We are delighted to announce that The Cheesebread Company is now officially SALSA Approved. This milestone marks the successful completion of an independent food-safety and quality-systems assessment against a recognised UK standard, and reinforces our long-standing commitment to safe, legal and consistently high-quality Brazilian cheese bread manufacturing in London.

What SALSA Approval Means

SALSA is a recognised UK food-safety certification scheme developed for smaller food and drink producers and suppliers. Approval is granted to businesses that demonstrate they can produce and supply safe and legal food while continually meeting the requirements of the SALSA Standard. It covers the systems, procedures and controls that a professional food manufacturer needs to have in place — from raw-material intake through production, packing, storage and dispatch.

For our business, SALSA Approval is more than a badge. It is documented evidence that our production of naturally gluten-free pão de queijo is underpinned by structured food-safety management, robust hygiene practices, verified controls and a culture of continuous improvement.

What This Means for Wholesale Buyers

Foodservice, wholesale and retail buyers work under real commercial pressure to source from suppliers who can prove their standards on paper as well as in practice. As a SALSA-approved supplier, we can provide independent assurance that our manufacturing operation is assessed to a recognised UK benchmark. That reduces due-diligence friction for cafés, restaurants, hotels, caterers, distributors and retailers when they consider adding our Brazilian cheese bread to their range.

It also signals stability. SALSA Approval is not a one-off audit — it is an ongoing commitment to keep our systems current, our records complete and our people trained. Buyers who choose us today are choosing a supplier positioned for long-term, dependable supply.

Food Safety and Quality at the Core

Our London facility already operates a HACCP-based Food Safety Management System and holds a 5-Star Food Hygiene Rating. SALSA Approval sits alongside these controls and formalises the way we identify hazards, manage risks and verify that our processes are effective. Every batch of pão de queijo we produce is manufactured with safety, legality, consistency and quality at its core.

Batch Traceability

Traceability is a foundation of professional food supply. Our systems allow us to link finished frozen product back through packing, production, blast-freezing and raw-material intake, so we can respond quickly to any technical or customer query. SALSA Approval reinforces the discipline behind these records and the accountability that goes with them.

Manufacturing in London

We manufacture in London so that our team, our suppliers and our customers stay close. Local production supports fresher supply chains, faster response times for UK buyers and tighter control over the details that make Brazilian cheese bread properly authentic — the cassava starch, the mature cheddar, the pasteurised eggs and the traditional recipe our team has refined over years in the Brazilian food industry.

A Commitment to Continuous Improvement

SALSA Approval is a starting point, not an end point. We will continue to invest in our people, our equipment and our systems, and to look for practical improvements in efficiency, sustainability and product quality that benefit our customers and their end consumers.

Thank You to the Team

This achievement belongs to our whole team. The daily discipline that gets a manufacturing operation to this standard — the training, the record-keeping, the housekeeping and the attention to detail — is the work of many people, and we are proud of them.

Try Our SALSA-Approved Brazilian Cheese Bread

If you are a café, restaurant, hotel, caterer, distributor or retailer looking for a naturally gluten-free, bake-from-frozen bakery product that your customers will love, we would love to hear from you. You can request free samples, ask us for wholesale pricing, or request our SALSA certificate and other technical documents.

Learn more about our quality and food-safety systems, explore our product range, or read about how we work with UK foodservice and wholesale customers.