METRO Cash & Carry holds 5th Quality Assurance Supplier Conference 2017

On 22nd March 2017, METRO Cash & Carry Pakistan in collaboration with Ministry of Science & Technology "MoST" organised one of the biggest supplier events of 2017 which really proved to be inspirational from many dimensions for all stakeholders. Nearly 300 participants from different sectors (industry, academia, research, regulatory and ministry) trekked to attend this conference and showed strong collaboration on the conference's theme "Inspiration for Growth".
The purpose of the event was to create a clear understanding about "Certification Incentive Program for SMEs under PQI Initiatives-2025" launched by MoST to guide, support and provide incentive grants to more than 2000 SMEs for adopting, implementing new standards and trends for international competitiveness and to improve industrial productivity as well as product quality of Pakistani Entrepreneurs/ SMEs in global supply chain.
The conference commenced with the welcome speech by Marek Minkiewicz, Managing Director METRO Cash & Carry Pakistan, where he shared how METRO is driving change in company's food safety programs and culture. Marek further shared that METRO Cash and Carry Pakistan always consider its suppliers as valued business partners for its sustainable wholesale operations. He also acknowledged the efforts of all collaborative partners which included Bureau Veritas, TUV Austria, Intertek and Qarshi Pakistan for sustainable supplier development.
During the jam-packed conference program, chief guest from Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) Government of Pakistan the Additional Secretary "Mr Muhammad Ashraf Chaudhry" shared objectives behind "Certification Initiative Program" for small and medium enterprises. He appreciated the collaborative approach of METRO Cash and Carry Pakistan for supplier base transformation from very low compliance to international certification especially focusing on small and medium entrepreneurs.-PR