ISO 9001:2000 series are popular among food companies. BRC was initiated in 1998 to evaluate manufacturers of retailers own brand food products for consistent food safety and quality. Likewise, German and French food trade associations have initiated IFS or the International Food Standard to enhance transparency along the food chain and a reduced number of customer audits. The structure of IFS matches to ISO 9001, but with a focus on food safety, HACCP, hygiene, the manufacturing process. In addition, to meet the needs of the retail sector the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) was initiated to include supplier issues to assure quality at the chain level (Fulponi, 2006). It is important to note that though Table 3 shows a different category of QM methods, they are not mutually exclusive but interconnected for example ISO 9001 requires elements of quality improvement (QI) and the adoption of a quality policy and strategy (QP).