Satisfying cleaning appetites
August 1st 2009 When Newmarket-based CP Foods was let down by its contract cleaning supplier, the
company faced a race against time to find an alternative in less than 24 hours.
Hygiene Group came to the rescue in the nick of time
CP Foods risked lost production, waste, and failed delivery to
customers with a potentially major impact on the bottom
line when its usual contract cleaners failed to provide
cleaning services.
However, Birmingham-based Hygiene Group was able to send in a
mobile cleaning team to get the job done and six months on
Hygiene Group is now firmly established as CP Foods' supplier of
contract cleaning services.
CP Foods is a leading producer of chicken, prawn, duck and dim
sum products which are sold primarily to retailers and food service
operations.The Newmarket facility is responsible for the unpacking,
adding of local ingredients, and repacking of precooked products
primarily a labour-intensive process with three lines operating seven
days a week, with up to 100 staff
working at once. It has both highrisk
(for handling food requiring no
further cooking) and low-risk areas
(packaging only).
The food handling area requires a
deep clean every night to ensure it is
safe and ready for the following
morning but when CP Foods'
existing supplier let them down, it
was up to Hygiene Group's mobile
team to respond quickly and get the
job done.
The cleaning process entails
wetting, followed by agitation to loosen adhering food traces, then
foam and rinse, followed by a detailed clean and disinfect.
This was successfully undertaken by the Hygiene mobile team over
two to three months while Hygiene Group recruited staff locally to
undertake the contract on a long-term basis.
The contract also covers site services (cleaning of offices areas,
reception and toilets) and a quarterly high-level clean of areas more
than two metres above ground level.
Fast food
"We faced major problems when our cleaning supplier let us down
but fortunately Hygiene Group were able to respond immediately
and ensure that production could continue," explains Jackie Ashby,
technical manager for CP Foods."If they had not done
that,we would have faced major issues and
potentially missed deadlines for delivery.
"The work has been of a consistently high standard
and their communication with us has been excellent
we were delighted to award Hygiene Group an
ongoing contract."
"This was very short notice but our ability to
respond quickly, understand the customer's needs,
and deliver a quality service, has won us another
major contract," says Richard Horton of Hygiene
Group."We look forward to a long and successful
partnership with CP
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