These conditions shall govern the sale of products between Charles Jarvis Fine Foods Ltd. ("the company") and you ("the customer"). No variation of these conditions shall be effective unless agreed in writing and signed by the Managing Director of the company.
The submitting of an order or the request of a standing order to be created by the customer constitutes an offer to purchase on these conditions and is subject to acceptance by the company.
Delivery
All products must be inspected by the customer on receipt of delivery and any shortages or damages must be reported to the company by telephone or email within 6 hours, otherwise the delivery will be deemed acceptable by the customer.
Delivery times quoted by the company (if any) are estimates only and whilst the company will endeavour to meet such times, it will not be held liable for any delay and/or loss of profit caused from such delays.
If for any reason the company can not supply the ordered products at the time of delivery equivalent products will be substituted when and where necessary.
Payment
The company shall endeavour to present invoices on a weekly basis to the customer.
Should any cheques not be honoured by the customer a sum of £5.00 shall be added to your account in respect of administration costs. Unless otherwise stated and authorised by the Managing Director of the company.
If dealing with a Limited Company, should (for any reason) the customer be unable to pay, we shall pursue the Managing Director personally for all outstanding balances against the account.
The company reserves the right to cancel or suspend any future delivery's until all outstanding sums have been settled.
Storage
Upon the receipt of delivery the customer shall take full responsibility for its safe storage.
The Customer acknowledges that all products must be stored between two and five degrees centigrade until served.
All goods will have a ‘use-by’ date marked upon them. The customer takes full responsibility for ensuring that all goods are either consumed or disposed of by this date. It is the responsibility of the customer to remove out of date products.
Termination
Termination of the contract (by either party) must be submitted in writing giving one months notice.
Miscellaneous
The Company reserves the right to delay, cancel or reduce the amount of any delivery if it is hindered in any way from producing or delivering said goods by the normal route and means through any circumstances beyond its control including but not limiting strikes, accidents, loss of power, limitation of supplies and/or the breakdown of machinery or factory.
