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 […]
Category: General News
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 […]
Happy Birthday Blue Skies Egypt
Happy Birthday to Blue Skies Egypt who celebrated their 14th birthday on the 16th May. The photo shows progress on their new juice factory which is planned to be completed by August.
Blue Skies is now available on Amazon Fresh
Blue Skies have introduced its branded range of fresh from harvest prepared fruit products with Amazon Fresh in the UK. The range includes fresh-cut mango, smooth cayenne pineapple, coconut, pomegranate, a Berry Medley and melon. Amazon Fresh in the UK is currently only available to postcodes in and around the […]
A birds eye view of Blue Skies Ghana
Pictured here are the three Blue Skies factories in Nsawam, Ghana, taken using a drone in April 2017. Thanks to Jon Berni for the picture.
New logo launched to brighten the world
This month’s Pelican news features the new Blue Skies logo which is being introduced as part of a major relaunch of the Blue Skies brand and product range across Europe, Africa and America. The new logo features the Pelican and is designed to express the Blue Skies brand sense of […]
8 Miles buys minority stake in Blue Skies
UK Private Equity firm ‘8-Miles’, which is chaired by Sir Bob Geldof and focuses on investments in Africa, has bought a minority stake in Blue Skies. Blue Skies Chairman and founder Anthony Pile said: “Blue Skies is pleased that 8 Miles has taken a minority stake in the company. We […]
