high safety and quality standards
Low-Risk and High-Risk Production
As a BRCGS AA-accredited food manufacturing facility, we operate to the highest standards of food safety. Maintaining high food safety and quality standards involves having robust procedures and working practices and a well-equipped and laid-out manufacturing facility that includes both low-risk and high-risk production areas.
At Finedale Foods, we specialise in manufacturing food products that are fully cooked so are ready to ‘Thaw & Serve’ or ‘Heat & Eat. A key feature of our manufacturing offering is our hand-finishing expertise making the separation of low and high-risk production processes critically important.
Manufacturing heat and eat products
Low-Risk Production
Low-Risk Production Environments are typically those where there is minimal exposure to hazards that affect food safety. Production processes often involve the handling of ingredients or products that undergo further cooking or processing steps.
Varying levels of automation are utilised for forming shapes and depositing them into our pre-cook production processes, delivering maximum value to our contract manufacturing customers.
We can also provide hand toppings or decoration at each stage as well as offline work for bespoke products where required.
Our low-risk production area handles all aspects of the manufacturing process that take place before the product is cooked. These include:
manufacturing Ready-to-eat food products
High-Risk Production
High-Risk Production Environments are those where Ready-to-Eat products are produced and/or processed. These areas demand exceptionally high levels of hygiene and airborne contamination control to protect products from pathogens and contaminants that pose a risk to consumer health.
Our High-Risk facility also handles all post-cooking processing. Some products will be frozen and packed while others will require additional fillings, toppings, or decoration.
Well-trained staff operate to the highest levels of hygiene and food safety standards in our high-risk production areas. Staff in our high-risk production areas are also highly skilled as they are responsible for applying the finishing touches to every product.
At Finedale Foods, our High-Risk Production Area provides a wide level of production flexibility that includes:
Packing, Storing & Distribution
Post-Production
Towards the end of the manufacturing process, your product will usually be blast frozen. We have invested in state-of-the-art equipment to freeze products quickly, locking in flavour, quality, and nutrients while also optimising shelf life. Frozen products are then packed and stored within our on-site cold store ready for distribution. Various packing options are available depending on your requirements.