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EXPECTATIONS OF US/EU BUYER EXPECTATIONS OF US/EU BUYER EXPECTATIONS OF US/EU BUYER EXPECTATIONS OF US/EU BUYER from from from from AFRICA BASED SINGLE ORIGIN SUPPLIER AFRICA BASED SINGLE ORIGIN SUPPLIER AFRICA BASED SINGLE ORIGIN SUPPLIER AFRICA BASED SINGLE ORIGIN SUPPLIER Sadanandan Nair VINK CORPORAION DMCC 02 nd FEB 2018

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS  Delivery Commitments / No defaults  Product Traceability QUALITY  Product Quality  Global Food Safety Requirements FOOD SAFETY FOOD SAFETY  Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)  Ethical Trading Initiatives (ETI) PRODUCTIVITY  Site Security SUSTAINABILITY  Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR)  Business Sustainability 2

QUALITY & GMP QUALITY & GMP QUALITY & GMP QUALITY & GMP  Adherence to AFI Standards  Work hygiene practices  Non sweating work place  No product spillage on ground  Clean crates &Hand sanitization  Clean crates &Hand sanitization  Section wise restrict entry & exit  Hair Nut, Mouth Mask & Uniforms  No damaged floors  Insect control  Dust control 3

PRODUCT TRACEABILITY PRODUCT TRACEABILITY PRODUCT TRACEABILITY PRODUCT TRACEABILITY  It’s Africa’s biggest single origin advantage  Traceability Check for - Product Quality - Fair Trade Practice - Fair Trade Practice  Traceability Phases - RM Traceability - Process Traceability - FG Traceability 4

FOREIGN MATTER CONTAMINATION & INFESTATION FREE PRODUCTS  Most important requirement of buyers  Common FM in cashew to be addressed: - Stones, Hair, Paper, Metal, Cloth Pins & buttons, Plastics, Wood , Glass.. Etc  Infestation – Live or dead to be avoided  Infestation – Live or dead to be avoided  Microbiological issues - Salmonella - E coli etc… 5

OTHER IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS OTHER IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS OTHER IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS OTHER IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS CSR ETI SITE SECURITY CONTROLS 6

SUSTAINABILITY MODELS SUSTAINABILITY MODELS SUSTAINABILITY MODELS SUSTAINABILITY MODELS ARE COMMON & TOP PREFERENCE ARE COMMON & TOP PREFERENCE ARE COMMON & TOP PREFERENCE ARE COMMON & TOP PREFERENCE TO ANY EU&US BUYER IN AFRICA...ANY DAY. TO ANY EU&US BUYER IN AFRICA...ANY DAY. TO ANY EU&US BUYER IN AFRICA...ANY DAY. TO ANY EU&US BUYER IN AFRICA...ANY DAY. THANKS 7