What matters more for food businesses, quality and safety or quantity? The long-standing consensus among food growers, packers and processes is that quality is crucial.

Delivering high-quality products (uniform in shape, size and colour as well as free from contamination, foreign materials and damaged items) helps maintain customer trust and maximise sales and profits.

But do food quality, safety and quantity have to be opposing factors, so that as output increases quality suffers? This article by EMEA sales director at TOMRA Sorting Foods discusses how food businesses can increase margins and reduce risk.