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Monitoring Biodiversity Through Sound
We’re pleased to share the results of our Winter 2025-26 bioacoustic survey, which provides a detailed picture of bird activity across seven Vitacress sites between November 2025 and January 2026….
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Sharing Progress in our Latest Second Nature Impact Report
Vitacress has published its latest Second Nature Impact Report, highlighting the positive steps being taken across the business to support our commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2040. The…
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Ensuring Responsible Water Use in Salad Production
As part of our commitment to responsible water use in the production of our products we conduct extensive monitoring to ensure full compliance with all our regulatory requirements. Monitoring river…
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Vitacress Secures Approval for Science-Based Net-Zero Targets
Vitacress is pleased to announce that its net-zero targets have been formally approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), reinforcing the company’s long-standing commitment to sustainability and climate responsibility….
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Sustainability in Action
We’re proud to share that we’ve partnered with Wessex Rivers Trust to restore and enhance 200 metres of the Bourne Rivulet, one of Hampshire’s precious chalk streams and a globally…
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Our Spring/Summer Bioacoustics Report is out!
We’re pleased to share the latest report from our bioacoustics bird and bat surveying, conducted spring and summer 2025. These surveys play a crucial role within our Second Nature environmental…
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Our 2024 Second Nature Impacts Report Is Out Now!
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) science makes it clear: we’re nearing a critical threshold for humanity. But limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C is still within reach….
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Supporting British Birds, One Ring at a Time
Alongside our bioacoustic monitoring and traditional bird surveys, we’re proud to be using bird ringing as a vital tool to deepen our understanding of the bird populations on our farms….
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Our Winter Bioacoustics Report. The Results Are In!
Farming doesn’t exist in isolation – it thrives as part of a living, breathing ecosystem. At Vitacress we believe that protecting and encouraging wildlife on our farms leads to healthier…
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A recipe for success: Investing in our people
Vitacress is taking important steps to prioritise its most valuable asset: its people. Investing in our colleagues ensures we do the right thing by our people whilst helping to fuel…
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Helping to Save Time and Save Lives
Vitacress Salads colleagues have chosen Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance as their charity partner for 2025. Our colleagues’ support will make an important, positive difference to the charity’s…
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Progress on the road to net zero
In the face of global climate change, companies are recognising the importance of taking responsibility for their environmental impact. Working towards net zero is a significant objective for Vitacress, not…
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A window into the world of wildlife
Bioacoustics is an exciting field that’s transforming the way we understand and protect biodiversity. But how is it relevant to Vitacress? Whilst we work hard to produce fresh, tasty and…
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Our sustainability story so far
Vitacress is passionate about the environment. With a clear commitment to become net zero carbon, and our aptly named Second Nature framework to support us, we’re making great progress. To…
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Vitacress supports #GenerationRestoration
World Environment Day is an annual event celebrated globally to support environmental protection. Originating in 1972, it brings together millions of people from around the globe, and each year it…
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Vitacress Salads plants 800 trees as part of its sustainability commitment
Vitacress Salads has undertaken an extensive tree planting project to create a new woodland habitat on its St Mary Bourne site near Andover, as part of The Woodland Trust’s MOREwoods…
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Our people talk about what it takes to deliver quality
As a business helping families eat better with our healthy fresh produce, one principle remains – the importance of delivering quality. Whether it’s product quality, which is paramount at Vitacress,…
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Research and development
Vitacress farmers develop new innovative growing system
In May 2021, our farming team in Kent introduced a new, innovative 3-metre growing bed system to grow its crops – spinach, red chard, Bulls Blood and lettuce – which…
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Careers
Vitacress introduces new finance development programme
Vitacress is excited to announce the introduction of a new training scheme offering an accountancy tuition programme at the highest level, similar to those usually offered by the professional services and accounting…
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Vitacress colleagues achieve industry-renowned BASIS certificate
Congratulations to Ellie Errett, Agronomist at Vitacress Herbs, for achieving her BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection. Ellie was awarded her certificate following months of hard work. Below she talks about…
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Vitacress partners in new £1million RHS research project
Vitacress is delighted to be partnering in a new research project, led by The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to help the horticultural trade transition to sustainable growing media. A £1million,…
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Vitacress Herbs Commercial Manager, Holly Geipel, featured in RHS Chelsea exhibit
Meet Holly Geipel, our Commercial Manager for Horticulture. She recently attended the RHS Chelsea Flower Show as part of an exhibit celebrating the RHS 200th Anniversary of Education and Training. Showcasing some…
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Careers
Vitacress helps to kick-start careers
At Vitacress, we want people to feel they can develop their careers with us. We want to provide a supportive environment where they can flourish. Nurturing future talent is an…
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Steve’s Leaves launches 100% recyclable packaging
Vitacress Salads’ prepared salad brand, Steve’s Leaves, has redesigned its salad bag to make it fully recyclable, whilst also reducing packaging by 17%. In the brand’s 10th anniversary year, this move…
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Six Vitacress farmers clock up 170 years of service
Vitacress Salads has been celebrating the work anniversaries of six of its UK Farming Team, totalling an impressive 170 years between them. Having joined the business on Valentine’s Day in…
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Vitacress embraces environmental transparency
Vitacress is proud to have committed to environmental transparency by disclosing its environmental impact through CDP, a global non-profit organisation that runs the world’s leading disclosure platform. Disclosing data around…