Blue Skies has picked up an FPC Fresh Award for CSR Excellence. The awards were announced on the 4th of June at a gala evening attended by four hundred guests and hosted by comedienne & TV presenter Sue Perkins. The awards are organised by the UK Fresh Produce Consortium and […]
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President John Dramani Mahama opens new factory for Blue Skies Ghana
His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama has officially opened a new factory for Blue Skies in Ghana. This new state-of-the-art facility is located on the doorstep of the company’s two factories in Dobro near to Nsawam, and will enable Blue Skies to expand its juice business and launch exciting new […]
Blue Skies wins African Economy Builder Award
Blue Skies Chairman Anthony Pile has been presented an African Economy Builder Award at a gala dinner in the Ivorian capital city, Abidjan. Twenty-four other figures from Senegal, France, Rwanda, Colombia, Benin, Hong Kong, Algeria, the USA, Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria, Angola, Togo, Tanzania and Guinea Bissau have been awarded the […]
Blue Skies Ghana allays redundancy fears despite power crisis
Blue Skies is considering a number of options to address power shortages in Ghana; however it has no immediate plans to lay off staff despite media reports claiming the contrary. Blue Skies Ghana has been running on its diesel generators for over 50% of the time due to load shedding […]
Blue Skies receives a third Queens Award for Enterprise
We are very pleased to announce that Blue Skies has received a Queens Award for Sustainable Development for the third time. The award recognises the company’s contribution to development by producing fresh-cut fruit and freshly squeezed juice, prepared within the country of origin. In particular it acknowledges how the Blue […]
Queen Victoria Pineapple from Ghana Launches
Blue Skies have launched Queen Victoria Pineapple from Ghana during the visit from Albert Heijn on the 25-27 March. Blue Skies pineapple farmer Eric Paintsil is pictured below with a framed picture of the label which he features in. Eric is accompanied by Marit van Egmond and Adriaan Thierry from […]
Recognising World Tuberculosis Day
24th of March is World Tuberculosis Day. Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that is spread through the air when infected people cough or sneeze. The disease most often affects the lungs but it can infect any part of the body, including the bones and the nervous […]
UK Trade Minister visits Blue Skies
UK Trade Minister Lord Livingston called in on Blue Skies this month as part of a two day visit to Ghana to explore opportunities to strengthen trade links between the UK and Ghana. Lord Livingston was CEO of BT Group from 2008 until 2013 and had been Group Finance Director […]
Blue Skies leads Ghana’s agricultural come back
Blue Skies Farms manager, Matt Barnett reports on the progress being made at our farming operations in Ghana Blue Skies Ghana decided to venture into farming back in 2012. The move was intended to sure up supplies of certain fruits due to our growing sales but also because many people […]
The changing face of Blue Skies
2015 sees the eighteenth year since Anthony Pile stepped out of a plane in Ghana and decided he would start up a fresh-cut factory here, and the change that has taken place since that time is remarkable. The two pictures below show what has changed. The top photo reveals a […]