In a global context marked by supply crises, mastering your food supply chain has become a decisive competitive advantage. Distributors who fare best share: solid supplier partnerships, multi-sourcing strategy and impeccable quality documentation.
The risks of an unmanaged chain
Sunflower oil shortage in 2022, post-COVID container disruptions, tensions on cocoa and rice in 2024: these crises translate into stockouts, revenue losses and deterioration of reliability image with your own customers. The consequences are multiple: potential delisting by retail customers who no longer tolerate repeated stockouts, emergency costs linked to short-term alternative sourcing.
The Martigane 5-step process
1. Supplier qualification: complete documentary audit, IFS Food, BRC Global Standards, ISO 22000 or HACCP equivalent certifications. 2. Sampling and analysis: sample reception, sensory analysis and accredited laboratory analysis (pesticide residues, contaminants). 3. Contractual negotiation with price revision clauses. 4. Complete import and customs clearance. 5. Storage in Lille and delivery with documentation.
Quality documentation: your protection
In retail distribution, quality audits and food safety inspections are increasingly frequent. Each batch delivered by Martigane is fully traceable: official certificate of origin, batch number tracing back to the production unit, minimum durability guaranteed at 60% of residual shelf life on delivery, and laboratory analysis sheet for sensitive products. This documentation allows you to respond in minutes to any traceability request.
Multi-sourcing: no longer depending on a single supplier
The lesson of the 2020-2024 crises: never depend on a single supplier or single geographical origin on strategic references. Martigane systematically diversifies sources on sensitive categories: oils (Ukraine, Argentina, Hungary), rice (Thailand, India), cocoa (several African origins). This structured multi-sourcing approach protects you from geopolitical and climatic hazards.
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