How To Know If You Can Trust Your Boba Supplier

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How do you know if you can trust your bubble tea supplier? Suppliers are key to your business and are a key partner in helping your enterprise grow and thrive. Having a reliable and trustworthy supplier will be central to your success as a business owner. In this post we highlight 5 things that make a trustworthy supplier and how we, at Taipec, go above and beyond to provide you with transparency and trust.

How To Know If You Can Trust Your Boba Supplier

Running a business is a complex task. There are a hundred different things that you must take care of and it's easy for some things to take a back seat. As the UK's biggest bubble tea supplier we are passionate about boba and passionate about delivering the best quality products and services. This means that we are committed to being a transparent supplier that you can trust. Why can you trust Taipec? Read on for 5 ways to assess your supplier's trustworthiness.

Privacy Policy

To some this may sound odd. A privacy policy, for a bubble tea supplier? But having an up-to-date and compliant privacy policy is a core principle of running an ethical business. It is also a matter of law for example in the General Data Protection Regulations. A privacy policy sets out how information is collected and stored from customers, and why. If the Privacy Policy does not mention the company that processes your data, then it's as good as useless. Particularly in the modern world, where so much information is stored online, a privacy policy is a must for any reputable business. You can read Taipec's privacy policy here.

Traceability of Product

As a supplier of all things bubble tea, Taipec is committed to transparency when it comes to the traceability of products and we are passionate about only delivering the highest quality products to our loyal customers. If you cannot find out where your products come from, this is a sign of an untrustworthy supplier. How to know if you can trust your boba supplier can be a difficult question. But if you can quickly and easily identify the origin of the product you can be sure of its quality.

VAT Registration

In the UK any business that has a taxable turnover of over £85,000 per year must register for VAT. VAT, or Value Added Tax, registration is a legal requirement and as the UK's largest bubble tea supplier we are VAT registered. Most boba suppliers in the UK should be VAT registered and the business' VAT number should be displayed prominently on the website along with other statutory information.

If you cannot find statutory information on your bubble tea supplier, you should be concerned about the integrity of the business.

Statutory Information

Statutory information is the information that helps to identify a business. Specifically, statutory information includes:

  • Company name – as registered with Companies House.
  • Company number and the country the company is registered in.
  • VAT number.
  • Registered address.

You can view Taipec's statutory information here. Above all else statutory information is provided to ensure transparency between supplier and customer. At Taipec we pride ourselves in the quality of our business and the service we provide customers. This includes upholding the highest levels of transparency.

Third Party Accreditations

Not just any accreditation, but those recognised in industry and with a UKAS mark which is officially recognised by Government. We are ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and SALSA accredited. We select our suppliers based upon strict adherence to the strictest Food Safety Standards such as GFSI, BRCGS, FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Principles and their compliance with our Environmental and Ethical Trading Policies.

Customer Service

Excellent customer service is central to our approach at Taipec. Accordingly, we publish our contact information on our website and have dedicated staff to help you as our valued clients. If you want to know how to trust your boba supplier then you should try to find contact details for them. A lack of contact information on a business website is a red flag and businesses like this should be treated with suspicion.

Interested in making Taipec your bubble tea supplier?

Bubble tea is a brilliant business. We are passionate about sharing the best of Taiwan with the UK. And to do this we partner with thousands of UK bubble tea businesses all over the country. Interested in seeing what Taipec can do for you? Contact us today.