Vitacress Salads UK

Sustainable Business Partnership11 August 2011

Carrie Hutchings – PA to Managing Director

Tanya Mew – People Development Manager

Vitacress Limited

“We are farmers who produce high quality convenience food from fresh produce, specialising in leafy salads”

Stakeholder Balance

4

Local Communities

Local Environment

Shareholders &

Employees

To be ProfitableTo generate a return for our shareholder and

job security for our employees

To be a strong ContributorTo the local economy and community

To be ResponsibleIn how we interact with the environment

Vitacress Innovation

Customers

Fundraising

Customer Recognition

Partnerships

• Community Forum

• Charitable Donations

• Community Fund

• Farm Visits• Talks to Local Societies /

educational tools

• College/School Governors

Engaging with the Local Community

Sponsorship

Staff Welfare• Sports and Social Club• Canteen• Bike to Work Scheme• Long Service Awards• Fitness trail

Environment

Monitoring and Reporting• Key Performance Indicators• Auditing• Record and respond to complaints• Integrated Management System• Employee Forum• Staff Surveys• Mission Directed Work Teams (MDWT)• Monthly Board Agenda Item• Sustainability Reviews• Log events as they happen

All Employee Briefing

Mike RushworthManaging Director

21 July 2011

Communication

People Development Manager

• Manufacturing Apprenticeship Scheme – ‘Grow Your Own’

• Farm apprenticeship Scheme• Training programmes• Training expenditure• External Networking and Dual Partnership Schemes• Education

Mission Directed Work Mission Directed Work TeamsTeams

MDWT

Manufacturing Apprenticeship‘Grow Your Own’

• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

• Downtime• Waste • Innovations• Succession Planning

ApprenticeshipApprenticeship in Engineering

Year 1 - Performing Engineering in operations Level 2Year 2 – First Diploma in Engineering

Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering

Year 3 and 4 – National Certificate Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering

Year 5 and 6 - Foundation Degree in Engineering

Vitacress Fast Track Programme

Being an Apprentice

“Really Pleased to be given this opportunity”

“I can’t believe I am about to start a degree”

“My chance to make a difference”

“Working as part of a team has a real sense of achievement”

“By working hard I have also been given social

rewards”

Farm Apprenticeship 2010

A proportion of our talented Farmers are due to

retire by 2012

Current Skills For Life Programmes

Foundation for further learning

NVQ Programmes at VitacressProgramme Previous Present Total

L2 Business and Administration 7 0 7

L3 Apprenticeship Business and Administration 0 4 4

L2 Warehouse and Distribution 5 5 10

L2 Team Leading 5 5 10

L3 Team Leading 0 3 3

L2 Sustainability Development 1 0 1

L2 Heavy Goods Vehicles 0 1 1

L3 Heavy Goods Vehicles 0 2 2

L2 Business Improvement Techniques 0 13 13

L2 Business Skills 0 4 4

Total NVQ’s - - 55

Training Expenditure

Training Plan For 2011

Not only developing our own people....

Summary

• Improvement initiatives take time to deliver results

• Many tools out there – Choose one that can be tailored to your needs

• “Grow your Own” programme is essential to us to secure the right attitude

• Use different methods to capture talent for the future

• Recognition is vital

Recognition Events