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Zero waste management; It is an approach that aims to minimize the wastes generated in enterprises, especially in industrial facilities that produce intensively, and guides how these wastes can be recycled. This approach focuses on the prevention, reduction and recycling of wastes by separating them at the source in order to ensure sustainability in businesses, and its goal is to eliminate waste.

BRCGS was founded in the UK in 1996 by the world's leading retailers seeking to ensure compliance with food safety standards throughout the supply chain. The trade association, which was originally established as BRC, abbreviation of the British Retail Consortium, published its first technical standard, the BRC Food standard, in 1998. In 2000, shortly after the publication of its first technical standard, the association received GFSI approval with this standard.

Training planning is a part of personnel training, which is the most important issue for all management systems. These personnel trainings; It provides many benefits to organizations in the medium and long term with its appropriate program, systematic training management and effectiveness evaluations. As a result of a good training planning program, the training method selected according to the participant profile and the work done, and the inclusion of all personnel in the training process by evaluating the training effectiveness; It will be ensured that the trainings, which are perceived as a waste of time for many personnel, will turn into a good source of motivation.

GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) Good Manufacturing Practices is a quality system that guides manufacturers on how and under what conditions products should be produced. Although the GMP standard is not a one-time system; It is a production technique that is constantly inspected and kept under control, that the systemic or operational deficiencies that arise during these controls are corrected, and that develops based on the innovations brought by today's technology and sectoral studies.

ISO 50001 energy management system; It is very important for the efficient use of energy in businesses. ISO 50001 energy management system; It is an international management system that can be established in all enterprises, regardless of small, medium or large scale, can be applied in organizations providing services/production in all sectors and can be integrated with other management systems.

Integrated management system; It is the whole of the systems created by bringing together more than one management system in order to carry out the production and activities of the enterprises. These systems; we can exemplify a company, business or institution as occupational safety, quality, information security, energy management.

FSSC 22000 is a non-profit, independent, international GFSI-approved certification program established nearly 12 years ago to create trust and value in the consumer products industry. It provides support to the consumer products industry in implementing ISO-based management systems and achieving sustainable development goals to create value.

Traceability system is the creation of a system that ensures that all foods produced and offered for consumption by the enterprise are followed in the stages of raw material, supply, production and presentation/distribution. The traceability system is one of the most important issues for businesses, as it is a legal requirement and is of great importance in terms of food safety and operational efficiency.

ISO 27001 standard; It is an information security management system that allows businesses to keep confidential information of both themselves and their existing customers safe and manage this confidential information.The ISO 27001 standard is the best and most effective way to prevent information from being accessed or disclosed by unauthorized, unauthorized persons or institutions.

IFS (International Featured Standards); It was established in 2003 to provide a uniform food, product and service. Since its inception, IFS has expanded its product standards further to become a globally recognized GFSI accredited certification program in both food and non-food categories.

Food Defense; It covers all processes from raw material purchase to final product shipment in order to reduce the risk of intentional contamination of the food and food packaging facilities. It is necessary for the companies in question to determine the control measures for food defense, evaluate the process steps where the threat of intentional contamination / security vulnerability is high, and determine the appropriate mitigation strategies / measures for these steps, monitor and verify these measures and initiate corrective action when necessary.

Good storage practices provide great benefits to businesses in the procurement process of products and play a very important role in the preparation of all products for distribution and distribution processes.

TS EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard; It is used for accreditation of experiment and calibration laboratories in accordance with internationally harmonized standard rules. TS EN ISO/IEC 17025 deals with the adequacy of the general requirements for the adequacy of test and calibration laboratories, as well as their technical competence to produce accurate and reliable results.

The best way for you to control the functioning of the supplier; their auditing through a list of supplier audit questions prepared by a competent auditor.

The concept of complaint within the framework of customer complaint management, according to the ISO 10002:2004 standard; It has been defined as an expression of dissatisfaction with an organization with its products or the complaints-handling process itself, where a response or resolution is expected, either explicitly or implicitly.

Internal audit/audit question list; If you are implementing a management system in your business, this is the list of questions you need for the internal audits you need according to the management system you apply.

AS 9100 is the international quality management system written in the field of aerospace industry. It is important to establish a solid foundation and to take the right steps in the aviation and space industry in our country. AS 9100 quality management system is a guide in the formation of this basis.

Within the framework of occupational safety analysis, employers always have to control the health and safety of their employees and create a suitable working environment. In this respect, employers; They make a risk assessment regarding possible situations that may pose a risk in terms of occupational safety. Evaluation is carried out by recognizing potential hazards, identifying risks, analyzing and following many steps.

R&D project is the abbreviation of the words "Research and Development" is a project management tool. These projects are the studies carried out for the purpose of increasing the knowledge, which includes detailed activities, together with the activities, which ensure that the enterprise has an important place in the sector in which it is located.

5S Workplace organization is referred to as 5S for short because it is expressed with five words that start with the initials of the Japanese "S". 5S is a method used to create a quality, efficient and safe workplace. Our 5S approach is one of the key tools and behavior patterns of TPS.

The concept of supplier inspection appears in all standards related to safe food production and plays an important role in the formation of the basis of food production. Supplier audit is one of the first steps a business needs to produce higher quality products.

ISO 22000 is the management system that allows safe food to be obtained by incorporating the principles of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) in the entire process from the soil to our tables, and its last revision was carried out in 2018.

Traceability; It is a risk management tool that enables access to all recorded data regarding all processes from the beginning of a product's production to packaging, storage, transportation and then to the consumer, and enables retrospective follow-up.

ISO 10002 customer satisfaction management system is a guide quality management system created by ISO (International Standardization of Organization) in order to measure and analyze customer satisfaction, which works actively about the suggestions and complaints of the customers, benefits the company and the customer.

Haccp is the most basic food safety standard that should be applied in all food businesses, especially in the prepared food industry. We say “need to be implemented” because, according to the Food Hygiene Regulation, the implementation of the Haccp standard is a legal obligation.

Confidentiality and impartiality procedure is the procedure in which the trade secrets of all customers that businesses serve are protected. The business is obliged to keep all information and documents from its customers confidential.

BRCGS Certified businesses will have six months to upgrade to the new issue. As of February 1, 2023, all BRCGS Certified businesses will have to be audited from BRCGS food issue 9.