US: Food safety plays a bigger role in purchasing - (ThePacker.com)
July 3, 2008 – 5:17 pmThe foodservice industrys concerns have extended to include where their buyers are purchasing fruits and vegetables.
Now that food safety plays such a big role in purchasing decisions, companies are saying they need to know exactly where their products are coming from. Therefore, theyre going to growers and taking into account food safety, sustainability and social responsibility, said Mike OLeary, vice president of sales and marketing at Boskovich Farms Inc., Oxnard, Calif. In essence, what theyre doing is protecting their businesses and their brands from many outside risks associated with those items.
OLeary said the large distribution networks are also coming into the fields more often.
They come out and look at who their suppliers are going to be and make sure that theyre adhering to the (California Leafy Green Products Handler Marketing Agreement) and good agriculture practices and good manufacturer practices, he said. More than ever, at the distribution level theyre aware […]
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