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THE Young's and Findus Group 'Fish for Life' sustainable sourcing approach has won its seventh major award in three years, yesterday taking the ‘Land, Water and Ecology’ prize in the prestigious 2010 Green Business Awards.
On the same evening - and at a separate ceremony - the quality of manufacturing and environmental improvement at Young's factories in Grimsby were recognised in the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards - winning the Seafood category.
Leendert den Hollander, Managing Director of Findus Group UK and Ireland, says: "Naturally we are delighted and proud to have received two such important accolades in one evening! The Food Manufacture award is testament to all the hard work which has ensured that our operation in Grimsby is one of the most efficient and effective manufacturing centres in our whole European business. And the fact that Fish for Life has been recognised again suggests that it is now one of the most important sustainability programmes of its type in the world."
The Food Manufacture Award was made for operational excellence and a continuing commitment to environmental improvement by Young's at its Grimsby-based manufacturing centre. The judges were particularly impressed with a continuing commitment to ‘remaining a leader in world class standards of production’ and said that in terms of cutting costs and raising efficiency, Young’s was a ‘long way ahead of the rest’.
Fish for Life is a consumer guarantee that all the fish in the Young’s and Findus retail brands is sustainable. It includes an audit mechanism to ensure the responsible sourcing of both farmed and wild seafood as well as a broad range of initiatives to drive improvement in fisheries management through a programme of engagement with suppliers, scientists, industry bodies and NGOs.
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