Welcome to Food Certification Group! We support food businesses through the entire certification journey—making the process clear, practical, and easy to understand.

Our consultancy team is based in Sweden and brings over 50 years of combined experience in food certification! (Yes, we know, we don't look old enough too have that much experience under our belts.) That means we've seen the full picture when it comes to food certification: confusing requirements, audit nerves and the questions you weren't sure were okay to ask.

Since 2025, our sister company Livsmedelskonsulten has helped more than 45 businesses across Scandinavia work through all of it — and come out the other side audit-ready and confident. Now, we are expanding to support more businesses across Europe.

Whether you're preparing for your first audit, strengthening a system that's already in place, or building a new food business from the ground up, we work alongside you with tailored, practical support.

Working with us, you'll always know where you stand, what comes next, and most importantly, that you're not doing it alone.  

european food standards we work with

BRCGS - Brand Reuptation COmpliance Standards

BRCGS  (Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards) is one of the most recognised food safety standards in the world, especially if you’re supplying retailers.  It focuses on the things that matter most: product safety, quality, legality, and keeping your operations under control day to day.  We help you break it down into clear, manageable steps. What’s required, what good looks like, and how to get there without second-guessing. Whether you’re new to BRCGS or preparing for your next audit, we make sure your systems are not just compliant, but confident — so you’re ready for retailer expectations and audit day alike.

FSSC 22000

FSSC 22000 is a globally recognised food safety standard — but in practice, it’s about building systems that actually work in your day-to-day operations.  It brings together ISO 22000, sector-specific requirements, and additional checks to make sure your food safety management is strong, practical, and audit-ready.  We help you understand what that really means for your business. Step by step, we turn the requirements into clear actions — so you’re not just ticking boxes, but building a system you can rely on.  The result? A structured, risk-based approach that supports safe products, smoother audits, and continuous improvement.

ifs - international featured standards

IFS standards cover different parts of the food supply chain — and we help you make sense of each one, without the overwhelm. From IFS Food and IFS HPC, where production and safety are front and centre, to IFS Broker and IFS Logistics, which focus on sourcing, trading, and transport — every standard has its own expectations. We guide you through what applies to your business, step by step. No jargon. No guesswork. Just clear, practical support to get you audit-ready and confident in your processes — so you know exactly what’s needed, and how to get there.

Our Services: Working with Food Certification Group 

We offer fully customisable, flexible services from 'The Full Process' to individual or combined services.    

GAP-Analysis Against Your Chosen Standard Requirements  
We assess your current systems against certification requirements and provide a clear roadmap to compliance. Our GAP-Analysis highlights exactly what needs to be done—no guesswork, no confusion.    

Choose Your Food Safety Standard
We work together collaboratively with your company and the certification bodies to choose the standard that best applies to your business.

Creating An Implementation Plan For Food Certification That Works  
We don’t just tell you what to fix—we collaborate with you and support you to fix it, depending on your needs. With the results from your GAP-analysis, we create an implementation plan with deadlines to help you action changes. From here, you chose to work by yourself or alongside one of our consultants. Our structured implementation plans turn complex Food Certification requirements into manageable actions for your team.  

Practical Training for Your Team  
Your people are key to successful Food Certification. We deliver engaging, practical training that specifically targets gaps from your GAP-analysis. This training can include HACCP-training, VACCP, TACCP training or interactive training where we combine training and development of systems for longevity.  Whether you are a team of one or one hundred, we are there to support upskilling and development, ensuring best practices and compliance.    

System Development
System development is where we put your food safety plans into practice, building and refining the procedures, documentation, and controls you need to meet your chosen certification standard.

Internal Audit with Real Insight  
Our internal audits go beyond ticking boxes. We provide honest, constructive feedback to strengthen your systems and prepare you for certification audits with confidence.

Audit Support
Your consultant supports you through your audit, ensuring compliance and helping you reach your certification goal.

What do our clients say?

"The audit was well-conducted and structured, with a clear connection to the IFS Broker requirements. We appreciated the solution-oriented dialogue and the factual answers throughout the process. The result was an increased understanding of how the requirements should be interpreted and a clearer priority list going forward.

We also received concrete improvement suggestions that made our processes and governing documents more accurate in relation to the requirements of the standard. The best thing was the focus on risk, relevance and proportionate measures – recommendations that really make it easier to adapt working methods to the standard."

Jonas Sandberg Quality Manager
Foodimpex International AB

Our sister company Livsmedelskonsulten is proud to have worked with: 

Why Choose Food Certification Group? 

Based in Sweden, we support food businesses across the EU with tailored Food Certification consultancy that reflects both local and international requirements. Our team of consultants, led by our CEO and founder Cecilia Blomster have combined over 50 years of combined experience and have worked with 50 clients in the last year alone. Check out our Client Reviews to hear about their experience working with us!

We believe food certification should feel achievable and not intimidating. No matter where you are in the process, there's always a clear way forward, and we're here to help you find it. Our consultants are approachable, down-to-earth, and focused on real-world solutions that actually work for your business. We cut through the jargon, ask the right questions, and guide you step by step, so you always feel informed, supported, and confident in where you're headed. You bring the dedication. We bring the expertise. Together, we'll get you there.

You deserve a team that genuinely knows this industry and that's exactly what we bring. As a sister company to Livsmedelskonsulten, our expertise runs deep. With an extensive background in food safety, quality, and compliance across the EU, we've helped businesses at every stage of their certification journey. We've seen the challenges, navigated the complexity, and found practical solutions that work in the real world — not just on paper. When you work with The Food Certification Group, you're in experienced hands.

A successful audit is something to be proud of — but what we're really focused on is what happens beyond it. We help you put in place food safety and quality systems that are built to last — designed around your business, your team, and your long-term goals. We believe that sustainable compliance isn't something that gets bolted on at the last minute. It's something that grows naturally from the right processes, the right knowledge, and the right support. And that's exactly what we're here to provide — not just once, but every step of the way.

Start Your Food Certification Journey Today 

Ready to take the next step? Get in touch with Cecilia and the team at The Food Certification Group
and discover how we can support your path to Food Certification and compliance. 

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