Located in La
Mancha region, ANTONIO SOTOS, S.L. is the
third generation in a family business with over
90 years experience dealing with saffron.
Established in 1912, it soon focused its
business overseas, being one of the pioneer
companies in the foreign trade of saffron.
Nowadays, thanks to our experience and the
efforts we have made, we can proudly say our
products are distributed in more than 20
different countries, in 3 different continents
such us Europe, Asia and America.
Our brands ANTONIO SOTOS and SAFFROMAN are
recognized all around the world as a sign of
quality and reliability.
Manufacture and supervision of our products is
done under the strictest rules of quality and
control, having obtained the International
quality Certification in ISO 9001:2000 for
handling, packing and commercialization of
saffron.
Certificado de Calidad
Aprobado por Lloyd's Register Assurance
Norma: UNE EN ISO 9001:2000
Aplicable a:
Manipulación, Envasado y Comercialización de
azafrán en hebra y molido
Our main challenge and objective is to obtain
top quality in our products and total customer
satisfaction.
In order to fulfil this aim ANTONIO SOTOS, S.L.
has developed a policy of quality control and
supervision of each and every process carried
out, from the saffron entering our warehouse, to
the product finally reaching the consumer.
Manufacture and supervision of our products is
done under the strictest rules of quality
control, having obtained the International
quality Certification in ISO 9001:2000 for
handling, packaging and commercialization of
saffron.
Every process complies with the manual and
regulation HACCP being permanently advised,
assessed and audited by specialized companies in
agroalimentary quality, and regulary reviewed by
the Ministry of Health.
GUARANTEE
ANTONIO SOTOS, S.L. guarantees accountability
concerning the origin and composition of its
products. To guarantee that all our products
entirely comply with European and International
standards, as well as with the level and quality
required by our customers, the saffron is
analyzed by a specialised Official Laboratory
approved by the Spanish Ministry of Economy,
Commerce and Fraud.
If the results of the analysis do not fulfill
our expectations or our customers requirements,
the batch will be immediately returned to its
source.
TRACEABILITY
It is as important for our company to know the
accurate origine of the raw material, as for our
customer to know the history of the saffron he
is buying.
Traceability allows us to know at every moment
and quickly, the exact origin and composition of
each and every one of our product.
All the saffron entering our stores, as well as
the final product destined to our customers,
receive a different number for each batch, which
should allows for its prompt identification.
HYGIENE
From the moment saffron is purchased from the
farmer, to the moment it finally reaches the
consumer, saffron undergoes numerous hygiene
controls.
Our suppliers of raw material and packaging, as
well as the tranport companies we work with,
have been strictly evaluated on questions of
quality and hygiene.
Our staff participate in information and
training programmes in this area, being
perfectly aware of the importance of hygiene in
a working environment.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
ANTONIO SOTOS, S.L. has its own laboratory
equipped with the latest in modern technology
for the development of its own analysis and
measurements.
Concerning research, ANTONIO SOTOS, S.L. takes
part in several projects together with other
private companies and governmental bodies like
Castilla la Mancha University. All work together
on new cultivation and harvesting techniques
development as well as studies about
cromatography and the curative properties of
saffron for illnesses such as cancer.
