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BRCGS certification can help food businesses demonstrate food safety and quality controls to customers and supply chain partners. For some sites, preparing for a BRCGS audit is manageable with internal resources. For others, a consultant can provide targeted support to build or improve the food safety management system, close gaps, or prepare for an upcoming audit. This page explains what BRCGS consulting may include, when it can be useful, and how to select support that fits your business.
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A business may consider BRCGS consulting when it is preparing for a first BRCGS audit, has received audit non-conformities or a lower grade in a previous audit, needs to improve an existing food safety management system, or has limited internal technical capacity. Consultants can also help when a customer or retailer asks for BRCGS certification as part of supplier approval, when a site expands into new products or processes, or when a HACCP plan and prerequisite programmes need independent review. In many markets, retailers and foodservice customers recognise BRCGS certification, but requirements vary by customer and region, so confirm what applies to your business before starting.
Look for a consultant with direct experience of the relevant BRCGS standard and your industry sector or process. Ask for examples from similar sites, confirm the proposed scope and deliverables, and agree how the consultant will work alongside your team. Check that the consultant is independent from the certification body that will carry out your audit, because using the same organisation for both support and certification can create impartiality concerns. Training and practical experience can be useful signals, but they do not replace checking references and understanding exactly what the consultant will deliver. Find HACCP Consultants provides a directory to help you identify potential consultants, but listings are not endorsed, certified, vetted, or verified. Review qualifications and suitability yourself.
No. A consultant is optional. Some businesses prepare successfully using internal resources, while others use a consultant to fill skills gaps, save time, or address specific audit findings. Certification is awarded by a certification body approved to carry out BRCGS audits, not by a consultant.
A consultant helps you prepare your food safety management system, documentation, and team. A certification body independently audits the site and decides whether certification can be issued. To protect impartiality, the consultancy and audit functions should remain separate.
There is no fixed duration. The time depends on your site size, product type, existing food safety systems, audit history, and the scope of support agreed. A useful first step is a gap assessment to estimate the work involved before agreeing a timeline.
Ask about their experience with the relevant BRCGS standard, familiarity with your product sector or process, examples of similar sites, proposed deliverables, working methods, and availability. Also ask how they handle confidentiality and how they will transfer knowledge to your team.
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