Our technical team, based in the UK and Sri Lanka, brings extensive experience from various manufacturing sectors worldwide. Their expertise ensures that every product we procure meets the rigorous standards expected by our customers.
Quality Assurance
Helios Ingredients: Memberships and Certifications
Helios is proud to hold Grade AA certification from the BRCGS (Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards).
As a member of the INC, Helios actively participates in the global dialogue surrounding nuts and dried fruits.
Helios is a valued member of the NDFTA, a trusted organisation supporting and promoting the dried fruit trade.
Helios Ingredients Ltd is certified organic in the UK by the Organic Food Federation.
Helios Ingredients Europe Ltd is certified organic by the Irish Organic Association.
As a member of Sedex, Helios demonstrates its commitment to ethical business practices. This membership ensures transparency and accountability across our supply chains, focusing on labour rights, health and safety, and environmental impact.
Commitment to Standards
At Helios Ingredients, quality assurance is at the heart of everything we do. As BRCGS AA grade certified agents and brokers, we are dedicated to delivering food that is safe, reliable, and compliant.
To uphold these high standards, we work exclusively with manufacturing sites that are GFSI certified. Every site is audited by our expert technical team, ensuring compliance with global food safety and quality requirements.
Quality Assurance Processes
Helios has a documented supplier approval process. We ensure that products procured and supplied adhere to our supplier approval requirements. Any manufacturing site or product in our supply chain must be approved by our technical team.
This process ensures the checks and balances are in place to meet our commitment to supplying safe and high-quality food.
We verify that manufacturing sites:
- Have the required third-party accreditations
- Implemented robust food safety plans
- Demonstrate senior management commitment
We also ensure product specifications align with our customer requirements.
For more details on our technical standards, read here
Food Safety, Quality Control & Traceability
We recognise our responsibility and the key role we play as agents and brokers to ensure product safety, authenticity, quality and legality and influence supplier food safety and quality standards. This includes conducting annual risk assessments for both the products we supply and our processing partners.
We monitor global trends, emerging issues and potential supply chain impacts. Periodic reviews are carried out for complaints, incidents, compliance, and supplier improvement plans. Suppliers are also rated based on their risk assessment scores.
Traceability is an integral part of our quality assurance process. We ensure traceability from origin to end customer, regularly testing our systems to meet GFSI standards. For more information refer to our technical standards.
For queries about our quality control practices, please contact our QA team at [email protected].
Our Products
Coconut
Coconuts, from the Cocos nucifera palm, are prized for their versatile uses.
Almonds
Almonds, from the Prunus dulcis tree, are famous for their mild flavor and nutrition.
Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts, from the Corylus tree, are packed with rich flavor and nutrients
Vine Fruit
Vine fruits, such as grapes, are known for their sweet flavour and health benefits.