Multiknit News & Events

Manufacturers of Knitted Fruit and Vegetable bags

At Sakpro we are constantly driven to deliver high quality products and finding new ways to serve you better as a trusted brand name in the packaging industry. As we celebrate the achievement of our factory’s FSSC 22000 certification, we can’t help but take a moment to appreciate those who contributed to our success.

It is with our clients and the consumers in mind that we aspire to be the best. So from our team here at Sakpro, we would like to say thank you for inspiring us to new heights so that we can serve you better!

What is FSSC22000 and what does it mean in the food industry?
Based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards, FSSC 22000 is a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), that is also supported by the European Food and Drink Association (CIAA) and the American Groceries Manufacturing Association (GMA). The focus is to assure food safety by defining, evaluating and controlling risks and hazards during our processing and product manufacturing.

Benefit from our implementation of FSSC22000:

• Becoming GFSI approved (this approval is required for major retailers worldwide).
• Development of your own food safety management system, including compliance with the requirements stipulated in FSCC 22000.
• Improved management and internal communication.
• Reduced costs caused by potential withdrawals and/or recalls.
• Improved quality and greater sense of confidence in disclosures through increased recognition, trust and credibility.

What can I do to become more Food Safety oriented in my daily life?

When cooking, wash your hands between steps.
Washing your hands before cooking is almost a no brainer, but many forget to also wash between steps. This is especially true that you should wash your hands after handling raw meat.

Keep your work surfaces clean.
When preparing meals make sure that your counters, cutting boards and all work surfaces have been cleaned sufficiently first.

Use separate cutting boards for raw meats, vegetables and produce, and cooked foods.
Designate one board for raw meats, one for fruits and vegetables and one to cut cooked or prepared food on. This keeps cross contamination to a minimum.

Cook foods to safe temperatures.
Check out the recommended temperature for food safety and make sure that you are cooking foods to safe temperatures.

Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold.
Hot foods should be kept at 140 degrees or higher and cold foods at 40 degrees or lower. Utilizing a crockpot or other warming tray is a great way to keep food hot. Bowls with ice are also great method of keeping those cold items cold.

At Sakpro we are dedicated to ensure food safety along the entire food chain from production to consumption.

To find out more about our product range contact sales@sakpro.co.za or +27 (0)13 751 2376

WE HAVE MOVED!

Our Randfontein branch moved to a new & BIGGER office!

We are excited to announce that our Randfontein team has moved to a new location in Stormill, Roodepoort JHB. Our old office served us well, and we made great memories there, but we couldn’t be more excited about our new space. The relocation is a result of the company’s growth over the last 2 years which is reflected in the rise in numbers of both clients and employees.

The new office is located next to Main Reef Road, putting us right on the street and looking out onto the R41. The above picture shows the office from a street view. We’re excited about the hustle and bustle happening outside our windows and all the great roadside exposure we get from the new location.

While we were happy with our space, there were several motivating factors to make a move:

Space. When we first moved into our last office, there were 12 admin staff and 11 warehouse staff. And plenty of room... When we left, there were 18 admin staff members and 24 warehouse staff members, and space was getting tight. The new office offered more square footage, but more importantly it allowed us to rethink our layout. We were able to start from scratch by knocking down walls and putting up warehousing layouts that better suit our team and provide for growth. Overall, we now have more of an open plan so we’re all working closer together rather than a more compartmentalized layout as at our previous premises.

Visibility. Our previous premises, we were on the outskirts of Randfontein. Our new location right next to Main Reef Road will bolster our visibility and help us to more quickly come to mind as a local business.

Location. Our new location is much closer to the Johannesburg CBD making it more accessible from the other areas surrounding Johannesburg. We are close to the Maraisburg offramp on the N1 highway.

Our new office space also allows for a better customer experience as well as a better sales office for the public.

Giving Back....

In July of this year I was contacted by Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary who had a dilemma. One of their little rhino orphans, Swazi, was eating sand and not vegetation - as is the norm. This is extremely dangerous as the sand, rocks and other debris lies in the stomach of the baby rhino and doesn’t pass through their systems. This would prove fatal for the little one and lead to certain death.

Out of desperation, Care For Wild thought of a plan which they were hoping would work... To line the entire boma, where the little rhino is kept, with shade net in the hopes that this would stop baby Swazi from eating sand.

I immediately jumped into action and
with the assistance of Cobus, who in turn contacted William, we managed to organize a donation of shade netting to Care for Wild.

Care For Wild arranged to collect that very same afternoon, and were extremely grateful for our assistance once again.

I was kept updated throughout the process of the shade net being laid and received photos of the progress. The end result was absolutely amazing as you can see!!

Care for Wild had also acquired a “bokkie” (goat) whom would be Swazi’s full time companion in the hopes that the bokkie would teach Swazi how to start eating correctly and browse for her food.

Three months down the line and happy to report that all is going well with Swazi, she is now a browser and has been let out of her Boma to explore with her other baby rhino companions!

Sharon

Core Values & New Fleet Branding

2019 certainly was a year of growth for Multiknit in many ways. This year one of our many milestones was the implimentation of our Core Values. Core values are the very best qualities of a team, distilled into a rubric that can be used to make better decisions, hire better people, and pass on the culture of our business to future employees.