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Indian Gourmet Meat Brand Licious Recognised With FSSC22000, One of the Highest Food Safety Certification in the World
BANGALORE, May 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ —
Becomes the only fresh chicken, meat and seafood brand in India to get UKAS accreditation certified by Bureau Veritas
Licious, one of India’s leading gourmet meat and seafood brands, has been recognised with FSSC22000 Ver 4.1 UKAS accreditation for adherence to global standards in quality, hygiene and food safety in its fresh chicken, meat and seafood products. Backed by technology and innovation, Licious has become the only fresh chicken, meat and seafood brand in the country to be certified with a UKAS accreditation. All thanks to its 150 stringent quality checks, enforced by a strong team of meat scientists and microbiologists. Run under the aegis of Delightful Gourmet Pvt. Ltd., Licious is one of the pioneers among food-tech start-ups in the country who have truly disrupted the fresh meat and seafood industry and has grown at an exponential rate.
The certification is a stamp of authority that testifies the brand’s commitment to quality. Keeping food safety and transparency at the helm of its operations, the brand takes serious steps to offer its consumers the very best quality of delicious and fresh chicken, meat and seafood. Striving to solve for accountability in the fresh meat space in India, Licious has consistently built a state-of-the-art end-to-end system to ensure that the average meat-lover in the country is exposed to a global meat experience.
The FSSC22000 UKAS accreditation provides a framework for effectively managing food safety and quality responsibilities. FSSC 22000 demonstrates that a company has a robust and effective food safety management system in place to meet the requirements of consumers.
On this recognition, Licious Founders, Vivek Gupta and Abhay Hanjura, said:
Vivek: “Quality and food safety has always been a way of life for all of us at Licious. Getting this stamp of authority from the world’s highest certification body is a definite shot in the arm. It is a validation of our commitment to the highest standards of product and quality assurance to our consumers. We had a dream of creating an ecosystem where the average meat-lover would indulge in premium meats and seafood with complete confidence in its quality. We sure have come a long way to make that dream come true.”
Abhay: “We will continue to invest in food safety and quality in the future as well. This certification sets the right foundation for a product-first and consumer-obsessed brand like us. It helps us further cement trust with our consumers. And that is precisely what we set out to do – To be accountable; To create a relationship with our consumers; To create a community of proud and informed meat-lovers; To curate a world-class meat experience.”
Rajesh Kumaramenon, VP – Quality and Food Safety at Licious said, “A certificate will give you a nice, big bang but the whole point of a management system is that it needs to go on forever. At Licious, we do have a multidisciplinary FSMS team that strives to position Licious as synonymous with the best quality & the safest meat, poultry & seafood in India. There is no second thought for us when it comes to choosing the certification scheme which is the highest & the latest in food safety management system standards. i.e. FSSC 22K. We are the organization which faced the audit against the latest versions (4.1) of this GFSI benchmarked global standard for which one of the surveillance audit is to be unannounced in nature by mandate. Our journey continues, and we aim at product specific GFSI certifications in coming years and to the ultimate – LQFSMS- Licious Quality & Food Safety Management System Standard – that we envision as the world’s reference for Safe & Best quality fresh meat & meat-based gourmet products.”
