Quality & Certificates
Risk removed before the container leaves
For an international buyer, quality is a paperwork question as much as a product question. This page sets out how we source, what documentation travels with each shipment and where we meet buyers in person.
Quality Standards
How we protect the shipment
Quality control starts at the factory gate and ends when the container doors close. Every step below is part of the standard process, not an optional extra.
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Selected Manufacturers
We work only with producers whose facilities, processes and certification we have reviewed, and with whom we hold a long-term supply relationship.
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Batch Level Analysis
Certificates of analysis are supplied at batch level by the producing facility and travel with the shipment file.
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Shelf Life on Arrival
Production dates are planned around transit time so that the agreed minimum remaining shelf life is met when the goods land, not when they leave.
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Export Packaging Control
Case strength, palletisation and shrink wrapping are specified for sea freight, with ISPM 15 compliant wooden pallets where required.
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Label Verification
Ingredient declarations, allergen statements, nutrition tables and importer details are checked against destination market rules before the print run.
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Loading Supervision
Our warehouse team supervises stuffing, separates food from household chemical lines where required, and records the loading.
Certificates & Documents
The file that travels with every container
Our operations department prepares the document set per shipment and per destination market. Copies are circulated in draft for approval before originals are issued.
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Commercial Invoice & Packing List
HS codes per line, Incoterm, case counts, net and gross weights, cube, pallet count and shipping marks.
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Certificate of Origin
Issued by the chamber of commerce; A.TR or EUR.1 movement certificates prepared where a preferential regime applies.
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Health & Sanitary Certificate
Issued by the competent Turkish authority for food consignments, matched to the destination market's requirements.
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Certificate of Analysis
Batch level laboratory results supplied by the producing facility for each product in the shipment.
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Halal Documentation
Arranged for the Gulf, North African and South East Asian markets where it is required for customs clearance and retail listing.
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Patents & Trademarks
Trademark and patent rights held within the group, including Tudobranco, are documented and shared with partners on request.
Trade Fairs & Exhibitions
We meet buyers on the stand, not only by e-mail
International food exhibitions are where a first container usually starts. Our stand presents the full partner portfolio in one place, with the export team on hand.
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Food Istanbul & Ambalaj — CNR Expo, Istanbul
01 to 04 September 2021 · Hall 2, Stand 2C04. The full partner portfolio presented to international buyers on a dedicated Bazaar stand.
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Upcoming Exhibitions
Our exhibition calendar is planned season by season. Contact us to book a meeting slot at the next fair we attend.
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Meetings in Your Market
Where an exhibition does not fit the timing, our export team travels to meet distributors and retail buyers on site.
Documentation
Need a specific certificate for your market?
Tell us the destination country and the products you are interested in, and we will confirm the exact document set before you place the order.