Success story: Authentic Curries & World Foods
Background
Authentic Curries and World Foods produce a variety of ready-made meals using home style cooking methods for retail, restaurants, pubs and local authorities. The company’s 38 employees manufacture over 100 different products at their BRCGS Global Food Safety Standard Grade AA certified factory in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
David Smith and Paul Trotman founded the company 30 years ago after Paul stayed at David’s Pembrokeshire motel and marvelled at how customers travelled far and wide to sample David’s curries. The two saw the potential in a joint business venture and decided to set up Authentic Curries and World Foods.
ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre has a long history of providing Authentic Curries and World Foods with technical support to help them maintain their BRCGS certification. This food safety certification is vital to demonstrate that the company is operating to industry-recognised food safety standards, and it is a requirement of many of their largest customers.
Support from ZERO2FIVE
To help Authentic Curries and World Foods to maintain their BRCGS certification, ZERO2FIVE’s technical team regularly audit the company’s food safety management systems against the requirements of the standard. As a result of these audits, ZERO2FIVE deliver on site training and mentoring in key areas to help develop the company’s compliance with the standard. Recent internal audit topics covered include traceability and senior management commitment to food safety.
Benefits of the support
Authentic Curries and World Foods passed their most recent BRCGS audit in November 2024 with an AA grade and maintaining this certification has enabled the company to safeguard 38 jobs and retain sales of over £1 million.
Paul Trotman, Managing Director, Authentic Curries and World Foods:
“The support we’ve received from ZERO2FIVE has benefited us no end. It’s been invaluable to have expertise from outside, coming in and auditing us in preparation for BRCGS. All of the support we have had from the HELIX Programme has been amazing and it helps things run a lot more smoothly.”
Please get in touch to find out more about funded support through the Welsh Government’s HELIX Programme.
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