fiin's objectives
Strengthen supply chain assurance and consumer trust
Ensure the authenticity and integrity of food supply chains through collaborative data sharing and independent expert analysis, enabling members to make informed sourcing decisions, demonstrate assurance and maintain consumer trust
Anticipate emerging food fraud risks globally
Gather, analyse and disseminate food fraud intelligence from across global supply chains, helping members identify emerging risks, understand shifting drivers and act ahead of potential threats
Mobilise collective action to support food fraud prevention
Work in partnership with government, regulators and industry bodies to share intelligence, identify where risks exist, and drive coordinated action, strengthening the prevention of food fraud across the supply chain
Build industry resilience against food fraud
Strengthen the industry’s ability to prevent, detect and respond to evolving food fraud risks, equipping members with the insight, tools and shared learning needed to reduce vulnerability, minimise impact and respond effectively when incidents occur
How fiin delivers
Members submit testing and traceability data through an independent third party. This data is anonymised, aggregated, analysed and returned as collective intelligence, giving members a view of food fraud risk no single organisation could develop alone.
Shared learning across the network through horizon scanning, expert working groups, collaborative testing and shared best practice ensures the industry becomes more resilient over time.
This is underpinned by established relationships with UK food regulators, enabling a two-way flow of intelligence that connects industry and authorities, supports a more complete understanding of risk, and enables more coordinated responses.
The intelligence sharing mechanism at the heart of fiin allows members to adopt a more targeted approach to supply chain assurance. Submitting data through an independent third party gives members an indication of the level of scrutiny of supply chains for different categories of products.
This enables our members to target their resources, so they can safeguard the integrity of their supply chains based on the intelligence and insight from fiin.
A glimpse at fiin
£330bn
of combined member revenues across manufacturing, retail and foodservice
Over 50,000
authenticity tests are conducted and pooled for intelligence sharing every year
75 members
currently involved in the fiin network
Our Partners
Campden BRI
With over 4,000 member companies in 90 countries, Campden BRI is the trusted, premier, independent technical partner of choice for the food and drink industry. Leveraging its 250 plus world-renowned technical experts in the UK and Europe, it helps to make food safer, tastier, healthier, affordable, sustainable, convenient, and innovative, underpinned by investment in meaningful research and science.
Creme Global
Creme Global is a scientific modelling, data analytics, and computing company committed to helping organizations protect their reputations using data. We are the data and technology partner to fiin. Creme Global developed the fiin Data Trust platform to facilitate the submission, anonymization, aggregation, and sharing of food integrity data. Within the platform, members can also access advanced data visualizations to gain actionable intelligence and rapid insights
Pinstone
An award winning PR and marketing agency specialising in the food, farming and environment sectors, Pinstone manages fiin’s website and digital platforms to keep members informed, while also providing communications consultancy to the board.
Food Authenticity Network
The Food Authenticity Network (FAN) is an award-winning, open access website that provides a centralised platform for curated information on food authenticity testing and food fraud prevention so that stakeholders are better able to protect global food supply chains and ultimately consumers from food fraud/crime. FAN aims to facilitate communication and collaboration among stakeholders such as scientists, the food industry, government bodies and academia to improve food safety standards world-wide.
Food Forensics
Food Forensics Monthly Risk newsletter is available to fiin members as part of their fiin subscription to provide comprehensive data analysis and actionable insights, helping them to identify potential risks before they become issues. Food Forensics is a leading expert laboratory in food authenticity and safety, and most of our tests are UKAS accredited. Using cutting-edge technology and a team of skilled scientists, we specialize in verifying product integrity and providing comprehensive analysis to safeguard your brand and consumers.
