Food and Beverage Processing
The food processing industry in Texas has high standards when it comes to pest management; more importantly, so do your customers. That means providing your customers with safe, unadulterated products. One infestation or poor audit score may drive customers away for good, no matter how well the food is produced or packaged. Holder’s understands this.
Holder’s has been providing pest solutions to the food and beverage processing industries since 1947. We understand your high standards and bring a technically sophisticated approach and unmatched level of expertise to meeting your needs.
We recognize your pest management needs are critical to the success of your organization and require a technically-superior approach and expertise. That’s why Holder’s has developed an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program designed specifically for the highly regulated food industry – FoodGuard™.
Our FoodGuard™ Program is designed to:
- Minimize your concerns related to pests and the problems they cause.
- Provide your facilities with a sophisticated account pest management program.
- Contribute to the success of your environmental initiatives through a true IPM program.
- Support your goals to be competitive and profitable with a pest-free environment.
- Protect your reputation and brand.
Holder’s will safeguard your facilities with a new level of protection for your properties with solutions for:
- Ants
- Cockroaches
- Flies
- Mice
- Pest birds
- Rats
- Other key pests
Food Processing Program Certified Service
Holder’s FoodGuard™ Program is delivered by our IPM Service Specialists who are specifically certified by providing pest management services for the highly regulated food processing and allied industries.
They stand ready to serve you—armed with knowledge of your pest situations, environments and food industry experience. To become certified as a Signature Care IPM Service Specialist, service personnel must qualify through experience, participate in extensive training and pass a rigorous examination. In doing so, the candidate demonstrates relevant knowledge in several key areas of food industry pest management:
- IPM, as it relates to specific pests in food facilities
- Regulatory and inspection standards
- Food safety and security
- Supply chain implications
- Brand protection
Holder’s FoodGuard™ IPM Service Specialists must complete annual education and re-certification training to keep them abreast of the latest developments in Integrated Pest Management. This high degree of education, training and experience provides you with the most effective pest solutions. Holder’s is a specialist in providing full-service solutions to the commercial marketplace. As such, we provide a comprehensive list of services to meet your varied needs. To learn more about the many different solutions and pest control services we can provide, click here.
Holder’s Understands the Organic Food Industry
The risk of a misapplication in an Organic facility could adulterate product, resulting in product loss, revenue loss and potentially, the loss of Organic Certification status. Our Organic program can protect you from these risks and allow you to provide quality Organic products to your customers.
Leveraging a sophisticated documentation system to ensure compliance with the National Organic Program (NOP); Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs); and all state, federal and local health, safety and pesticide use regulations, Holder’s Food Processing program is an ideal choice for Certified Organic operations or those who are considering it for the future.
Holder’s team works closely with our Organic clients during the needs analysis process, service implementation and throughout the relationship to establish clear protocols for issue resolution. This step-by-step process methodically applies Integrated Pest Management principles and Holder’s Green Program while protecting the safety and security of your products and your Organic status.
Contact Holder’s Pest Solutions
To discuss your facility’s needs, please contact us today. One of our pest control experts will be glad to assess your situation and recommend the most efficient way to tackle the problem.
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