Food Safety & Security
At Everkrisp, our top priority is providing high-quality safe and affordable produce to our customers. For this reason we take Food Safety and Food Security very seriously, and strive to be at the forefront of implementing new industry practices and safeguards into our Standard Operating Procedures. We follow Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), utilize a comprehensive Trace-Back and Recall Program, employ regular internal audits, and participate in 3rd party audits in order to certify the safety and security of our produce. Below is a list of our Food Safety accreditations
The Primus GFS standard is a GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) bench-marked food safety auditing standard that applies to all levels in the agricultural food chain.
To protect the integrity of leafy green vegetables, the Arizona Leafy Greens Food Safety Committee ensures that Arizona’s greens meet mandatory food safety standards upheld with audits conducted by government-certified inspectors.
CCOF is a nonprofit organization that advances organic agriculture for a healthy world through organic certification, education, advocacy, and promotion.
Sustainability
For the past 40 years, Everkrisp has been operating in a way that is environmentally responsible, community-supporting, and efficient, good business. However, the recent past has brought us new ideas on what it means to be a sustainable business. This insight has not only influenced our company mission statement, but prompted the implementation of a Sustainability Program that monitors and sets goals in all areas from growing practices to office habits, and everything in between.
At Everkrisp, we define sustainability as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. We like to look at our sustainability initiatives from three perspectives: our people, planet, and product. Below are a few things we’re proud of…click the photos for details on our projects and programs in each category!
Everkrisp is a third-generation family owned and operated business established in 1972. We continue the tradition of operating with the utmost integrity, valuing our employees and community as our most important assets.
We make environmental stewardship a priority, allowing us to work the same fields for over forty years. We are sensitive to our arid environment, actively working to mitigate its distinct resource challenges and concerns.
At Everkrisp we pride ourselves on utilizing good agricultural practices and good manufacturing practices in order to deliver the highest quality and freshest produce.