quality policy
All food product handling done by Albina Snacks will be characterized by a high standard of quality and hygiene.
Our routines with regards to hygiene comply with those principals laid down in the HACCP guidelines (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) As a result of the positive audit result, the GFSI certificate for Albina Food has now been issued. This means a very important condition and requirement of our customers has been reached. The goal of our quality and hygiene efforts is to ‘produce a wide range of fresh, tasty, dry roasted nuts/snacks with low fat content’ thereby creating our niche in this very competitive market. In a future scenario, different types of crisps will also be produced and included in our portfolio.
Key words when describing our company are: Feeling/Sensitivity, Professionalism, Carefulness and Harmony. It is our intention to fulfil the meaning behind each of these words in all contacts with our customers, suppliers and employees.
Our company philosophy is to allow as many employees as possible within our organization to take an active
responsibility for their work tasks, the focus being on quality. This collective philosophy is communicated to all members of staff on a regular basis as well as being presented to potential work applicants.
Since beginning importing raw nuts from all over the world in 2003, we are today dry roasting approximately 1,2 tonnes of raw nuts per hour in our plant in Berga, Helsingborg.
Updated various areas within the factory for improved production efficiency and overall staff safety and well being.Apart from the inhouse technician we employed a consultant electrical who monitors the maintainace program for all equipment.
The time it takes for the nuts as raw ingredients to be roasted until they are ready to sell as consumer packs on the shop shelves is now down to maximum one week. The dry roasting method, which does not involve any extra oil being added, combined with our unique recipes from the Orient ensures a low fat content aswell as enhancing the delicious, geuine nut taste of our range of finished products.
The goal of our quality management system is for us to produce safe, genuine products of consistent quality that meet our customers’ expectations.
Quality Assurance
Sensory inspections and monitoring of COA’s.
FFA & Peroxide tests
Samples for every production are stored and sensory analysis is carried out periodically.
Apart from carrying out consistent quality checks and having improved routines the quality department also works in collaboration with a Food Safety and Quality consultants from QMG.
’24 hr meetings’. Production, quality, safety and planning & logistic issues are discussed on a daily basis.
Improved FIFO routines : use of a colour coding system in the warehouse for better stock management and rotation. Each delivered batch of raw material is appropriately marked and
coded for easy identification and traceability.
Food defense & safety culture
Our goal is to get employees at Albina Snacks to take responsibility for food safety expectations and have a strong sense of ownership.
We have developed a 3-year food safety and quality culture plan to have an improved culture for food safety within the work place.
Sustainability achievements
• Products with palm oil removed from assortment*
• Reduction of plastic in some packaging materials, and use of mono-material packaging
• Use of environmentally friendly chemicals (Krav)*
• Products with reduced salt content
• Chocolate products for Albina are UTZ- certified