The Bart Ingredients Company

We had an absolute blast down on the harbour for another year of Frank Water's Stand Up For Safe Water event. As always, we had so much fun and all for an extremely important cause. Thank you to everyone at Frank Water for organising such a brilliant event and for all of our Bart colleagues who took part in the windy conditions! So far, the event has raised an incredible £4,773 for Frank Water's vital clean water, hygiene and sanitation projects around the world.

Bart Ingredients are committed to sourcing and supplying safe, quality foods for our onward customers and consumers. With our ethos of collaborative working, some Bart colleagues have attended key industry events over the past several weeks, with varied topics including Authenticity, Sustainability and Regulatory Divergence at the heart of the agendas: In mid-May we attended the Sustainable Spice Initiative (SSI) General Assembly in Budapest, focussed on collaborative efforts towards a sustainable herbs and spices future for our sector. Later in May we attended the annual European Spice Association (ESA) General Assembly, held in a (very hot!) Murcia sharing the latest crop reports, as well as discussing emerging risks, regulatory updates and general industry challenges. Our Technical Director Gideon Ashworth was invited to co-chair the Proactive Food Safety Conference in London in June and presented on Resilient Supply Chain Strategies. We then attended the Food Industry Intelligence Network (fiin) annual meeting in June, held in London – shared data on a big scale to collaboratively mitigate food fraud and other current concerns.

It was great to be part of the Good Food Show recently and see our herbs & spices showcased in amazing culinary creations. The below picture epitomises our new brand positioning of 'for the love of food'

#HappyFriday and a huge thank you to our wonderful partner, The Bart Ingredients Company. Katie Alcott MBE, Claire Williams, Lizzie Archer, Sally Hearn-Smith and Sophie Porfirio were very excited to open up a package yesterday with these gorgeous new package-designed spices! We love the grippy label too, and we can’t wait to dish them out between our team. #TeamFrank #TeamBart #Partners 💙💙💙

Big thanks to CarFest, Chris Evans and Virgin Radio UK for hosting us today and allowing us to spice things up with our Bart rebrand!

Happy World Food Safety Day! Although we believe that every day is a Food Safety day, Bart colleagues have spent the week celebrating our Food Safety and Quality Culture, attending toolbox talks across the Bart sites, learning more about our Intake lab controls and taking part in an interactive black light handwashing exercise, all of which help to reiterate the message that Food Safety is Everyone’s Business.

Our flagship brand, Bart, is on a mission to put the joy and romance back into the category with its latest refresh. Our new design, created with the award-winning The Space Creative, aims to inspire home cooks by delving into the rich history and origins of each ingredient. The packaging pays homage to the continent of origin and the specific plants from which these ingredients hail. The addition of tasting notes also provides helpful guidance for customers on their next culinary adventure. Adam Sims, our CEO, said: “Herbs and spices are timeless treasures in our supermarkets – each ingredient has a captivating story of how it has come to be used in the recipes we all cook today. Yet, the history and romance of the category has faded over time. “As we strive to reignite the excitement and intrigue around herbs and spices, telling stories of the rich heritage and origins of these ingredients is a key driver behind the brand refresh. With nearly 60 years of sourcing high quality ingredients from across the globe, Bart is well positioned to offer this insight with consumers.”

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We're delighted to continue our support for GroceryAid and be awarded with a silver award to recognise the work that our staff do to help this fantastic charity. GroceryAid carries out incredible work, offering emotional, financial and practical help to those who work in the grocery sector, and it's a cause we're very proud to be involved with.