IFS Logistics Consulting
Uninterrupted trust and quality across your logistics network
Logistics is the most sensitive stage of a product's journey from producer to consumer. IFS Logistics aims to protect product integrity across all storage and distribution, from temperature-controlled transport to ambient logistics. HRQ helps you run your logistics operations to international safety standards, not just at speed.
Process excellence in logistics operations
We structure every link of your supply chain to the highest GFSI criteria that global retailers and food authorities look for, and make traceability transparent.
Whole-network logistics safety
We manage all risks in storage, handling and transport proactively to IFS requirements, including product spoilage, cross-contamination, temperature breaks and security breaches.
Traceability
We set up your record-keeping for complex processes such as stock control, cold chain monitoring and dispatch management, and give your customers and auditors transparency.
3D culture integration
With our Thought–Emotion–Behavior (3D) model, product safety awareness and error-free operations become a lasting part of the culture for your warehouse, goods-in and driver teams.
Zero-error audit preparation
To help you pass IFS Logistics audits with a high score, we prepare your site operations and paperwork for the toughest conditions with realistic mock audits.
End-to-end solutions for your logistics
We bring every logistics layer, from storage conditions to cross-docking and multimodal transport, up to global quality standards.
Gap analysis
We analyze, technically and physically, how your logistics infrastructure, warehouses, vehicle fleet and current process management measure up to IFS Logistics.
HACCP and risk management
We define the critical control points (CCPs) and operational prerequisites in your logistics processes and create preventive risk plans that protect product integrity and the cold chain.
Documentation and process design
We prepare all the documentation the standard requires, including storage procedures, temperature mapping protocols, vehicle cleaning and hygiene instructions, food defense and dispatch management.
Supplier and subcontractor management
We design systems that ensure partners in your logistics network, such as outsourced carriers, owner-drivers and rented warehouses, fully meet your safety and quality standards.
Mock audit
Before the formal certification audit, we prepare you completely with thorough mock audits focused on site and documentation, including mass-balance, recall and traceability tests.
Frequently asked questions
The answers people look for most on storage, transport and logistics certification.
Which sectors and companies should get IFS Logistics?
Logistics companies, bonded warehouses, frozen and chilled stores, customs warehouses and courier and distribution companies that store, transport, load, unload and distribute food and non-food products (cosmetics, personal care, packaging and so on).
What is the difference between IFS Logistics and BRCGS Storage and Distribution (S&D)?
Both are GFSI-benchmarked and audit the same stages of the supply chain. The main difference is the markets they serve. BRCGS is preferred by UK retailers such as Tesco and Asda, while IFS Logistics is requested by retailers in continental Europe (Germany, France, Italy), such as Metro and Carrefour. IFS also uses analytical percentage scoring.
How are IFS Logistics audits scored?
Each criterion is scored by how fully it is met. Companies with a total score between 75% and 95% receive Foundation Level, and those with 95% or above receive Higher Level, the most respected level.
What do KO (knock-out) requirements mean in logistics audits?
They are the most critical requirements in the system, where no compromise is allowed, such as the HACCP system, traceability, corrective actions and top management responsibility. Failing even one KO requirement during the audit eliminates the system, stops the audit and ends the certification process in failure.
Related training
In-house training in this area from HRQ Academy.
Take your logistics operations to global standards
Our expert team is here to help you prove your operational excellence to international markets with IFS Logistics, bring risks to zero and become an approved logistics partner to global retail networks.