Production of food stuff always goes along with a thorough quality control that is why "Saimaa Beverages Russia" company pays special attention to all the stages of manufacturing process from laying-in raw materials to ready products. All the laid-up mushrooms and berries are thoroughly tested by the company's specialists.
Mushrooms and berries are picked up in ecologically clean regions of Russia: in Karelia Republik, Komi and also in Arhangelsk, Kostroma, Vologda, Murmansk Regions. Suppliers of the raw materials have special hand books for to visually define the quality of wild berries and mushrooms. At the commodity point the raw materials are analyzed again. After that ready products go through a more thorough control at the laboratories provided with special equipment.
Two methods of cleaning berries are used: mechanical and electronic. All the products meet the requirements of the state normative documents.
"Saimaa Beverages Russia" company is annually inspected by the German company BCS Oeko-Garantie GMBH authorized by the European Ecological Committe. These inspections result into issuing of organic certificates that prove our products to correspond to the standards of ecologically clean manufacturing: EU resolution 2092/91 "Organic production of agricultural products" and to the standards of the National Organic Program of the USA.
The manufacturing complex of the company has got ISO 9001 (Quality Management Standard) certificate and a HACCP certificate (food safety standard).
The high quality of the products is also proved by the fact that in 2007 "Saimaa Beverages Russia" company won the contest "National Professional Award "Frozen products - 2007" and was awarded gold medals in "Frozen Mushrooms" and "Frozen Berries. Cranberry" nominations. According to results of the competition “National professional award “Frozen foods – 2008” golden medals in categories “Frozen Berries. Raspberries” and “Frozen berries, Blueberries” were given to Trading House “Saimaa Beverages Russia”.