Seeds

Fuerst Day Lawson supplies a wide range of Bakery Seeds, Dried Fruits and Pulses, including Custom Mixes and Blends, to the Baking, Health Food, Dried Packing and Canning Industries. Our ingredients are used in the in-store bakeries of virtually every major UK supermarket and our clients include the UK’s leading grocery product packer and health food chain.

FDL's Seed Recleaning and Processing Plant

Adding Value; Taking Control
FDL is amongst the very few companies able to provide a complete sourcing and processing service; taking raw agricultural materials and transforming them into high quality food ingredients in our own British Retail Consortium ‘higher level’ accredited processing plant in Walden, UK.
More than 60 percent of the Seeds and Pulses products we supply pass through Walden, undergoing a range of processes including blending, cleaning, toasting and kibbling. For many clients we produce specialist blends, mixed and packed to their specific requirements. Because we understand that our clients operate in competitive marketplaces, where innovation is the key to success, we are always available to support them in new product development, to test new ingredient mixes and to advise on raw material selection.
By taking complete control of the sourcing and processing of all ingredients, we support our clients’ drive for quality. Our own screening, X-ray and colour sorting facilities have enabled us to dramatically reduce product contamination; improving our clients’ quality performance by, in one instance, as much as 200 percent.
In addition to sourcing top quality ingredients we can:

• Advise on the selection of ingredients for specific purposes.
• Create custom blends; measured, weighed and packed to clients’ own specifications.
• Provide value adding processes, tailored to specific requirements.
• Work with clients to support new product development.

Consistent Quality Supply
We source raw materials from every continent and have the experience to advise on the best use of raw materials for any requirement.
Through this combination of experience and global reach, we free our clients from the worry and risk so often associated with maintaining consistent, high quality year-round supplies. For many, we act as a virtual purchasing department, managing every aspect of the supply chain: from raw material selection, through processing and authenticity testing, to logistics management and on-time delivery.

Communication is key. We do everything within our means to deliver top quality product at the right place and on time. Tony Martin

The breadth of our supplier base means we can maintain reliable supplies in the face of changing world events and climates. Because we buy in advance and hold stocks of key materials we can meet our commitments, even when world supply falls short. Because contracts are agreed in advance our clients have peace of mind, however markets may move or currencies fluctuate. Because we understand the need for consistent ingredient quality and characteristics, our suppliers deliver to our specification and we undertake all processing in-house.

• Our clients have peace of mind thanks to a Quality Assurance programme that includes authenticity, toxin and pesticide residue testing and is among the most stringent in the industry.
• We offer full traceability right back to origin source.

FDL’s supplier base is continuously audited and monitored and includes some of the world’s most significant processors.