De Wijndragers about Normec QA
Short, flexible, and decisive process at De Wijndragers
Over the years, De Wijndragers has developed into a modern mustard, dressing, and sauce producer where the old craft is still held in high regard. In mid-2008, the company came into contact with Normec Foodcare. “Normec Foodcare is a source of information for us when we are unsure about something.”
“The process is short, flexible, fast, and decisive.”
As a producer of mustard, sauces, mayonnaise, and marinades, De Wijndragers is active in 26 countries. Its largest markets are in the Benelux, Germany, and Scandinavia. The company came into contact with Normec Foodcare in mid-2008.
BRC certification
“We wanted to have our company BRC certified. A former employee of Normec Foodcare was an acquaintance of our former owner. That's how we ended up at Normec Foodcare,” says Milos ter Huurne, Production Manager at De Wijndragers. “We were looking for a link between theory and practice, knowledge of the legislation, and guidance for the BRC process.” Quality Assurance guided De Wijndragers through this process at the time and continues to provide support every year. The Quality Assurance consultant now supports De Wijndragers' employees on the entire quality system and in the area of legislation and regulations.
Short lines of communication
Normec Foodcare has offices throughout the country, including one in Zwolle. De Wijndragers is located on the same site as Normec Foodcare's office in Zwolle. “The process is short, flexible, fast, and decisive. Because Normec Foodcare has an office in the same office complex, the lines of communication are short.”
Ter Huurne says that he finds the collaboration pleasant. “Normec Foodcare is a source of information for us when we are unsure about something. We can contact the Quality Assurance project manager with all our questions and comments.” In addition to Quality Assurance services, De Wijndragers also purchases other services from Normec Foodcare. Ter Huurne explains: “We purchase various services, such as QA software and microbiological analyses. We are very satisfied with this! In the future, we may want support in checking new and existing labels. We currently do this in-house.”