Our Production unit has an ultra-modern in-house chemical and microbiological laboratory to monitor quality and hygiene. And to ensure a consistent, top quality product!
Hunter Foods Limited FZco is the first-ever Company in Europe, Africa and Middle East to achieve SQF 2000, a quality system which combines both quality and safety of food using codex HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control point) technique and elements of ISO 9000.
Over the last decade, we have built up a reputation for innovation and a commitment to world class standards. Important factors that have ensured a loyal customer base and very high repeat sales.
SQF 2000
SQF stands for Safe Quality Food. The SQF program is a fully integrated food safety and quality management protocol designed specifically for the food sector with application at all links in the food supply chain. For a company to be a recipient of SQF certification it should provide and pass an independent external validation that a product, process or service complies with international, regulatory and other specified standards. Based on a universally accepted CODEX Alimentarius HACCP Guidelines, SQF Codes offer the food sector a standard set of guidelines to manage food safety and quality simultaneously. Designed to support industry or company branded products, achieving SQF certification is an external verification of a supplier's commitment to producing safe, quality food for target consumers.
Significance of SQF
The SQF program has been adopted and implemented by over 4,000 companies operating in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, United States, Europe and South America. The program itself is very rigorous and flexible while simultaneously complementing government efforts and industry initiatives. It also avoids duplication and confusion associated with the current range of industry sector programs. The biggest significance of an SQF certification is that "it builds confidence and trust between retailers and suppliers and provides an enabling tool for producers and manufacturers to demonstrate due diligence and compliance with regulatory and product traceability requirements. Safety and quality are embedded not only in the production process of Hunter Foods but likewise in every employee in the company. "Every employee ensures that nothing, absolutely nothing goes out of the factory that is not up to our standard of quality as if is the backbone of our company", Narayan pointed out. SQF is recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative as conforming to the highest international standards and utilize protocols recognized by the International Accreditation Forum.
"Hunter Foods have set the benchmark for others to follow by successfully achieving the Safe Quality Food 2000(SQF2000) certification. This certification is in full compliance with the quality initiative taken by the Government of Dubai under the guidance of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Minister of Defence."
— Yves -Pascal Dusonchet - Vice President, Africa and Middle East,SGS.
"We are very proud to have a company like Hunter in the Jebel Ali Free Zone"
— Ahmed Butti - Assistant MD, Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA).
