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This is where we share what we know, learn, question, and explore about the world of auditing. From strategic reflections to operational insights, our articles are here to spark thinking, inspire conversations, and support anyone who cares about making audits meaningful and value-added. Whether you’re deep in the audit world or just curious about it, we’re glad you’re here.

The Changing Role of Auditors in Sustaining Trust

Auditing will always involve verification. But its most significant value comes from contribution. The opportunity now is to let auditors evolve, stepping into a redefined role that brings insight, guidance, and partnership, helping shape the future.
Tülay Kahraman
November 18, 2025

Beyond Compliance: Transforming Audit into Strategic Intelligence

When auditing becomes strategic, it reads weak signals, communicates in risk language, and stays in sync with the pace of the context in which it operates. It becomes far more than a compliance gatekeeper. It becomes the organization’s radar, spotting what’s ahead, not just recording what’s behind.
Marc Cwikowski
November 10, 2025

The Anatomy of an Audit Relationship

Audits, after all, are not just about systems or standards; they are about people, their behaviors, choices, and willingness to engage.
Tülay Kahraman
October 13, 2025

Can you audit effectively what you’ve never experienced?

An auditor without factory experience can be compliant and capable but never fully effective. True effectiveness depends on factory fluency, the practical understanding that transforms data into judgment and findings into action.
Marc Cwikowski
October 8, 2025

Strategic Reflections: Sustaining the Success of an Internal Audit Organization

In our journey and through years of working with clients, one lesson has become clear: achieving and maintaining the success of an internal audit organization is about much more than just efficiency.
Marc Cwikowski
September 16, 2025

Sharing Experience and Knowledge Beyond Competition

Many organizations approach audits through an internal lens, focusing on their own procedures, data, and risks. But when multiple stakeholders of the industry share best practices, the collective knowledge far exceeds what any single company can achieve alone.
Tülay Kahraman
September 8, 2025

Can We Really Audit Culture—and If So, Who Should?

Culture must be included— but only if auditors are properly trained, organizations produce meaningful evidence, and audit programs allow space and time for conversations, observations, and context.
Marc Cwikowski
August 30, 2025

Risk-Based Auditing: From Belief to Action

The food industry no longer needs to debate whether risk-based auditing is necessary. The real question is how long we are willing to delay, how many resources we are prepared to consume, and how many risks we are willing to overlook before we embrace it fully.
Tülay Kahraman
August 23, 2025

Why It’s Time to Reinvent Audits

Reinventing audits isn’t about abandoning rigor—it’s about strengthening it with the right tools, perspectives, and methods for the world we face today. It’s about protecting consumers, maintaining trust, and ensuring that quality and food safety are not just managed but truly prioritized.
Marc Cwikowski
August 15, 2025