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Strongfoundations.Safer businesses.

Practical support for food businesses that need clearer systems, stronger documentation and better inspection readiness.

RestaurantsCafésBakeriesCaterersTakeawaysHome-based food businessesButcheries & delisFood trucksFood manufacturers

What we help with

Clearer systems.
Practical readiness.

We support food businesses in organising and strengthening the systems and documentation that underpin good food-safety practice.

  1. Compliance needs assessments

    Understand the current position of the business, identify requirements and shape practical next steps.

  2. Documentation & file organisation

    Bring compliance documentation, records and supporting material into a usable, organised structure.

  3. Food-safety procedures & SOP support

    Relevant procedures, hygiene records, cleaning schedules, temperature monitoring and corrective-action systems.

  4. Inspection readiness

    Review systems and documentation and help the business prepare more confidently for inspection.

  5. Ongoing compliance support

    Periodic document reviews, checklist support, system updates and scheduled follow-ups as the operation evolves.

Compliance packages

Start where your
business is.

You don't need to know which package you want — they're starting points. Final scope reflects your business.

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New or small food businesses

Foundation.

Compliance Starter

A practical starting point for understanding your current compliance position.

Suggested investment

R1,500R2,500

  • Initial compliance consultation
  • Business / premises needs assessment
  • Compliance requirements checklist
  • Documentation review
  • Basic gap assessment
  • Action plan with next steps
  • 30-minute follow-up consultation
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Core systems & documentation

Most chosen

Forge.

Compliance Essentials

Essential food-safety documentation organised into a usable system.

Suggested investment

R3,500R6,000

  • Everything in Foundation
  • Compliance file structure
  • Cleaning & sanitation schedule
  • Temperature monitoring records
  • Personal hygiene checklist
  • Receiving / storage checklist
+ 5 more inclusions
  • Pest-control record template
  • Staff training record
  • Corrective-action log
  • Relevant basic SOP templates
  • One revision round
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More comprehensive preparation

Foundry.

Compliance Complete

A more tailored compliance system with inspection-readiness support.

Starting from

R6,500

  • Detailed compliance assessment
  • Customised compliance file
  • Relevant SOP development / support
  • Hygiene & sanitation documentation
  • Cleaning schedules
  • Monitoring & record-keeping templates
+ 5 more inclusions
  • Staff hygiene documentation
  • Corrective-action procedures
  • Document review
  • Inspection-readiness checklist
  • Final review & follow-up consultation
Discuss this package

Compliance services are scoped to the specific operation. Services do not imply certification, regulatory approval or professional functions that legally require an authorised practitioner unless expressly included and appropriately provided.

Launch-stage guide prices. Final quotations reflect project complexity, time, travel, third-party costs, professional scope and any applicable tax requirements.

Need a clearer compliance path?

Let's assess where
you are now.

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