
BRC - British Retail Consortium: demonstrating a due diligence approach to global food packing standards www.brc.org.uk
SEDEX: a web-based, transparent data exchange on international labour practices and worker welfare, specifically designed to drive forward improvements www.sedex.org.uk
GlobalGAP: certifies standards and procedures in Good Agricultural Practices in order to maintain customer confidence in food safety and pesticide management www.globalgap.org
LEAF: Linking Farming and the Environment to develop and promote Integrated Farm Management for sustainable agriculture www.leafuk.org
The Soil Association: promotes, certifies and upholds organic standards of food production www.soilassociation.org
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG): Our commitment to protecting the environment includes membership of FWAG from whom we obtain environmental and conservation advice http://www.fwag.org.uk
At the Food and Drink iNet Innovation Awards 2009, held in Leicester on Tuesday 17th November, the Food Processing Faraday Award for Most Innovative Large Food and Drink Manufacturer went to Marshalls (part of the Produce World Group), Butterwick, Boston, for the development of bellaverdeŽ sweet stem broccoli, that was launched in July 2009, and created in conjunction with Seminis.
Produce World were pleased to be part of LEAF's 18th birthday celebrations.