Coles Housebrand Supplier Program

In May 2006 the Coles Quality Team announced their decision to move to independent third-party audits for suppliers of "Housebrand" food products, following a rigorous process of benchmarking and gap analysis with a cross section of current suppliers.

What Standard do I need certification to?

Four different standards have been selected in order to cover the range of supplier types in the Grocery Food and Fresh Food areas - Freshcare, SQF1000-L3, SQF2000-L3 and The BRC Global Standard for Food. Some standards are not suitable for all types of supplier (eg: BRC is not applicable to on-farm activities, Freshcare is not applicable for Distributors). According to the below matrix, suppliers may have a choice of external standard.

What are the Coles Supplier Reguirements?

The Coles Supplier Requirements and other additional information can be found at:
http://www.supplier.coles.com.au/quality_control/IndependentAudit.asp

For more information, and to find out how we can help, please email us on info@ncsi.com.au, or call on 1300 856 554.  Alternatively, for an estimate of costs of certification, please click on 'Request A Quote'.

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