The certification that major retailers use to decide which food suppliers make it onto their shelves.
The BRC Global Standard for Food Safety is one of the world's most recognised food safety certification schemes. It is the standard that global retailers — from UK supermarkets to GCC hypermarkets — use to qualify their food suppliers.
Book a Gap AssessmentThe scope of BRC
- Senior management commitment and continual improvementEstablish the leadership structure, culture, and improvement processes that drive a genuine food safety management system — not just paper compliance.
- Food safety plan (HACCP-based)Develop and maintain a robust, verified HACCP plan covering all products and processes within your certification scope.
- Food safety and quality management systemBuild documented systems for supplier approval, customer focus, specifications management, and corrective actions aligned with BRC requirements.
- Site standards and operational controlsImplement the facility standards, hygiene controls, pest management, and operational procedures BRC auditors will evaluate.
The business case
BRC certification is required by major UK, European, and GCC retailers as a condition of supplier approval. Without it, the market is simply closed.
BRC is a GFSI-benchmarked scheme. One certification satisfies food safety requirements across multiple international buyers simultaneously.
BRC audits are demanding and unannounced options are possible. Achieving Grade A signals genuine operational excellence to the market.
A single BRC certification can satisfy the food safety requirements of multiple retail and foodservice customers — reducing duplicative audits.
The certification journey
Most firms hand you a document pack and leave. We stay with you from gap assessment through certification — and beyond.
We assess your operations against the current BRC Food Safety standard and grade expected compliance in every clause.
We build your HACCP plan, prerequisite programmes, and BRC-compliant quality management documentation.
We embed food safety controls into operations and train your team on BRC requirements — from production staff to senior management.
We conduct a full mock BRC audit in the format of a real certification audit — identifying and closing every finding before the assessor arrives.
We support your certification audit, help you address any non-conformities, and work with you on continuous improvement toward higher grades.
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