Unlike QA, there is no explicit compulsion for companies to make use of QI, QD and QP&S even though the usage of these methods can bring the same benefits as in other industry sectors. This study reveals that the dashboard metrics are a widely used QI method among European food SMEs, especially in micro and small companies. 33% of the Belgian meat companies used Lean tools. The result revealed that there is a very limited knowledge and use of Six Sigma tools and techniques among all respondents, similar to the findings reported in literature (Antony et al., 2005; Kumar et al.,2011). Only three medium-sized and one small-sized company in the chocolate and confectionery sector used Six Sigma tools and techniques. A recent study on the continuous improvement of the Canadian food SMEs (Scott et al., 2009) revealed that 17% and 21% of the respondents had initiated Six Sigma and Lean, respectively. A similar study on the US food sector comprising both large and SMEs found that 37% and 57% respondent companies used Six Sigma and Lean, respectively (Higgins, 2006). In comparison to these results, the extent of the implementation of QM methods is less prevalent in European food SMEs.