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Frosty Boy Australia gains international seal of excellence in food quality
FROSTY BOY has received world-leading food safety and quality certification, demonstrating how the Australian food manufacturer delivers retailers and suppliers across the globe the highest possible production standards.
Frosty Boy’s relatively new facility at Yatala, mid-way between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, has received an Excellent rating in its Safe Quality Food (SQF) audit. 
Frosty Boy CEO Dirk Pretorius said the manufacturer had achieved a ‘Level 3 Comprehensive Food Safety and Quality Management System’ classification – the top rating, which covers Frosty Boy’s products including dairy powders, creams, beverage bases, gelato, jellies and soft serve icecream.
An independent assessment, SQF is an internationally recognised food safety and quality management system providing certification the manufacturer complies with food safety regulations in both domestic and international markets.
Mr Pretorius said Frosty Boy had held an SQF certification since 2013 and the most recent audit provided evidence the new factory, opened in 2014, was maintaining and complying with food safety standards.
Mr Pretorius said the Excellent SQF rating was validation of the company’s recent investment in the purpose-built manufacturing facility and the maintenance of proven systems and processes.
“This certification provides our customers with added confidence that the Frosty Boy products are manufactured using best practice systems,” he said. “An SQF rating is an internationally recognised program and helps us reach new markets both here in Australia and overseas.”
Significantly, this is the first year that SQF has introduced an unannounced audit program designed to ensure sites are ‘audit-ready’ at all times, Mr Pretorius pointed out.
Once every three years a site audit will be conducted without an appointment.
Despite the unannounced audit, Frosty Boy improved its SQF percentage result, further testament to the business’ commitment to quality systems and processes.
As part of the audit, the Frosty Boy business was reviewed in its entirety to make certain every aspect of food safety was considered throughout its operations. Random tests of soft serve and beverage products were also undertaken as further evidence of compliance.
Assessment considered management’s commitment to continually review and improve systems, communicate, train and ensure team members adopt policies as well as having a full-time manager in place responsible for overseeing and reviewing food safety.
Andrea Thomson, Frosty Boy’s quality assurance (QA) manager, said food safety was the number one priority for the business.
“Each and every team member is inducted in, understands the importance of food safety and takes responsibility to ensure the highest level of care is taken in production,” Ms Thomson said.
“Our reputation with export markets is based on Australia’s highest standards and this ‘Excellent’ rating provides us with yet another competitive edge.”
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