# Risk, resilience, and salty snacks with Utz Quality Foods' Staci Smith

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Podcast: [Sound Policy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sound-policy-7800950)
Published: 2026-06-09T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fm-podcast74/episodes/Risk--resilience--and-salty-snacks-with-Utz-Quality-Foods-Staci-Smith-e3kfeko
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Duration seconds: 1200

## Resource

On this episode of Sound Policy, we take a closer look at risk management through the lens of food manufacturing and the complex journey required to get products from the factory floor to store shelves. From automation and cyber risk to supply chain visibility and business interruption, food manufacturers are operating in an environment where disruption has become the norm. Recorded at RISKWORLD 2026 in Philadelphia, the episode features Staci Smith, vice president of risk management at Utz. Staci shares how risk management supports decision making across the business, why partnership and culture matter as much as controls, and how planning helps teams respond when things do not go as expected. The conversation also explores how automation and data are changing food manufacturing, creating new risks and new opportunities. More resources: Risk engineering and resilience insights from FM

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