Supplier Approval Process
Supplier approval is a key part of the food industry’s safety and quality system. It ensures that raw materials, packaging, services, and finished products entering your supply chain meet legal requirements, quality standards, and customer expectations. Properly conducted supplier approval reduces the risk of unsafe products, supply chain disruptions, and reputational damage.
Supplier approval is a key part of the food industry’s safety and quality system. It ensures that raw materials, packaging, services, and finished products entering your supply chain meet legal requirements, quality standards, and customer expectations. Properly conducted supplier approval reduces the risk of unsafe products, supply chain disruptions, and reputational damage.
Preparing Suppliers for International Retail Chains
Raw materials are the foundation of every food product. That’s why the supplier approval process for raw materials is carried out through:
- collecting and evaluating documentation (certificates, analyses, compliance with legislation),
- verifying the application of food safety standards (HACCP, ISO 22000, IFS, BRCGS, FSSC 22000),
- assessing raw material risks (microbiological, chemical, allergens, contaminants),
- conducting supplier audits when necessary,
- defining and monitoring specifications and quality agreements,
- regularly monitoring performance through laboratory analyses and delivery evaluations.
This ensures that raw materials entering production are safe, high quality, and compliant with market and legal requirements.
Preparing Suppliers for International Retail Chains
International retail chains set extremely strict criteria for approving their suppliers. The process includes:
- compliance with GFSI-recognized standards (IFS, BRCGS, FSSC 22000, GLOBALG.A.P.),
- proven traceability and control in the supply chain,
- implemented systems for preventing food fraud and ensuring food defense,
- adherence to social and ethical standards (SMETA, BSCI, SA 8000),
- conducting initial and surveillance audits by the retail chains or authorized bodies,
- preparing documentation and real-time performance for applications through digital platforms.
Only companies that meet all these requirements gain access to the shelves of international retail chains and thus open the doors to the global market.
What Do We Offer?
Our team provides full support in the supplier approval process through:
- developing and implementing procedures for supplier approval and evaluation,
- conducting internal audits of supplier raw materials and packaging,
- evaluating documentation, analyses, and certificates,
- training your team for supplier evaluation and approval,
- preparing for approval by international retail chains,
- developing corrective action plans and monitoring their implementation.
Our goal is to ensure your supply chain is reliable, compliant, and competitive from the very first raw material to the international market.