Hi,
Looking for back-up here.
We have a citrus juice supplier who delivers their juice in buckets, which are placed in the back of a van in big tubs filled with ice and driven for ~5 hours to us like this. One of our managers has a great friendship with this supplier and really wants us to stick with them. Their argument is that the juice still arrives within the correct temperature range even if it is being transported by a non-traditional method.
As we are moving towards SQF certification, I find this supplier to be at a higher risk of causing an issue for us. There are a few other minor reasons, but this is my biggest worry. It is on the to-do list for us to audit them.
Can anyone offer any advice on what you would do in this situation?
The juice is 100% citrus fruit juice. No additives or pasteurization. It will go into a RTE frozen dessert product.
Thank you!