TASTE - Scope of services

SCOPE OF SERVICES

TASTE provides producers, producer organisations, importers and retail with expertise on the following subjects:

·	Certification Advising and assisting producers and retailers with the implementation and maintenance of social standards (e.g. Fairtrade, ETI, SA8000), environmental standards (e.g. organic, Rainforest Alliance) and food safety standards (e.g. GLOBALGAB and HACCP).
·	Quality assurance TASTE supports implementation of quality management systems to improve organizational procedures and overall performance on quality compliance. TASTE also supports and facilitates sharing of learning experiences between producers, as a mechanism for organisational development. Look for an example platform at www.progresonetwork.org
·	Program Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) TASTE has developed special tools for monitoring projects, self assessment for producers and for assessing market developments of Fairtrade products.
·	Innovation TASTE generates insights and synergy between stakeholders concerning new dynamics in sustainable trade like the carbon footprint theme and market potential for the first Fairtrade vegetables.
·	Business Planning The business plan forms the basis to get access to financial resources (equity, loans, grants, etc.).

·	Access to markets TASTE brings producers and markets together. We deliver insights in new non-tariff technical barriers to trade (e.g. carbon footprint), and technological innovations such as internet portals for fresh produce sales and tracking and tracing systems.
·	Development of new, custom made concepts based on Corporate Social Responsibility
·	Support by formulating risk analyses More and more producers are confronted with natural disasters. TASTE assists on risk analysis processes and delivers advice to producers on how to better cope with the effects of climate change and natural disasters.
·	Support new product development
·	TASTE delivers sector and feasibility studies, based on specific market demands
·	Identification of new producer groups

TASTE
Koopliedenweg 10
P.O. Box 55
2990 AB Barendrecht
The Netherlands

Phone: +31 (0)180 642 500
E-mail: info@fairtaste.nl

Developing Fair-Trade Markets - a matter of TASTE