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How Food Audits helps in Food Business Growth | Food Business in India

Mar 06, 2022 · LegalRaho Knowledge Base

Food Audits is one of the standard practice to avoid issues cross-contamination, improper washing of fruits and vegetables, lack of temperature control, and unhygienic food handling practices. These issues leads to decreasing your food brands goodwill in the market.

India vs Hygienity

The Hygienity Problems.

India has serious food hygiene issues that require attention and improvement. Even though some establishments have ISO 22000, the cleanliness is still being compromised. Contamination and improper handling techniques are two of the key problems. Food supply chain procedures for handling, storing, and maintaining hygiene that are improper. To build trust in the market, regular audits are necessary.

Increase Customer Attraction

Attract customers to your food business.

To draw clients, the surroundings must be kept clean and organized. Maintaining a hygienic food outlet requires consistent cleaning and sanitization practices. With ISO 22000, you can be certain that your company is operating in accordance with standards, which boosts consumer confidence in your food brand or operation and results in higher customer satisfaction, loyalty, and repeat business.

Global Market Scope

Access to Global Markets with ISO 22000.

Internationally, ISO 22000 certification is widely regarded. The ISO 22000 accreditation can be a huge benefit for Indian food companies wishing to expand their market reach beyond national boundaries. Exporting food items to numerous nations requires ISO 22000 certification, which is demanded by many international buyers and retailers.

A list of Internation Food Businesses:

Fast food chains
Quick-service, Casual, Fine dining restaurants
Coffee chains and cafes
Pizza chains
Food delivery platforms
Food manufacturing and processing companies
Snack and confectionery manufacturers
Beverage companies
Dairy product manufacturers
Bakery and pastry shops
Frozen food manufacturers and distributors
Food catering services

Beat the Competition

Stand strong in Market Competition.

The ISO 22000 accreditation distinguishes a food company from rivals. It shows a dedication to excellence, food safety, and ongoing improvement. Having ISO 22000 certification can give a business a competitive edge in the market, especially when competing with non-certified rivals, as public awareness of food safety grows.

Operational Efficiency

Businesses must set up food safety management systems (control measures & monitoring) in order to implement ISO 22000. By putting these systems and procedures in place, a food company can increase operational effectiveness by lowering waste, preventing contamination, and reducing the risks associated with food safety. Cost reductions and increased production result from this.

Further Business Planning

Plan for your future with ISO 22000 Certification.

The goal of ISO 22000 is to manage and identify food safety standards. This indicates that your company is operating according to a standard, which raises productivity. It will serve as a foundation for your company. You can use this to plan your business.

During the process of examination of trademark application by the examiner, several checklists are proceeded.

Examiner check if your application is accordingly filed or not. after that only, they will proceed it for further checking.

Existing Trademark

If any existing registered trademark of same class is present any is similar or same to your trademark name, your application might get a objection.

Class Check
Suppose you want to Register a Tradename which is not registered in your aimed class, but it is already registered in any other class. In this case your trademark application will objected if the registered mark is of a big company. Ex: Sony, Samsung....

Common / General / Descriptive Terms

If you use a common / general word in your tradename you will get objection from the department, examples of general terms are: pink, blue, beautiful... etc.

Descriptive terms are general terms that are used to define or add a description to a item or product, If you use descriptive terms in your tradename you will get objection from the department, example of descriptive terms: healthy, discounted, cheap... etc.

What if you got a trademark objection?

With the examination report you got a very described reason why your trademark is objected, professionals at LegalRaho.com try to make your opinion more legally feasible to register the mark. So, objection is the mean to make a move to clarify your side of the story.

Dialogues / Punch Lines (if already existing and registered)

if you try to register a dialogue or punch line your application may get objected as it is possible if someone already registered a dialogue or punch line.

How to decrease the rejection state?

The only answer to this question is, create a unique name or consult a professional. We at LegalRaho.com try to combine unique names and different search practices to decrease the rejection rate of the trademark. With searching in every class we further add more surety to the registration.

What are the laws that govern Trademark Objection?

Trade Marks Act, Section 9 and 12 gives a very descriptive law to govern the trademark objection, whether or not the examiner should state the application as objected.