Since we began in the fresh-cut business in 1996, the purchase of pre-processed fresh fruit and vegetables has evolved from a novelty, or simply convenience item, into an essential ingredient for restaurants, cafeterias, and on-the-go families. At retail, the consumer continually demands new and improved products. The foodservice industry continually struggles with tight labor markets, and they don’t want to deal with the costs of injuries, shrink, inconsistent quality, and unreliable labor.
At PPI, we take on those headaches for you and deliver a consistent quality fresh-cut product. Whether you want 5 pounds of product or 5000 pounds, we give your order the attention it deserves. We have quality assurance personnel dedicated to fresh-cut who continually monitor the quality of incoming and finished product, sanitation, temperature, as well as our HACCP plan and GMPs.
Although we buy much of our product for fresh-cut directly from growers, our location near the Northern Ohio Food Terminal in Cleveland enables us to choose from a variety of produce that which will best suit our customers’ needs. Taste, texture, freshness, and price are all variables we consider. In addition, our association with our sister companies – Sanson and Great Lakes Packers – enables us to take advantage of combined buying power.
After our produce is received, it is kept at its proper storage temperature until processing. The cold chain is maintained while processing at38-40°F, then is kept at that temp. until its arrival to the customer. No product is cut more than 24 hours prior to shipment. Depending on volume, we can deliver daily to ensure maximum freshness.
We have a HACCP plan, GMPs, and SSOPs for our fresh-cut operation that are continuously monitored. We have our own Quality Assurance lab on-site where we test our products and perform microbial testing of equipment surfaces. We are audited monthly by Food Industry Consultants. We have received and AIB “Superior” rating for our entire plant every year since 2004. We are also certified to process many Kosher products. Processing safe, ready-to-eat products is our main concern, and we do not cut corners to meet this goal.
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