Produce World History:
- 1898 Harry & Percy Burgess begin growing vegetables in Peterborough Fens and running a fruit & vegetable shop in Richmond, London.
- 1946 Russell Burgess Ltd established to pack and market fruit & vegetables.
- 1981 Russell Burgess start supplying first multiple customer with potatoes and root vegetables.
- 1997 Rustler Produce Ltd formed a joint venture with Whitworth Onion Growers (Alliums).
- 2000 Russell Burgess (Potatoes) merges with Sutton Bridge Ltd to form Solanum Ltd.
- 2000 Russell Burgess (Vegetables) merges with Isleham Carrot Growers - to form Isleham Fresh Produce Ltd and a further division dealing with organically grown produce, RB Organic Ltd.
- 2003 Companies merge to create Produce World Ltd.
- 2004 Produce World Ltd set up a new Joint Venture, Frupac (Yaxley) Ltd.
- 2006 Produce World acquired British & Brazilian Produce Ltd.
- 2007 British & Brazilian merges with Frupac - the latter name was discontinued.
- 2008 Produce World Ltd acquires Marshalls Holdings Ltd, a group of companies that includes Marshall Bros (Butterwick) Ltd and a 76% holding in Agromark SA.
Latest News
Open Farm Sunday - 1 June 2008
This years event has been described by LEAF as “the best yet!”. Over 400 farmers across the country opened up and early reports indicate that nearly 150,000 members of the public visited a local farm on 1st June. A full report will be issued by LEAF later in the year…but in the meantime here is our very own Produce World report. As proud sponsors of the 2008 Open Farm Sunday event I would like to share with everyone the day’s successes, and give a great BIG thank you to everyone who took part…THANK YOU!.
Produce World acquires Marshalls and Agromark
Produce World Ltd, currently growing and marketing organic and conventional fresh produce, has acquired Marshalls Holdings Ltd, a group of companies that includes Marshall Bros (Butterwick) Ltd and a 76% holding in Agromark SA, in a deal agreed and completed last night.
