Natures Way Foods

Natures Way Foods

Natures Way Foods is an award winning British manufacturing company that supplies washed and ready-to-eat bagged salad and prepared fruit to supermarkets and restaurants in the UK.[1] In 2010, the CRF Institute recognised Natures Way Foods as one of "Britain's Top Employers 2010", for what it called the company's "outstanding HR policies".[2] The company was also one of the first prepared produce companies to gain ISO 14001 accreditation in the UK.[3]

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Company History

Founded in 1994, Natures Way Foods is privately owned by brothers Robert and David Langmead.[4] The company is headquartered in Selsey, near Chichester, England, and employs over 400 permanent staff.[1] The Chairman is Robert Langmead, and the CEO is Susan Barratt.[5] In 2009, the company’s turnover reached £82 million.[2] The company supplies prepared produce, salad and fruit to the retail and food service markets. Clients include Tesco, Morrisons, McDonald's, Pret A Manger, Pizza Express, Ask, and Zizzi.[6][7]

Lasting Leaf

In June 2010, Natures Way Foods launched a new bagged salad range, "Lasting Leaf", to be distributed throughout the country by Waitrose for the first year.[8] The product extends the shelf life of bagged salads by two days, keeping the salad fresh for a week, by using a naturally blanching the leaves between submerging them in cold water.[9] The salad leaves are washed in warm and then cold water, which delays the pinking process. This would normally occur as soon as oxygen comes into contact with the cut surfaces of pre-packed lettuce.[10]

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Natures Way Foods was awarded the Fresh Produce award in the annual Food Manufacturing Awards.[11]

Other awards include:

  • Environmental Agency Water Efficiency Awards - Commendation[12]
  • Silver award from the West Sussex Education Business Partnership for their "Investors in the Future"[13]
  • West Sussex County Council Green Business of the Year 2006 – Winner[14]
  • Severn Side Recycling Excellence 2005 - Winner[15]
  • West Sussex County Council Green Project Award 2005 – Highly commended[14]
  • Lloyds TSB/KPMG Megagrowth - Fastest Growing Company in Sussex[16]
  • Investors in People[17]
  • "Best Supply Chain" in Management Today/Cranfield Management Awards[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Natures Way Foods Ltd.: Private Company Information". Business Week. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=23063640. 
  2. ^ a b "Nature's Way Foods". Britain's Top Employers. http://www.britainstopemployers.co.uk/BritainsTopEmployers/BritainsTopEmployers2010AZ/NaturesWayFoodsLimited.aspx. 
  3. ^ "Going green with McDonald’s is nature’s way". Envirowise. http://envirowise.wrap.org.uk/uk/Press-Office/Press-Releases/South-East/South-East-Press-Release-Archive/Going-green-with-McDonalds-is-natures-way.html. 
  4. ^ "Natures Way Foods Ltd.". Indiacatalog.com. http://www.indiacatalog.com/gwd/detail.php?id=18989. 
  5. ^ "Natures Way leads UK employers". Fruit Net. 2010-04-20. http://www.fruitnet.com/content.aspx?cid=6550&ttid=6&sid=8322. 
  6. ^ "Wild Rocket Foods vows to be different". The Press Enterprise. 2007-08-30. http://www.pe.com/business/local/stories/PE_Biz_D_wildrocket30.31452e5.html. 
  7. ^ Britain's Top Employers
  8. ^ "Nature's Way launches branded salad range". Fruit Net. 2010-06-08. http://www.fruitnet.com/content.aspx?cid=7063&ttid=17. 
  9. ^ "The ultimate convenience food: Lettuce that stays fresh for a week goes on sale". Daily Mail. 2010-06-07. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1284487/The-ultimate-convenience-food--Lettuce-stays-fresh-week-goes-sale.html. 
  10. ^ "Chain's Fix For Browned-Off Lettuce Munchers". Sky News. 2010-06-07. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Waitrose-Starts-Stocking-Lasting-Leaf-Bagged-Lettuce-Guaranteed-To-Remain-Fresh-For-Extra-48-Hours/Article/201006115645173. 
  11. ^ Food Manufacturing Awards
  12. ^ Environment Agency
  13. ^ Weset Sussex County Council
  14. ^ a b Chichester District Council
  15. ^ Letsrecycle.com
  16. ^ The Argus
  17. ^ Chilled Food
  18. ^ Cranfield University

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