QUALITY AND FOOD SAFETY POLICY

QUALITY AND FOOD SAFETY POLICY

Gelpeixe's Quality and Food Safety Policy is based on the ISO 9001 and IFS Food standards.

Gelpeixe is therefore committed to:

- Focusing its activity on customer satisfaction, through permanent attention to market needs and expectations, turning them into business opportunities;- Guaranteeing the financing of the company's planned activities, complying with cost and risk criteria, sustainability objectives, profitability and economic efficiency; - Investing in skills management in order to make the most of its employees' abilities and potential; - Having comfortable and properly equipped facilities, ensuring respect for hygiene and safety rules; - Maintaining the level of innovation and continuous improvement of processes, both through the development of new products and the adaptation and application of new technologies;

- Complying with the requirements of the products it produces/markets, in terms of quality, food safety, authenticity, legal requirements, specifications and process; - Promoting the Gelpeixe brand, making it known and recognised for the quality and food safety of its products; - Selecting and maintaining good external suppliers, as an important strategic element; - Ensuring adequate and relevant communication, both internally and throughout the value chain; - Fostering a food safety culture throughout the organisation; - Maintaining an environmentally, ethically and socially responsible stance; - Defining and applying an internal safety policy, capable of safeguarding the product, preventing and avoiding its intentional contamination or sabotage (a measure applicable, whenever possible, to its suppliers).

VISION

Gelpeixe is a company in the frozen food industry and trade, which aims to be known and recognised for the highest quality of its products. It aims to cover the entire national market and strengthen the conditions for expansion into the international market, on the basis of sustained growth.

mISSION

Gelpeixe is committed to practising a policy of trust with its customers and end consumers by supplying high quality products in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001 and IFS Food. In order to guarantee this trust, Gelpeixe selects its suppliers according to legal criteria and strict quality standards. By practising and complying with demanding technical specifications, rigorous hygiene and safety standards and the Food Safety Management System Certification, it is possible to ensure that the products manufactured and marketed by Gelpeixe retain their original characteristics throughout the production processes. Gelpeixe intends to continue expanding in the different national and international markets, promoting, through aggressive and assertive marketing, a rapprochement with the needs and expectations of its customers.

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