Food Services

Good Catering Practice

Audits (GCP)
The global food supply chain has evolved into a diverse and complex
network of multiple channels. This has made it essential to align core
operational structures with the various business processes involved
in food production and distribution, enabling them to effectively
communicate with one another.
How can you ensure that your procedures are understood and
implemented by all parties involved, so that the quality of the food
you produce, your reputation and your brand values are not at risk?
 Good Catering Practice audits (GCP) provide you with the foundation, framework
and building blocks for a complete food safety management system and are essential
for a wide variety of food establishments, including hotels, resorts, restaurants, fast
food operations, supermarkets, catering businesses, retail outlets, convenience stores,
canteens and more.

By confirming your food establishment against the Good Catering Practice standards,
you will be able to achieve your quality goals and fulfil your customer requirements. The
GCP standard looks at pre-requisite requirements for the prevention of food safety risks
including HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point), and is assessed against national
and international standards as well as the regulations pertaining to specific countries.

Our Service
Our GCP programme offers a structured
framework for adopting internationally recognised
standards in one combined audit. We’ll help you to
logically and effectively implement the standards
most appropriate to your business, providing you
with a foundation for adopting further certification
programmes.
By utilising our service, we will provide you with:
• Training/consultancy
Assisting you with incorporating and
implementing internationally recognised
standards, practices and GCP requirements to
all systems.
• Pre-audit confirmation
Working with you to identify non conformities,
strengths and weaknesses, prior to the actual
confirmation audit taking place.
The scope of GCP covers all hygiene practices and
food related risks from receiving of raw materials,
through to preparation and cooking, and up until
the serving of hot and cold foods to the customer.
It also ensures that other basic programmes
such as pest control, waste management and
sanitation is adhered to.
• Initial audit
Where we conduct the very first confirmation
GCP audit.
• Follow up audit
A follow up audit takes place in order to renew
the GCP confirmation obtained during the
initial audit.

Intertek Food Services Global

Support Centres:
Europe
Intertek Food Services
Olof-Palme-Str. 8
28719 Bremen
Germany • GCP demonstrates to your customers your
Tel: +49 421 65727 390
food@intertek.com
Asia
Intertek Food Services
Global Customer Service Centre
(Asia Office)
80 Bendemeer Road
Hyflux Innovation Centre
#03-02 Singapore
339949
Tel: +65 68 05 48 88
food@intertek.com
Americas
Intertek Food Services
711 Parkland Court
Champaign
Illinois 61821
Tel: 1-844-818-6624
food@intertek.com
Benefiting You • We will give you all of the support, guidance
• As your partner, we can provide local expertise and advice you need to meet the challenges
while delivering quality, reliability and experience and maximise the benefits of GCP certification,
from a well respected company with a world-
• A major advantage of our service is access to
class reputation
local experts in multiple countries
• Access to a comprehensive range of local and
globally recognised standards
commitment to producing safe, quality food
With You All the Way • Risk management: Improve performance,
GCP is just one of a suite of services we provide reduce risk and free up valuable resource.
to ensure the safety and quality of your products. • Traceability through the supply chain:
including raw and semi-prepared/cooked foods
Intertek is one of the world’s leading food safety
as well as final packed products in all food
testing, auditing, inspection and certification
categories. Traceability in-line with all foods
bodies. Our blend of expert analytical and advisory
prepared and cooked on-site from delivery of
services help our customers to achieve compliance
raw materials to serving.
and improve safety, quality and efficiency.
• Global coverage: network of highly skilled
Whatever safety or quality issues you face, we and experienced experts to ensure smooth
have the flexibility and the experience to deliver transition in the supply chain.
the right solutions for your business.
At Intertek, it is our sole mission to provide not only the one-stop-shop you seek for all food services
but to establish a trusted partnership with your business - consistently adding value and increasing your
competitive advantage in the industry with every step we take together.
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