Tag: Wessanen UK

Wessanen UK to become Ecotone UK and commit to Food for Biodiversity

Stuart Mitchell

B Corp certified food company Wessanen UK – owner of Clipper Teas, Whole Earth, Kallo and Mrs Crimble’s – is to change its name to Ecotone UK and focus its new mission on ‘food for biodiversity’.   The planned change comes after its Dutch-based parent company Wessanen rebranded to Ecotone this month, relocated its headquarters to Lyon, France, and became a mission-driven company under French law (‘entreprise a mission’).  Across Europe, Wessanen has been a pioneer in vegetarian and organic food for 30 years. Today, as Ecotone, its family of companies employs 1500 people across seven countries, including 200 in the UK.  In 2019, Ecotone’s turnover was €625m.  Wessanen UK will introduce the new Ecotone name and branding gradually over coming months.  But…

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Wessanen UK gives healthy boost to Fareshare

Stuart Mitchell

Healthy food company Wessanen UK has extended its support for food charity Fareshare with a £20,000 donation to provide an extra 80,000 meals for vulnerable people this winter. The B Corp certified company, which owns healthy sustainable food brands, Clipper Teas, Kallo, Whole Earth and Mrs Crimble’s, has been donating surplus healthy food directly to Fareshare for the past five years.   Now with rising levels of food poverty since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Wessanen UK is bolstering its practical efforts with additional financial support through a new two…

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Wessanen UK supports Organic September trade boom

Stuart Mitchell

Pioneering B Corp food company, Wessanen UK, has reported strong YOY growth across its organic brand portfolio during recent weeks, which it is now aiming to build on during Organic September. Sales of organic Whole Earth peanut butter were up 25%, Kallo organic stocks and gravies were up 27% and Clipper organic teas up 16% (IRI, 12 w/e 15 Aug, 20). According to the Soil Association, sales for organic produce overall in the UK grew by 18.7% during lockdown and since January, organic food has seen the highest growth since…

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Interview with Bryan Martins, Category and Marketing Director of Wessanen UK – Marketing in the Time of Covid-19

Stuart Mitchell

Our latest Marketing in the time of COVID-19 series is an interview with Bryan Martins, Category and Marketing Director of Wessanen UK. Wessanen UK create healthier, sustainable products, empowering people to make better choices both for themselves and for our planet. They are a B Corp® Certified business and very proud of their four pioneering brands in the UK and their positions within expanding market segments:  Clipper TeasClipper Teas is the world’s largest Fairtrade tea brand, producing an extensive variety of organic and Fairtrade teas and coffees, from everyday blends…

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Clipper Teas delivers an on-pack promotion with purpose

Stuart Mitchell

Clipper Teas, the natural and organic tea brand owned by Wessanen UK is rewarding its loyal tea drinkers with a free, beautifully illustrated bamboo cup in exchange for four tokens found on special packs. Offering a more environmentally-friendly way to enjoy tea, Clipper’s new on-pack promotion is printed on over 400,000 packs of the brand’s Everyday Tea. The packs are available now in a wide variety of stockists spanning supermarkets, convenience and independent health food shops including Tesco, Ocado and Sainsbury’s, with the incentive running until all packs are sold. Each…

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