Sprim today announces the sale of its Korean food audit operation to Bureau Veritas, a service company specialized in quality, health, safety and environment management.
The Food Audit Division of Sprim Korea was initiated in 2004 to answer Carrefour Korea locale needs in term of Quality Assessment Management for their stores and private brands. After 5 years, this division became the most respected actor of the Food Audit market audit in Korea with clients of known hotel and restaurant chains, such as Bennigans, Outback, Shilla Hotels, Accor Hotels. This planned operation aims to strengthen Bureau Veritas food business in South Korea and allow Sprim to reinforce its consulting and R&D activities.
“We are very happy of this transaction, part of our strategy is to focus on our R&D and Medical Communication Global Practices. We are also certain that Sprim Korea clients will be in the best possible hands with Bureau Veritas,” said Ivan Jarry, Managing Partner of Sprim.
About Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas is an international group specialized in the inspection, analysis, audit, and certification of products, infrastructure (buildings, industrial sites, equipment, ships, etc.) and management systems (ISO standards etc.) in relation to regulatory or voluntary frameworks. Bureau Veritas ranks as the world's second largest group in conformity assessment and certification services in the fields of quality, health and safety, environment, and social responsibility ("QHSE") and the world leader in QHSE services, not including commodity testing. Bureau Veritas is recognized and accredited by major national and international organizations.
Bureau Veritas is present in 140 countries through a network of 900 offices and laboratories with more than 40,000 employees and a client base of more than 370,000.
About Sprim
Sprim (www.sprim.com) is an international research-driven consulting company, operating in five global key practices: Strategy and Innovation, Research and Clinical Services, Health Marketing and Communication, Issue and Quality Management, and Regulatory and Scientific Affairs.
Sprim maintains a presence in the Americas, Asia, and Europe with offices in fifteen countries. Sprim assists its clients in all aspects of health consulting, availing itself of more than 400 highly specialized professionals. Sprim provides its 400 clients - including more than fifty Fortune 500 companies - with personalized and global solutions.
Contacts:
Sprim
Dr. Cheryl Reifer, 214-443-0723
cheryl.reifer@sprim.com