On November 25th the Danish Minister for Envirinment and Food, Mr. Esben Lunde Larsen, visited Blue Skies Ghana with a delegation of twenty four representatuives of Government. He visited the factory and a pineapple farm where he participated in some pineapple planting (pictured above). The visit was part of the […]
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Group Conference unveils exciting plans for 2018
After a tumultuous 2017 which has seen a weakened pound, rising costs and dwindling consumer confidence, delegates at the Blue Skies Annual Conference have presented their plans to counter the negative impacts of Brexit and propel the business forward in 2018. Watch this space over the next twelve months to […]
Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade visits Blue Skies Ghana
On November 28th, Blue Skies Ghana hosted the new Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Sigrid Kaag. Minister Kaag was given a tour of the factory and saw an exciting new product line which has been co-funded by the Dutch Government. We’ll be revealing more news on this […]
Blue Skies named Best Food Business in AGI Awards.
Blue Skies been named best company in the Food Sector in the 6th AGI Ghana Industry Awards during an awards ceremony in Accra. The awards are organised by the Association of Ghana Industries recognises businesses that continue to support the local economy irrespective of the challenges. This year’s awards focused […]
Blue Skies celebrates 10 Years of the Albert Heijn Foundation
Anthony Pile was a guest speaker during a celebration held at the headquarters of Ahold Delhaize in the Netherlands to mark the ten year anniversary of the Albert Heijn Foundation. The event was attended by a host of special guests including Marit van Egmond, Cees van Vliet and Henri Zondag, […]
School Farm Competition wins Waitrose Way Award
Blue Skies are honoured to have received a Waitrose Way Award for its School Farm of the Year Competition in Ghana. The Waitrose Way Awards are held each year to acknowledge Waitrose suppliers who have demonstrated achievement in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Blue Skies are a long-standing […]
Food Industry reveals Brexit labour fears
A landmark study published by UK trade bodies and co-authoored by the Fresh Produce Consorium has highlighted concerns within the sector on the availability of labour. The findings of the study reveal that almost half (47%) of businesses surveyed said EU nationals were considering leaving the UK due to uncertainty […]
Five audits in ten days for Egypt
Blue Skies Egypt has surpassed itself once again by undergoing five audits in a month! It not only achieved the best possible result for their BRC Food Safety audit with an AA+ score, but it also achieved zero non conformances in an ethical audit carried out against the new SMETA […]
Albert Heijn’s AHFrika comes to Ghana
This year the Albert Heijn Foundation reaches its tenth year. As part of the celebrations, Albert Heijn have sent four employees to Africa on an expedition called ‘AHFrika’ to discover where some of the Foundation’s fresh produce comes from and to find about the impact their projects are having on […]
Founder’s Day marks Anthony’s 70th Birthday
This month Blue Skies Founder Anthony Pile celebrated his 70th birthday. In Ghana, people marked the occasion during the annual Founder’s Day celebrations with a host of events including fancy dress, sports and keep-fit activities and making donations for the local community. Anthony is pictured below with some of Ghana’s […]