GroupGAP Compliance Management Program
Group Certification • Multi-Farm Compliance • Supplier Oversight
The GroupGAP Compliance Management Program provides a structured framework for managing compliance across grower groups, cooperatives, agricultural sourcing organizations, and multi-farm operations. The program is designed to strengthen certification readiness through centralized oversight, standardized documentation, internal auditing, corrective action management, training oversight, and continuous compliance monitoring.
Managing GroupGAP compliance requires more than maintaining records. It requires a controlled system that provides visibility, accountability, and operational consistency across all participating farms.
GroupGAP is not a binder. It is a system.
The program replaces fragmented records, disconnected spreadsheets, and inconsistent documentation with a centralized compliance management framework supporting continuous certification readiness and supplier oversight.
Program Objective
To establish and maintain a structured GroupGAP Compliance Management System that:
• Standardizes compliance practices across participating farms
• Strengthens group-level oversight and governance
• Supports continuous internal audit readiness
• Improves visibility into farm-level compliance performance • Tracks corrective actions and verification activities • Maintains organized, audit-ready documentation • Reduces certification risk through proactive compliance management • Supports continuous improvement across the grower group
• Improves visibility into farm-level compliance performance • Tracks corrective actions and verification activities • Maintains organized, audit-ready documentation • Reduces certification risk through proactive compliance management • Supports continuous improvement across the grower group
Scope of Work
1. Group-Level Governance
• Development of centralized compliance management procedures
• Establishment of group-level oversight and governance controls
• Assignment of compliance responsibilities and accountability structures
• Management of member farm approval and participation requirements
• Development of compliance monitoring and reporting procedures
• Oversight of certification readiness activities
• Establishment of group-level oversight and governance controls
• Assignment of compliance responsibilities and accountability structures
• Management of member farm approval and participation requirements
• Development of compliance monitoring and reporting procedures
• Oversight of certification readiness activities
2. Farm Management
• Farm onboarding and profile management
• Assignment of farm-specific compliance obligations
• Monitoring of required documentation and records
• Farm performance tracking and compliance evaluations
• Management of supplier and grower information
• Ongoing compliance monitoring across participating farms
• Assignment of farm-specific compliance obligations
• Monitoring of required documentation and records
• Farm performance tracking and compliance evaluations
• Management of supplier and grower information
• Ongoing compliance monitoring across participating farms
3. Internal Audits
• Development of internal audit programs and procedures
• Farm-level audit scheduling and planning
• Audit checklist development and administration
• Documentation of audit findings and observations
• Compliance scoring and performance evaluations
• Verification of corrective action implementation
• Farm-level audit scheduling and planning
• Audit checklist development and administration
• Documentation of audit findings and observations
• Compliance scoring and performance evaluations
• Verification of corrective action implementation
4. CAPA Management
• Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) program administration
• Nonconformance identification and tracking
• Corrective action assignment and follow-up
• Root cause analysis support
• Verification of corrective action effectiveness
• CAPA closure and documentation management
• Nonconformance identification and tracking
• Corrective action assignment and follow-up
• Root cause analysis support
• Verification of corrective action effectiveness
• CAPA closure and documentation management
5. Training & Competency Management
• Development of training matrices and requirements
• Worker hygiene and GAP training oversight
• Chemical handling and operational training support
• Training attendance and completion tracking
• Competency verification activities
• Maintenance of training records and documentation
• Worker hygiene and GAP training oversight
• Chemical handling and operational training support
• Training attendance and completion tracking
• Competency verification activities
• Maintenance of training records and documentation
6. Documentation Control
• Management of policies, procedures, and SOPs
• Version control and document approval processes
• Records retention and documentation oversight
• Compliance template administration
• Management of operational forms and logs
• Audit-ready document organization and accessibility
• Version control and document approval processes
• Records retention and documentation oversight
• Compliance template administration
• Management of operational forms and logs
• Audit-ready document organization and accessibility
7. Compliance Dashboard & Reporting
• Centralized compliance visibility across all farms
• Compliance score and performance reporting
• CAPA status monitoring and reporting
• Audit findings and trend analysis
• Missing documentation and overdue activity tracking
• Management review and compliance reporting support
• Compliance score and performance reporting
• CAPA status monitoring and reporting
• Audit findings and trend analysis
• Missing documentation and overdue activity tracking
• Management review and compliance reporting support
Deliverables
• GroupGAP Compliance Management System framework
• Group-level governance procedures and controls
• Farm onboarding and compliance monitoring structure
• Internal audit procedures, schedules, and reports
• CAPA management and corrective action tracking system
• Training matrices and competency verification records
• Controlled document and records management system
• Compliance dashboards and management reporting tools
• Standardized templates, forms, and compliance records
• Audit-ready documentation supporting certification activities
• Group-level governance procedures and controls
• Farm onboarding and compliance monitoring structure
• Internal audit procedures, schedules, and reports
• CAPA management and corrective action tracking system
• Training matrices and competency verification records
• Controlled document and records management system
• Compliance dashboards and management reporting tools
• Standardized templates, forms, and compliance records
• Audit-ready documentation supporting certification activities
Ongoing Program Support
• Compliance monitoring and advisory support
• Internal audit planning and review activities
• CAPA verification and follow-up assistance
• Documentation review and maintenance support
• Training program administration guidance
• Compliance reporting and performance evaluations
• Certification readiness assessments
• Continuous improvement and compliance management support
• Internal audit planning and review activities
• CAPA verification and follow-up assistance
• Documentation review and maintenance support
• Training program administration guidance
• Compliance reporting and performance evaluations
• Certification readiness assessments
• Continuous improvement and compliance management support
Ideal For
• Agricultural cooperatives and grower groups
• Multi-farm agricultural operations
• Producer organizations and associations
• Fresh produce operations
• Agricultural exporters and sourcing organizations
• Organizations pursuing GroupGAP certification
• Companies managing multiple agricultural suppliers
• Operations seeking centralized compliance oversight and governance
• Multi-farm agricultural operations
• Producer organizations and associations
• Fresh produce operations
• Agricultural exporters and sourcing organizations
• Organizations pursuing GroupGAP certification
• Companies managing multiple agricultural suppliers
• Operations seeking centralized compliance oversight and governance
Fees and Subscriptions
Pricing Structure:
| Service Tier | One-Time Setup Fee | Monthly Maintenance Fee | Included Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $1,900 | $950/month | 1 food safety plan (single category) |
| Enhanced | $3,200 | $1,900/month | Up to 2 food safety plans (e.g., bakery + dairy) |
| Premium | $4,800 | $2,750/month | Up to 4 food safety plans + mock audit, annual review |
| Enterprise | Custom Quote | Custom Quote | 5+ food categories or multiple facilities/brands |
Add-on Fee for Each Additional Food Safety Plan (beyond included): $750 (one-time)
Volume discounts available for multi-site clients or corporate accounts.
Volume discounts available for multi-site clients or corporate accounts.
