Partners and The Acheson Group, Neumann Risk Services (subsequently acquired by Matrix Sciences International,) and now Neumann Advisory Services, LLC. Melanie is a graduate of Mitchell-Hamline Law School in St. Paul, MN with a juris doctorate in law degree, and Michigan State University with a Masters of Science in Food Safety. She serves as an adjunct professor at her law school alma mater. Melanie is a member of several trade groups, including the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) and has served as chair for several Professional Development Groups (PDG’s). She is the 2021 IAFP Harold Barnum Industry Award winner for exceptional contributions to public health, the industry and IAFP. In her spare time, Melanie is a competitive triathlete competing in IRONMAN® long-distance triathlons, including the IRONMAN® World Championships.