HortaPronta – Food safety certification in Portugal
HortaPronta is a Portuguese horticultural producer that has maintained a close partnership with Kiwa for over 20 years, following a shared journey focused on food safety certification, continuous process improvement and compliance with the requirements of both national and international markets.
Operating in a highly demanding agri food sector, HortaPronta has built its activity around structured production planning, close collaboration with growers and a strong commitment to quality, traceability and supply consistency. Within this context, certification has played a key role in supporting the company’s long term development and market positioning.
A journey built over time
Over more than two decades, HortaPronta has progressively integrated certification as a core element of its production model. Food safety standards have supported the organisation of processes across the entire value chain, from field operations to market delivery, helping to ensure reliability, transparency and compliance with customer requirements.
Throughout this journey, internationally recognised standards such as GLOBALG.A.P., GRASP and SPRING have been adopted, alongside schemes related to residue free production. These certifications have enabled HortaPronta to respond effectively to the expectations of large retail chains and to access international markets, where food safety and sustainability are essential criteria.
More recently, this path has evolved towards approaches such as regenerative agriculture, reflecting a long term vision focused on environmental responsibility, resource preservation and continuous improvement of agricultural practices.
Certification as a driver of trust and value
This case study demonstrates how certification, when implemented consistently over time, supports not only compliance but also business resilience, market access and stakeholder trust. It highlights the importance of long term collaboration in addressing increasingly complex challenges within the agri food sector.
Through this partnership, Kiwa acts as a trusted technical partner, supporting its clients in the implementation of demanding certification schemes, in adapting to evolving market and sustainability requirements, and in creating sustainable, long term value for their organisations.
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