PLYMOUTH, Wis. — Earlier this month, Sartori Company officially received its first SQF certification. The company achieved a rating of "Excellent", the highest score attainable.
SQF Certification is one of the food industry's most prestigious and globally recognized Food Safety and Food Quality accolades. SQF Certification requires a rigid concentration to the policies and implementation of finely tuned food quality and safety programs. SQF is unique because it requires companywide commitment from the ground up, ensuring comprehension from the individual line workers through senior leadership members. The certification requires not only solid policy on paper, but actual proof of successful implementation.
The entire SQF process can take years to complete, but Sartori was able to finish in a year's time. Sara Adams, Sartori Quality Excellence Facilitator, says, "While prior to SQF, Sartori had safety and quality programs in place, SQF helped foster a stronger culture of accountability." Sartori held weekly training sessions for all involved team members and created a thorough documentation system, giving individual team members the tools they needed to implement and enforce all quality and safety policies. Brad Nicolson, Sartori VP of Operations, says, "This certification truly validates, to our customers and the rest of the industry, the food quality and safety programs that we have come to be so proud of at Sartori."
With the global demand for food standards on the rise, Sartori will use this certification as a stepping stone to continue its role as an industry leader in food quality and safety. The company is already looking ahead to attaining additional SQF certifications and is ready for its next challenge.
About Sartori
Sartori has been producing artisan and premium cheese for seven decades for Specialty, Retail, Ingredient, Restaurant and Food Service markets. Based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Sartori has an impressive array of award winning cheese noted for innovative approaches and consistent top quality across their entire line. For more information, please visit www.sartoricheese.com or call us directly at 800-558-5888.
Source: Sartori Company