TCI International is proud to represent the following high quality ingredient producers in the UK market.

The Kutas Group is a leading Turkish company and consists of a number of subsidiaries and joint venture companies involved in a diverse range of food related products. Kutas AS is worldwide, the leading manufacturer of oregano, sage and bay leaves. They are also a well known supplier of rosemary, savory, aniseed and cumin. Since 1980, Kutas is processing herbs above market standards. With Safe Spice established in 1998 and based in the Aegean Free Trade Zone, they are now able to offer full food safety through a unique new steam sterilization method.

 

The emphasis of the Kutas Group is on sourcing, cultivation, processing and steam sterilisation as well as worldwide distribution. Kutas have built 3 state of the art factories dedicated to herbs and spices. All production facilities work to ISO 9001 standards and are audited on a regular basis. Other certification programmes include organic and kosher. Continuous product safety is provided with the application of tight GMP controls by trained internal ISO auditors. Kutas has CLAS accreditation for its laboratories

Juan Jose Albarracin SA is the longest established manufacturer of paprika in Spain. Since its foundation in 1854, they have maintained its leadership in the sector thanks to a continuous investment in both agricultural practices as well as improved equipment for offering a food safe product ready for usage.

 

Albarracin can offer a full range of paprika, capsicums, saffron and oleoresins.

 

The Albarracin company have received organic certification as well as ISO 14001 for Environmental Management and ISO 17025 accreditation for their laboratories. Continued investment has meant the factory is equipped with the latest machinery and the laboratory has ultra modern equipment to satisfy the most stringent testing requirements.

UGC are part of the Singaporean group FHTK Holdings producing high quality, microbiologically stable US Variety Dehydrated Onion and Chinese Dehydrated Garlic from their plant in Shandong province in China. The plant is one of the latest dehydration facilities in the world and has been in production since 1998.

 

The plant in the city of Taian is AIB and ISO 9001 certified covering all the GMP and HACCP programmes. All the dehydrated onion and garlic is kosher and Halal certified. Additional investment has been made into the development of tissue culture expertise to improve the varieties of onion and garlic. The business activities are fully integrated ensuring complete control over, planting, harvesting, processing, packaging, storage and distribution.

Shandong Dongsheng Eastsun Foods has grown into one of the largest privately held IQF Herb manufacturers in China.

 

Their headquarters are in Linyi City – Shandong province, with three processing plants that are strategically located in premier garlic/vegetable growing regions in China.

 

Shandong Dongsheng Eastsun foods have been producing in China for 30 years and continue to invest and upgrade their facilities and management and are considered innovators within their specialist field of IQF herbs.

 

The company has the following certifications: SGS-BRC Food, Kosher, EuroGap.