Following our recent achievement as the first ever production kitchen to earn the Soil Association's Green Kitchen Standard certification, we're over the moon to share that we've also retained our BRCGS AA rating, the highest mark you can get for food safety and quality.
This certification is only awarded to businesses that excel in operational standards, hygiene, traceability and process control. Maintaining our AA rating is down to the hard work and consistency of everyone on our team.
What is a BRCGS certification?
Recognised globally, the BRCGS (Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standard) sets the gold standard for food safety and quality.
Now in its ninth edition, the standard provides organisations a clear framework for managing the safety, integrity and quality of their products and services.
What the Global Standard for Food Safety covers
The Global Standard sets out how processed foods and related products (such as branded goods, own-label items, or ingredients used in catering and manufacturing) should be produced and managed.
Certification applies specifically to the site being audited, ensuring that every product made, prepared or stored there meets the same rigorous benchmarks.
The standard is built around seven key areas:
- Senior management commitment and continual improvement
- The Food Safety Plan (HACCP)
- Food safety and quality management system
- Site standards
- Product control
- Process control
- Personnel
Why an AA rating matters
An AA rating is the highest grade you can achieve from a BRCGS audit. It's only awarded to businesses that demonstrate exceptional levels of food safety, hygiene, traceability and process control, not just on audit day, but every single day.
For our partners and clients, this means confidence that you're sourcing from a production kitchen meeting the strictest global safety standards, reduced risk of non-compliance or quality issues, and assurance that every meal is made under rigorously audited and expertly managed conditions.
"Retaining this rating is a reflection of our ongoing commitment to safety and transparency. From our procurement right down to our production team, we uphold the processes, checks and traceability which underpins the standard." – Greg Harrison, Managing Director
Doing our homework
At the heart of this achievement is a shared commitment to getting things right, never cutting corners and always striving to do better.
For us, retaining our BRCGS AA rating demonstrates that every process, every system and every person in our business contributes to delivering safe and delicious prepared meals.
Congratulations to the team for once again demonstrating excellence in food safety!
Fancy a chat about your catering needs?
When you partner with us, you're choosing a team that's proven to meet the very highest global standards for safety and quality, and that's something we're genuinely proud to stand by.
If you’d like to discover more about our food service or how our tasty prepared meals can support your business, we’d love to hear from you.
