Waitrose Product Pathway (WPP) Training

The course will take delegates through a full comprehensive overview of the Waitrose Product Pathway (WPP). It is targeted at any suppliers who need to create and maintain pre-pack food specifications in WPP, for example Specification Technologists, Quality Managers or Technical Managers.

Description

This training programme is designed for suppliers of food, drink, and raw material suppliers who supply Waitrose & Partners.  The training course is designed to take learners through how to enter and complete their specification information onto Waitrose Product Pathway (WPP), and highlight key areas in order to complete and submit their specification right first time. 

To help you understand WPP, and how it works for your type of product. Understand how to submit specifications to the correct team and get specifications approved by Waitrose , so Waitrose can supply safe and legal products for their customers.

This course has been developed to outline the requirements to which suppliers of food, drink and packaging of products must comply in order to begin supplying, and thereafter continue supplying Waitrose, either directly or indirectly.

By completing this training course, you will be able to understand how to complete your specification, and submit your specification following the Waitrose policies related to your type of product, safely, legally, and to a consistent quality.

 

Objectives / Purpose

To help you understand WPP and how it works for your type of product. Submit specifications to the correct team and get specifications approved by Waitrose, so Waitrose can produce safe and legal products for their customers.

The course will use a combination of the WPP system, slides used for recaps and pointers, Waitrose policy documents for accurate up to date information and a Waitrose Activities website to solidify your learning.

 

The objectives are based on:

 

Objective

Logging in and Homepage navigation

Understanding Waitrose Engage

Understanding Product Records

Understanding Specifications

Learn the correct Specification workflows

Complete the

  • Main Details
  • Recipe and Raw Materials
  • Additional Consumer Advice
  • Nutrition
  • Finished Product standards
  • Storage
  • Process Controls
  • Packaging
  • Other Labelling Copy
  • Attachments
  • Change History

 

Specification Submissions

Rejections & Approvals

Multipacks

Counter Specifications

Temporary specifications walkthrough

 

By the end of this course you will, complete your product specification on the WPP system, understand product records and specifications, the specification workflow and how to submit your specification to the correct team.

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