The business won the accreditation in the retailer’s How We Do Business supplier audit. The award was made after M&S auditors visited the site to score its performance against three main criteria: ethical operations, environment and economy.
Three main criteria
As part of the audit, the M&S team heard presentations, toured the site and questioned colleagues.
Greencore Grocery is a leading UK manufacturer of own-label and branded cooking sauces, pickles, frozen Yorkshire puddings and toad-in-the-hole. The division also manufactured: celebration cakes, Christmas cakes and chilled desserts.
In addition to production at Evercreech, Greencore Grocery also operated from Selby, Leeds and Hull.
Selby, Leeds and Hull
Last month Greencore revealed a multimillion pound investment at its Worksop sandwich manufacturing facility, creating 150 jobs.
Expansion of the Manton site on the Manton Wood Business Park will create 70 initial jobs, withpotential for a further 80 in the future.
Greencore md for Food-to-Go Convenience, Steve Evans said: “Manton 110 with its strategic position next to a main Greencore manufacturing facility, and excellent transport links, will be a key facility in our continued expansion.”
Meanwhile, Greencore boss Patrick Coveney won last year's coveted Food Manufacture Personality of the Year. View this year's candidates here.