To compete successfully in an increasingly dynamic global business environment, food companies need to meet increasing stringent customer and regulatory assurance requirements.
The AgriChain Centre approach to assurance is to develop solutions rooted in pragmatic and in-depth knowledge of the produce business.
The AgriChain Centre does not self certify its programmes, and so remains completely independent and impartial.
The steps in developing all assurance programmes are:
- a) Define the assurances required and assess what is already in place.
- b) Work together to design a practical assurance system to meet, maintain and verify the specifications that have been set.
- c) The AgriChain Centre works in partnership with staff to provide the support at the critical implementation stage.
- d) Assist in the establishment of an internal and external verification programme.
Well-designed quality assurance programmes can be separated into their components and reconstituted to meet internal management and customer needs no matter how often these may change.
Assurances and Business support programmes available:
- Integrating various programmes into a more easily managed programme
- Reducing end point inspection costs through quality management systems
- Managing change to ensure successful systems implementation
- HACCP Food safety programmes
- PEO.OAR Export systems
- Good agricultural practice including EUREPGAP
- Supply chain integrity
- Wastage management
- Coolchain management
- ISO Systems
To discuss your needs, please contact Anne-Marie Arts or Keith Budd.
A recent output of The AgriChain Centre’s Quality Assurance Concept
development work is "Recommendations from the 2003/2004 Review of Domestic Market Management and Behaviour" for the New
Zealand Summerfruit Industry. 