Benefits of Advantage

• Improves your company's reputation and credibility with customers
  Being part of the Advantage Series of Food Safety Programs™ provides proof that your company is dedicated to food safety. When you are certified, consumers have greater confidence that your facility is producing a safe food product.
  

"Advantage HACCP certification distinguishes our product from any average product available." - Brian Sequeira, President, Pearl Trading Company

"Our customer base feels much more comfortable dealing with a HACCP certified company." - Bill Tserpes, President and Owner, Saporito Foods Inc.

• Helps your company keep customers and expand into new markets
  More and more customers are requiring that their suppliers have a formal food safety program like Advantage GMP, HACCP and HACCP Plus. Without a formal food safety program you may find it increasingly difficult to keep your customers. Adopting Advantage programs may also open doors to new customers that you could not access before.
  

"It makes the export process a little easier. We deal with many different countries, but almost everybody recognizes the HACCP program." - Laura Woods, Quality Assurance and HACCP Coordinator, Manoucher Food Company

"I can't make it more simple than to say it opens doors. Oh, you have HACCP. Okay, let's talk." - Bob Kowall, CFO, Delmare Quality Foods Inc.

• Allows you to manage your business more effectively
  To adopt Advantage, your business must:
  - assess what your employees do and how your processes are working
  - monitor all areas of your operation.

This evaluation and increase in control will shed light on all areas of your business. It will help you identify ways to improve efficiency and productivity.

"We have our finger on the pulse of everything that's going on in the plant."
Dana Melanson, HACCP Coordinator Derewlany Mini Carrots

• Improves product quality
  GMPs and HACCP require consistent, standardized procedures. These will help your business produce more consistently high quality product. After attaining Advantage, food processing plants showed a major reduction of micro-organisms. The Advantage program reduces food safety hazards such as pathogens but will be just as effective in reducing spoilage bacteria, which will lead to an increased shelf-life.
  

"The management team at Le Bon Croissant soon realized that some of those places in the baking process where food safety issues can occur were also places where consistency could be managed." - Lenroy McLeish, Plant Manager Le Bon Croissant

• Reduces operating costs, including insurance premiums
  GMPs and HACCP require you to review and analyze your entire operations. This often reveals areas where your business can streamline costs. Adopting GMPs and HACCP may also reduce insurance premiums.
• Reduces waste, returns and rework
  The regular monitoring GMPs and HACCP requires will shed light on problems before they escalate. This reduces waste and helps prevent problems before they occur. This in turn minimizes rework and returns.
  

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  "Scrap and waste figures have dropped dramatically at Unilever's Rexdale plant, thanks in part to Advantage HACCP." - Rob Crawford, Site Engineering Manager Unilever Canada

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  • Improves employee satisfaction
    Through the process of adopting GMPs and HACCP, employees become more aware of food safety. They better understand their roles in maintaining and contributing to food safety, so they take increased ownership and pride in producing a safe product. Companies with employees taking pride in their work have higher employee morale and decreased turnover.
    

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  "Happier staff, better defined staff roles." -- Dana Melanson, HACCP Coordinator Derewlany Mini Carrots

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  To see the difference Advantage makes in reducing food safety hazards, read about the Proof of Concept project.

Learn more

• Explore industry examples: What benefits has Advantage certification brought to these industry leaders?
• Show your Advantage: logos for certified facilities
  Advantage certified plants can use the Advantage GMP, HACCP, HACCP Plus or Grain logo on their products and advertising to indicate their certification status. Just another benefit of the Advantage program.

 

For more information:
Toll Free: 1-866-641-3663
E-mail: advantage@ontario.ca