Buy West Eat Best: how to join

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The Buy West Eat Best food labelling program is a response to consumer demand for locally grown, farmed, fished and produced food. Buy West Eat Best is more than just a label. It's a brand that consumers trust and look for and a credible and visual asset of both consumers and food businesses.

By following the registration steps below your business can benefit by using the Buy West Eat Best logo and leverage Buy West Eat Best's calendar of marketing activities to reinforce your presence in the Western Australian consumer marketplace.

Criteria to use Buy West Eat Best logo

Membership Criteria

  • Fresh foods: the product must be grown, farmed or fished in Western Australia.
  • Processed foods: all characterising ingredients must be grown, farmed or fished in Western Australia, and processing must occur in Western Australia.
  • Restaurants: 70% or more of the dishes on your main and entrée menu must feature the main characterising ingredient as grown, farmed or fished in Western Australia
  • Associations: Representing companies whose products are grown, farmed or fished in Western Australia, and/or representing Western Australian food regions

Refer to the Buy West Eat Best Guidelines for more information.

Safety & quality

Food producers, manufactures and retailers must be compliant with the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, ensuring production of safe food. In addition you must have a quality assurance scheme or quality protocols in place.

Registration

You will sign an annual licence agreement to register to use the logo and will pay an annual fee to be part of the generic marketing campaign. Registration of users ensures that products can be traced throughout the supply chain. Random compliance checks are undertaken to monitor the program.

How do I register?

If you are a food business it's easy to register now and start promoting your local products to consumers. There are a few simple steps to follow:

  1. Read the Buy West Eat Best Guidelines to make sure you meet the criteria.
  2. Contact us for a Buy West Eat Best application form or download application from here.
  3. Email, fax or post us the application form, along with supporting food safety documents. You will then be contacted by a member of the Buy West Eat Best team to discuss your application.
  4. Once the application has been reviewed as successful you will receive a Trademark Licence Agreement to sign and an invoice for the annual fee. The Trademark Licence Agreement allows you to use the logo on products that meet the criteria.
  5. Upon return of the signed Trademark Licence Agreement  you will receive the logo electronically, which you can incorporate onto your packaging or promotional materials.

Through all stages of registration the Buy West Eat Best team is available to answer your questions.

Contact information

Buy West Eat Best