Sprind Introduces the Latest IFS FOOD International Standard for Food Quality and Safety

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - Bosnian-Herzegovinian food industry Sprind d.d. Sarajevo has successfully adopted the «IFS FOOD – international standard for quality control and safety of food products. In this way, Sprind has joined the large global family of food producers whose imperative is to meet the ever-growing global expectations and demands of consumers, and who have implemented this unique Standard for quality control and safety of food products.

IFS FOOD guarantees systematic monitoring and quality assurance in all business segments according to the requirements of the standard norms, confirms quality management according to the highest and strictest world standards for hygienic and health-safe management of food products, the only ones recognized by the EU.

The certification process was carried out by the certification company TÜV Nord Group Croatia.

- By introducing the IFS FOOD standard, we have significantly raised the level of competitiveness of our brands on the market, both domestically and on foreign markets. We are keeping pace with the times and in this way we have shown how much we care about the continuity of improving our business in order to meet the expectations of our consumers. We also prove our customer orientation, business partners, suppliers, employees, owners and the social environment. With the IFS FOOD system, we have additionally ensured efficient and traceable management of business processes, through which we realize the vision of one of the leading and most successful food producers for daily consumption in households in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the region, the EU, and on several continents - said Memnun Trako, director of Sprind d.d. Sarajevo.

Sprind thus proves to consumers and users of its products its ability to continuously produce and provide health-safe food, and to use raw materials, equipment and materials in contact with food (packaging), completely safe from the standpoint of possible risks of food contamination, which is certainly the most important element of consumer trust.

Through systematic and traceable application of the requirements of the IFS standard, using the method for identifying relevant health hazards, risk assessment and analysis, determining critical control points in processes that are monitored and can be brought under control through risk identification, in a recognizable and effective way, Sprind provides confidence to its consumers, ensuring the quality and safety of food products and all service realization processes.

Sprind d.d. Sarajevo is among the bakery industries with the longest tradition in Bosnia and Herzegovina with its well-known brands such as Sprindova jufka, Baklava, Kadaif, Bread, Mlinci, but also Italian Premium pasta, Pizzas, etc.

The company has the most modern equipment for the production of all types of bread and pastries, semi-finished deep-frozen dishes based on puff and yeast dough, jufka, pies, sandwiches and confectionery products. Sprind annually produces about 6,000 tons of food, and employs more than 165 workers, ranking it among the largest food producers in BiH. Sprind d.d. Sarajevo has been operating within the food division of AS GROUP since 2014.