What On Earth does SALSA

Everybody at the What On Earth/Simply Nectar office is dancing round their desks…in their underwear. OK, so maybe that last bit isn’t so true - everybody is wearing clothes really.  But, they are still deliriously happy and are dancing around/waving their arms about.  It looks like an odd rendition of the Conga.  In fact, some of the team resemble Morris Dancers!



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So, why on earth are we dancing like crazy people?  It’s not because we’re all desperate for the toilet and no, it isn’t because we are swatting away flies or trying to get attention. We are so happy because we have just found out some fantastic news…

WHAT ON EARTH RECEIVED SALSA ACCREDITATION FOR 2011. Wahooo!

This doesn’t mean that What On Earth are accredited Salsa dancers. Sadly not – they just like to think they can Salsa and that they can swirl, twirl and grind with the best of them. The SALSA accreditation is in fact to do with the food industry – it has nothing to do with dancing…although it has caused us all to break out into dance!

In SALSA's own words:

“SALSA is a nationally recognised food safety certification scheme specifically developed for small and micro producers.  It is a food-safety standard written by experienced food safety experts to reflect both the legal requirements of producers and the enhanced expectations of ‘best practise’ of professional food buyers.”  (Source: www.salsafood.co.uk)

SALSA stands for Safe And Local Supplier Approval.  The scheme allows What On Earth to demonstrate the ways they work in order to show that they use a robust and effective food safety standard.  And that is exactly what they do here, hence the SALSA accreditation.

SALSA is widely accepted and recognised by retailers and food service providers.  We are therefore extremely proud of What On Earth for achieving accreditation once again.  It shows that they can meet high criteria in food hygiene, production, distribution and storage.  It also shows that they produce safe and legal food and that they’re fully committed to meeting the requirements of SALSA.

Let’s hear it for SALSA, woooo!!  Now let’s all dance the Salsa in our underwear.  Participation is optional :-)

Simply SALSA

Simply Nectar

A rather busy and filling spot of lunch!

As you know, Simply Nectar made an appearance on the What On Earth stand at lunch! last week.  Our range of drinks were displayed for all to see and we're pleased to say that we immensely enjoyed our time at the exhibition.  The two day show, which was held at Old Billingsgate in London, was busy, busy busy.  Not only were we spoilt with lots of people, we were also spoilt for an amazing location and glorious weather. Old Billingsgate is based right on the River Thames so when we could afford a quick break from the busyness, we could stare out across the water while soaking up the sunshine.  It was truly beauuutiful.  Plus, with a Simply Nectar in hand, it made us feel like we were somewhere much more exotic.

The show itself was extremely successful – for all involved. There was a wide range of exhibitors offering all manner of food and drink products. The visitors loved it and we loved it…especially as we got to try lots of food. In fact, we got to try soooo much that we didn’t need breakfast, lunch or dinner!

The What On Earth stand was rather on the small side but we made they most of what they had and turned it into a delightful little grotto.  It got covered in What On Earth's signature logos and pictures, lots of organic food and loads of bottles of Simply Nectar.  There was also some products from What On Earth's favourite suppliers, namely organic chocolate from GO*DO, smoked meats from Rannoch and also bottles of water from Harrogate Water. Everything was a hit with the visitors and the food and drinks were wolfed down. We do have a slight confession to make though…we may have consumed a small amount of What On Earth's food and quite a few Simply Nectar drinks ourselves. Ooops. It was just too good – we couldn’t resist!

Some of the items on the What On Earth stand that we tucked into were a variety of organic pizzas and different types of filo rolls – Cajun, curried potato and spinach with feta. Yum!  We made sure every flavour of Simply Nectar was on the stand too, which meant we had lots of choice of drinks to wash the food down with.  The stand next to us – Nature’s Table – also provided us with goodies, including nuts, yoghurt coated raisins and lots of savoury snacks. Lucky us.  This is Jeremy getting friendly with one of our next door neighbours at the show.  That's how you do it you see - make friends and then get the freebies :-)

We managed to get so friendly with the neighbours that the gentleman opposite us even offered to put our Simply Nectar in the fridges he was selling.  Good huh?!

If you came along to lunch! and tried any Simply Nectar on the What On Earth stand please make yourself known to us so we can stay in touch. It would be great to hear from you.

Simply exhibitors.

Simply Nectar

Calling all sales representatives

Look...we're recruiting.  Check out our job advert for the latest available role at Simply Nectar and What On Earth:

Do you have the gift of the gab? Think you could sell ice to an Eskimo? Or, to put it in context, could you sell organic food to new customers? If your answers are yes, we want you to get in touch - this is your chance to prove how good you can really be.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled sales rep. You will be our man/woman in the field so you’ll be responsible for seeking out new customers and increasing sales, as well as attracting and managing a portfolio of clients. We therefore need you to be personable and knowledgeable. A typical day in the life of a Simply Nectar/What On Earth sales rep will see you: 

·      Seeking and managing new customers 

·      Managing current customers 

·      Seeking out new business prospects via the web, press, trades & field visits

·      Presenting samples to new and current customers

·      Collecting new customer information for credit control

As well as these tasks, the sales rep will need to liaise with all other departments in the company – from admin and credit control to the technical department. You will be expected to cooperate effectively with the General Manager, liaise closely with the Sales Director and maintain good working relationships with other colleagues.

Ideally we are looking for a sales rep with a proven track record in selling, as well as one who boasts a big black book of available customers. As we are passionate about fruit nectars and organic food your understanding and appreciation of these industries would be beneficial, but not essential. You’ll soon learn to love them if you don’t already!

The prospective candidate will need to prove their selling abilities as well as their communication skills because they will be liaising with people from all walks of life. They will need to be familiar with MS Office and have good product knowledge. An EU driver’s licence is also essential as the role will involve spending time on the road.

If you think you are the man or woman for us then please let us know. Send your CV and covering letter to Marta, our HR administrator - marta@whatonearth.co.uk

OTE is £30k p/a based on mixture of base pay and commision (dependable on experience)

We look forward to hearing from you.

Simply sales.

Simply Nectar

Green trophy hat-trick for What On Earth

As most of you know we are owned by What On Earth so Simply Nectar is based at the same HQ in Battersea, London.  (Our factory is still in Provence though, don't fear!)  The office in London follows environmentally friendly working practices and this is something we all like to shout about.  We are proud of the way we work so we off course want to tell you all about our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint.  Finally, this shouting has paid off because What On Earth has been awarded for its ethical ways.  Yay!

A few months ago What On Earth entered the Wandsworth Green Business Awards, which are run by Wandsworth Council.  We registered for the awards in the hope that our environmentally friendly work may get recognised. It’s a good job we entered because it did get recognised! In fact, it got recognised three times.

The Wandsworth Green Business Awards were launched to reward those businesses that do their bit to reduce their carbon footprint and help the environment. The judges of the awards look for particularly outstanding examples of commitment and innovation that have a real impact and may help influence other businesses in the future.

What On Earth felt it was right for the awards so we all entered and last week we won three trophies at the award ceremony. The company didn’t win the categories but What On Earth came runner up and for that we are very proud. The three categories What On Earth won trophies for were:

• Best or most original waste/recycling project
• Experienced Greener
• Overall Green Business Champion

Both Simply Nectar and What On Earth will continue working hard to do our bit for the environment and we hope we can encourage you to do the same. Every little thing you can do will help, and you don’t need to win a trophy to know that you are helping the world.

Simply green.

Simply Nectar

Fancy a spot of lunch!

Simply Nectar will be making an appearance at lunch! next week.  We won’t just be visiting – we will be exhibiting too.  Wooo.  This is exciting because lunch! is the UK’s only dedicated food-to-go trade show – certainly a great exhibition to be at.

Although Simply Nectar won’t actually have its own stand, we will be available on the stand held by What On Earth – the award winning organic food company.  Why?  Well, because they are our friends…oh, and because What On Earth owns Simply Nectar :-)

Now in its fourth year, lunch! will be held at Old Billingsgate, London, on 29-30 September 2011. It is firmly established as the premier event for the entire out of home food industry and has garnered a reputation for helping businesses to do business.  We better get our business hats on then!

If you are looking to do business or simply want to give us a try please do come along and see us.  We will be taking a range of Simply Nectar flavours with us so you’ll be able to take your pick.

We will be on stand F608 with What On Earth.  Other items on the stand include some of What On Earth’s delicious range of organic products such as their organic pizzas and organic cheesecakes.  They will also bring along some tasty Italian, organic chocolate, which they supply on behalf of GO*DO.  Plus, What On Earth will be announcing a brand new distribution partnership with another exciting company.  Come along to the show to find out all the latest news.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Simply lunch!

Simply Nectar

Twitter's fruity facts

Since joining Twitter earlier this year, we are now avid fans of this particular social media site.  We love it!  Maybe it’s because we’re nosy, maybe it’s because we like to tell people how great Simply Nectar is or maybe it’s because we love keeping up to date with the latest news.  Whatever our reasons, we love it! 

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We love it so much that we have now started joining in the Fact Friday fun.  Every Friday on Twitter hundreds of thousands of people across the world share facts – from the funny and bizarre to the more serious.  This is in addition to the enjoyment we have every Wednesday when we do our New Word Wednesday tweets.  Oh the fun we have!

Last Friday was our first week joining in with Fact Friday so we decided to keep with the Simply Nectar theme and give some fun, fruit based facts.  All of them are related to different flavours of Simply Nectar.  Some of them were so odd we thought we would share some with you.

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Here goes:

• In China the peach is a symbol of longevity and good luck.  (That must mean drinking Peach Simply Nectar is good luck!) 
• Apples are fat, sodium, and cholesterol free. (We have Apple Simply Nectar. Bonus!) 
• There is more fibre in an orange than in most other fruit and veg. (Get drinking those Orange Simply Nectars!) 
• The saying “you’re a real peach” originated from the tradition of giving a peach to a friend you liked. (Give some Peach Simply Nectar to a friend!)
• The mango is known as the 'king of fruit' throughout the world.  (Have a Mango Simply Nectar and you will be known as a king yourself!)

 

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If these give you a fruity flavour of the fun we have on Twitter, come along and follow us - @SimplyNectar.  Join in with the #FactFriday fun too and share a few things with us (and the rest of the Twitosphere) that we don’t know.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Simply facts.

Simply Nectar 

The banana drinks are on me

If you were in Clapham last Friday you may well have seen a man dressed as a banana.  Despite your first impressions, he was not a reveller still out carousing from the fancy dress party the night before.  Nor was a he a victim of a cruel prank (well, not quite!)  He was in fact our very own salesman, George, who was helping us hand out free bottles of Simply Nectar to lucky passersby.  

The sight you may have seen

Yes, George does like bananas but sadly he doesn’t frequently dress up as a piece of fruit and parade around London.  If you missed him this time you may therefore not see this spectacle again.  BUT, don’t fear because we did of course take photographs to mark the occasion.

George does 'Abbey Road'

We had decided to hand out some free Simply Nectar for a few reasons.  Not only were we feeling generous, we were in the mood to encourage you guys to ditch those sugary drinks and enjoy pure fruit goodness instead.  Plus, it is Simply Nectar’s tenth anniversary this year so we wanted to help celebrate this big event by giving away freebies.  

 Unfortunately, the day we had chosen to do the giveaway was a dreary and wet Friday but we tried not to let this get in our way.  It may have been raining but we figured what better way to cheer up south London then by getting a soggy banana to hand out free banana flavoured drinks! 

Why the banana ones I hear you ask?  Well, a) George really really really wanted to wear his banana suit b) we really really really wanted to see George in said banana suit and c) we had lots of delicious banana drinks available so it made sense really.  Also, bananas are full of potassium so were the perfect way to cheer up our bodies on a rainy day in what was supposed to be England’s summer.

 

The giveaway went extremely well and you locals went bananas (sorry!) for our Banana Simply Nectar.  We gave away a few Pear Simply Nectars too, which went down extremely well.  They were like a little surprise in the lucky dip box!

We had lots of interest from passersby.  It turns out loads of people wanted to lap up our drinks and who wouldn’t when they are receiving them from a man dressed as a banana!  Everyone tried the Simply Nectar - from cabbies and builders going about their daily tasks to travellers and shoppers who were just enjoying being in Clapham.  We gave the Simply Nectar to anybody who wanted some and those that drank it there and then gave us a big thumbs up for the taste.  And who could blame them.  The Simply Nectar drinks are pure heaven – even if we do say so ourselves!

Perfect for the travels

Happy cabbie

The work men couldn't get enough of the Simply Nectar

Carrying his Simply Nectar with pride

If you did see us hanging around in Clapham with an overgrown banana please do drop us a line to say hello.  Also, if you tried the Simply Nectar let us know what you thought of it.  Did you like it??  Tell us all.

We will keep you informed as to if any other giveaways will be going ahead in the near future so keep your eyes peeled.  Get it?! (Sorry, another banana joke!)

Simply freebies.

Simply Nectar