CARSON, Calif. — Custom Food Products (CFP), a leading national protein supplier to chain restaurants and food manufacturers, has received dual certifications from the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and British Retail Consortium (BRC).
The certifications were awarded to CFP's state-of-the-art facilities in Carson and in Owingsville, KY after separate audits in summer 2010.
Jon Hickerson, President and Chief Operating Officer of CFP, said, "These certifications are a testament to our full commitment to food and worker safety, cleanliness and corporate responsibility.
"We wholeheartedly thank the GFSI and the BRC for their diligence, accuracy and care in conducting these important audits."
Hickerson noted, "One auditor said CFP now holds the record for the fewest issues of any of the over 100 audits he completed to date. He praised CFP's best practices, ranging from our protective measures to what he dubbed our 'exemplary research and development system.'"
Gerson Espindola, CFP Director of Technical Services, said, "It's great to hear that we were named best plant audited and have world class quality and food safety systems in place. Our associates are the reason we earned this achievement."
Founded over 30 years ago, CFP is a $170 million operation, employing 400, with certified processing facilities in Carson and Owingsville. CFP's operations are also BEV product requirement-approved for several countries, and Halal certified.
Producing delicious beef, chicken, pork and turkey meats and gravies, CFP supplies a wide range of proteins to some of the largest international restaurant chains and consumer products marketers in the U.S. and abroad. CFP is an expert in the protein category and is dedicated to innovation in meat products, including those used as ingredients and menu items.
For more information, please visit www.customfoodproducts.com.
Source: Custom Food Products