Quality & Safety
Quality & Safety of products and processes are fully integrated into the corporate policy at all levels.
This policy is revised and adjusted systematically, setting particular plans and targets for its realization.
Those measurable targets aim at continuous improvement of “quality performance” at all operational levels, resulting to increase customer’s satisfaction, which is the ultimate target.
Regarding quality and safety, Sefco Zeelandia follows systematically the developments of Food-law at E.U. level and adopts accordingly its operation by studying, planning and applying properly the new demands.
Sefco Zeelandia also processes and gives all necessary documentation and information upon request by interested customers.
For the effective operation of those procedures, since years ago Sefco Zeelandia has implemented Quality and Safety Management Systems, which are dynamic and continuously improved, accordingly to new requirements.
The Quality Management System of Sefco Zeelandia has been designed and operates under the requirements of the international standard “DIN EN ISO 9001:2000”, and the Food Safety Management System (H.A.C.C.P.) has been designed and operates according to the requirements of the international standard “DIN EN ISO 22000:2005”.
Both systems have been studied and their functionality has been certified, for all company’s activities, which are: Design, Development, Production and Trading of raw materials for Bakery and Confectionery applications, for professional use.
Both systems have been certified by the internationally respected certification organization D.Q.S. as well as by the International Quality Certification Network IQNet.
Research & Development
Innovation is at the heart of the Zeelandia strategy.
This means quick response to an abundance of developments in the fields of food ingredients’ technology, production processes, food safety, wide food assortment and variation, as well as consumers’ trends and purchasing behavior, etc.
Every product is considered from the point of view of a professional user. The aim is to develop products having the right ratio between excellent technical properties and market opportunities that are both necessary for all professionals.
Issues with high priority of R&D sector
The Technical Support Department possesses wide knowledge and expertise on basic ingredients’, on their technological progress at international level as well as on optimal exploitation of them in product development. These give the ability to design products for professional use for applications in bakery (bread and oven confectionery), pastry, fine-pastry, ice cream and catering in a quite efficient way.
Issues with high importance are:
- To study basic ingredients’ performance and progress.
- To develop new products with integrated concepts and propositions for efficient exploitation by the professional users.
- To maintain the existing product range with consistent quality upgrading.
- To develop special, tailor-made products according to customer requests, for their exclusive use.
- To study the production processes of bakery products at big and industrial scale.
- To manage the products’ information system for the customers.
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ISO 9001 IQNet |
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ISO 9001 DQS English |
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ISO 22000 DQS English |
