What is the shelf life of Kagome sauces?
Do Kagome products have to be refrigerated?
Where are Kagome’s ingredients from?
What is the normal lead time to get a customized culinary product to market?
How often does Kagome produce each of its customized culinary products?
How much product inventory does Kagome carry?
How does Kagome control costs?
Will production products match Kagome samples?
Does Kagome have a contingency plan in case of an emergency?
What is the shelf life of Kagome sauces?
As long as the integrity of the packaging is maintained, Kagome’s shelf-stable, pouched sauces will not spoil. They have been flash-heated to eliminate the potential for any type of spoilage. From a quality perspective, however, these sauces are typically best when consumed within six months to one year of production. For refrigerated, frozen, or portion-packed products, the shelf life will vary depending on the product.
Do Kagome products have to be refrigerated?
The majority of Kagome’s pouched sauces are shelf-stable and do not have to be refrigerated. Refrigeration for other sauces will depend upon the fat-content, acidity, packaging style, and/ or shelf life desired.
Kagome serves many facets of the foodservice industry - casual dining, quick casual, fast serve, foodservice delis, and industrial manufacturers. Kagome’s portion-controlled and oil-based products are sold to both foodservice and retail customers.
Kagome ships worldwide. In addition to destinations in the US, our products are presently shipped to Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, India, the Middle East, and Australia. Whether your business falls within one of these geographical areas or elsewhere, we know which questions to ask to ensure that label requirements, regulations, and shipping demands are met in the country of destination.
Where are Kagome’s ingredients from?
California, as the fruit and vegetable basket of the United States, is a rich source of high quality ingredients for Kagome sauces. However, Kagome draws from the world, as needed, to obtain particular ingredients. Every supplier must pass a rigorous review process in order to ensure that the ingredients we use meet all quality, functionality, and safety guidelines before they are approved for use.
What is the normal lead time to get a customized culinary product to market?
Once the formula has been approved, most customers wish to move very quickly to get the new product into their system. Kagome anticipates this need and works quickly with suppliers and internal production schedules to commercialize products to meet customers’ deadlines.
How often does Kagome produce each of its customized culinary products?
Kagome maintains a rolling production cycle, alternating customers and products in order to ensure that freshly produced inventory is maintained for every product.
How much product inventory does Kagome carry?
Kagome works with each customer to determine usage and inventory requirements. Typically, about 30 days worth of inventory is maintained for each customized culinary item in order to ensure that all pending and future orders are met on time. This also ensures that each product is freshly prepared year-round.
How does Kagome control costs?
Kagome works with customer forecasts and vendor partners to ensure that the best ingredients and packaging materials are acquired at the lowest possible cost. Kagome also employs the use of automated production technology to reduce labor costs, increase efficiencies, and produce highly consistent products.
Will production products match Kagome samples?
When preparing bench-top samples, Kagome’s Product Development group utilizes procedures that mimic full-scale processing. Before a sample is presented to a customer, it is analyzed to document and benchmarked to all quality parameters. Upon customer approval, those results are used to develop a specification that is used for production of the product. Kagome’s pilot plant has the ability to provide full-scale production samples prior to customer’s final product approval.
Does Kagome have a contingency plan in case of an emergency?
With multiple production locations worldwide, we are prepared to maintain uninterrupted flow of product to our customers in the face of any disaster through existing or alternate facilities.
