Bring on the Salads Fresh Prepared Salads Producer Group
‘Bring on the Salads’ is funded by The Fresh Prepared Salads Producer Group, which is made up of the following six leading producers, who all grow, market and supply the UK’s supermarkets with fresh prepared salads: Bakkavör Ltd (http://www.bakkavor.co.uk/) Natures Way Foods (http://www.natureswayfoods.co.uk/) Vitacress (http://www.vitacress.com/) Florette (http://www.florette.com/bu/) Kanes (website currently under construction) Nature’s Best Ltd (website under construction)
Bring on the Salads Fresh Prepared Salads Producer Group's profile
There are around 14,000 acres of salad farms stretching across the vale of Evesham, the South Coast, East Anglia, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, the West Midlands and Hampshire. Nearly 6,000 acres are dedicated to salad bags, producing around 40,000 tonnes of leaves every year. The UK season traditionally runs from late May through till October (depending on the weather) and during this time 93 per cent of fresh prepared bagged salad lettuce leaves will be harvested from the UK.<br />The UK climate is particularly suited to growing salad leaves. Crops grown outdoors are exposed to the environment which helps to produce vigorous and healthy plants. <br />They thrive under long hours of natural summer sunlight, whilst cool nights slow growth to strengthen the tissue. It is from the sun (through the process of photosynthesis) that salad leaves develop their important dietary phytochemicals such as antioxidants which are needed by our bodies to help mop up harmful free radicals.<br />Over 50 different types of salad leaf are grown in this country, from curly Red Oak Leaf and frilly Lollo Rosso to crunchy Iceberg lettuce and the green leaves of sweet baby Spinach. We are spoilt for choice with 250 different salad bag mixes available in our stores and supermarkets, providing a fantastic taste as well as a healthy boost of nutrients.<br />The UK has built up a fine salad growing heritage with considerable expertise being handed down through the generations. To celebrate the tasty salad leaves grown in the UK, we have developed regional salad recipes made with other local produce. Our latest salad recipes are great for picnics so if you are planning to enjoy a tasty spread of picnic delights with friends or family, give these tasty salad recipes a try. <br />Visit: - <a href="http://www.bringonthesalads.com/">http://www.bringonthesalads.com</a>
