Sweet Harvest Foods Approved for USDA Process Verified Program
May 24 2018 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Sweet Harvest Foods, the country’s premier processor of high
quality, 100% pure all-natural honey, announced that it is the
first U.S. honey company to be approved under the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Process Verified Program.
“We are proud to be the first honey company to be Process
Verified by the USDA,” said Lance Chambers, CEO of Sweet Harvest
Foods. “It’s further reinforcement that the investments we’ve made
in direct sourcing provide the superior traceability that our
customers are seeking and that the industry needs.”
For nearly 20 years, the USDA Process Verified Program has
offered transparency and independent assurance to customers about a
company’s operation and its ability to provide consistent quality
products. With strong support from the agricultural industry, some
of the largest and most respected companies in the country
participate in the program.
For Sweet Harvest Foods, the Process Verified Program is a
validation of its direct sourcing model in which in-country
employees engage directly with beekeepers and honey consolidators
around the world to verify authenticity. “Because of the strong
history of fraud in the honey industry, we opted for government
review and auditing of our sourcing processes,” said Chris Nubern,
Chief Procurement Officer. “It just provides one more layer of
assurance to our robust traceability and food safety
protocols.”
Serving some of the best-known manufacturers, distributors and
retailers in the food industry, Sweet Harvest Foods is one of the
country’s largest processors of 100% pure all-natural honey. As a
worldwide leader in the sourcing and distribution of natural
sweeteners, Sweet Harvest Foods provides customers with consistent,
verifiable quality and operational flexibility with facilities in
Minnesota, California and Michigan. For more information, contact
Sweet Harvest Foods at https://sweetharvestfoods.com/
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