Members' Workshop – Introduction to Food Standards - Including SALSA

Introduction

Certification to accepted UK and international food standards are frequently required to supply larger stores, food service distributors, and public sector tenders including hospitals, schools, and universities. Without such recognition, businesses may face difficulties supplying many retailers and may be unable to secure lucrative contracts. Using accepted standards 'opens the door' to new markets and sales while also giving businesses confidence in their manufacturing practices.

Who Should Attend?

Food and drink producers are interested in supplying customers that may require such standards, or businesses that are attempting to scale up and future-proof themselves.

What Will Be Covered?

• Background to the BRCG Standards

• Current BRCG Standards

• The BRCGS broke down

• Customer 'bolt-ons' to the BRCGS Standards

• SALSA - acknowledged as the top food safety certification system for the UK's small food and drink businesses

• What the STS Standard is and how it is related to SALSA

• The SALSA Beer Plus and Cheese standards

• Other standards now in use and why they are significant, such as organic and RSPO Palm Oil Suggestions for standard implementation

Learning Results

• Better awareness of the standard's benefits to assist tendering opportunities:

• Confidence that the business has demonstrated full legal and quality compliance

• Instant online showcase for the business and its products visible to national buyers

• Opportunities to secure new contracts and grow the business

• A stepping stone to further certification, such as BRC Global Standards

• SALSA plus STS standard for public Sector

Your Trainer – Richard Wigley

Richard exudes a contagious excitement and passion for food and drink, and he considers it an honour to work in senior management for the sector. Richard's career is supported by his factory floor/hands-on technical management expertise gained from working with baked goods, meat products, ready meals, and food service. Richard has spent the last 15 years assisting primarily small and medium-sized food and drink businesses in all technical, health and safety, and auditing areas. The goal of all works is to mentor enterprises so they can operate independently, consistently manufacture safe and legal products under consumer needs, grasp what a "team" is, and continuously improve.

Booking Information - In-Person and Virtual Attendance

Workshops will be run as in-person events from our food parks, with full details provided above. This will provide you with an opportunity to meet like-minded people and meet our Technical Team in person.

However, if you would prefer to join virtually, please book a virtual attendance ticket so we can ensure you receive the MS Teams link in your booking confirmation.

If you have a specific query that you would like covered at the workshop, please ensure you include details in the booking process.

If you wish to discuss the workshop sessions in more detail, feel free to call the Membership Team on 0115 9758810. Monday - Friday 9.00 am - 4.30 pm.

Member Workshops are a Food and Drink Forum Member Benefit. If you would like to attend and are currently not a member please visit our website www.foodanddrinkforum.co.uk

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