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BENEO Plant Gains International Food Standard Certification
BENEO Plant Gains International Food Standard Certification
BENEO plant in Pemuco receives high score of 99.36% in first IFS audit
BENEO is pleased to announce that its plant in Pemuco, Chile, has been awarded its first International Food Standard (IFS) certification, with an impressive score of 99.36%. The IFS certification, recognised by Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), supports BENEO’s goal to become the preferred partner of choice for functional ingredients customers. BENEO’s plants in Belgium, Germany and Chile are audited on a yearly basis and all impressively received their highest scores to date. BENEO plants in Oreye and Offstein also received notably high scores, with Oreye rated at 97% and Offstein at 99,89%. BENEO is dedicated to high quality standards and strives to achieve continuous improvement in all fields, in order to offer the best possible service to customers. Dr. Matthias Moser, Member of the Executive Board, is very pleased by BENEO’s constant high standards: “We are delighted to see that already, after its first audit, our plant in Pemuco has proven its high quality standard with such excellent scores. Its IFS certification shows once again that BENEO plants fulfill the highest of standards all over the world - an important signal to our customers.”
For further information on BENEO and its ingredients, please visit: www.beneo.com
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The BENEO product portfolio consists of functional ingredients with nutritional and technical advantages, derived from chicory roots, beet sugar, rice and wheat. BENEO is the ideal partner to help improve the health (weight management, energy for mental & physical performance, digestive, bone and dental health), taste, texture and nutritional value (fat and sugar replacement/fibre enrichment) of a product. Through a unique chain of expertise, including the BENEO-Institute, BENEO actively supports (industry partners in) the development of more balanced and healthy food products.
BENEO is a division of the Südzucker Group, employs almost 900 people and has production units in Belgium, Chile, Germany and Italy.
For further press information, please contact:
Catherine Hamou, Beth Milsom or Jo Kent at Publicasity
Tel: +44 1442 261199
Email: BENEO@publicasity.co.uk
For further information please contact:
Claudia Meissner, Corporate Communication Manager, BENEO
Gottlieb-Daimler-Str. 12, 68165 Mannheim, Germany
Phone: +49 621 421-148 Fax: +49 621 421-160
Email: Claudia.Meissner@beneo.com