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The company is continuing to expand its chilled and frozen ranges. This
development work is on-going and there is plenty of scope for Irish
producers to introduce products and grow sales under the company’s
private label chilled and frozen products. For example, there are
opportunities for producers of prepared meals, sandwich fillers, dairy
products, poultry products and frozen goods.
The company continues trading with a number of Irish producers and
considerable growth opportunities exist for these producers to grow
their sales through BWG Foodservice. The company is always open to
approaches from producers.
Another area of opportunity is in the area of commodity dry goods.

The main focus of the company is to source Irish produced products and it
is always open to innovation and being first to market with new products.

Purchasing policy

The company has a preference to source local produce. Quality, price,
service, range and innovation are the cornerstones of the company’s
purchasing policy. The range is tailored on a continuous basis to meet the
needs of an ever-evolving market place.

Trading Managers are the main influencers and have final say in the
purchase decision.

Supplier requirement and ordering procedure

The company’s warehouse system is state of the art and it demands a very
high standard from suppliers (e.g. goods inwards are subjected to rigorous
shelf life and temperature checks). Barcodes are required on all outer
packaging.
The company is requests that their suppliers meet all relevant packaging
and labelling requirements, particularly in the area of nutritional and
allergen details.
All suppliers are audited subject to audits by the BWG Foodservice quality
assurance team against the company’s internal audit criteria. The supplier
approval process must be completed and signed off before any stock can
be purchased.

The company requires a minimum of HACCP, Health Board registration and
external accreditations such as BRC. It is important for Suppliers to provide
all Sustainability credentials in relation to the product(s) they supply.

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