The 2017 School Farm Competition is open for applications in Ghana. The competition is open to JHS and SHS level schools in the Central Region from Cape Coast through Swedru to Winneba, and Greater Accra from Medie to Amasaman and Ada, down to Dodowa. Schools can apply by completing a […]
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Foundation Gives Green Light to 2017 Projects
Eleven Foundation projects have been given the green light at a Board Meeting in Ghana on the 17th of January. These include the Foundation’s first project for Egypt, which involves the renovation and provision of IT equipment for an education centre. Other projects include the provision of kitchen and playground […]
Ten Top Food Trends for 2017
While the world gets used to Donald Trump and Brexit, Pelican News contemplates what we’re all apparently going to be craving in 2017 according to a number of sources including Mintel, Whole Foods Market and Market Watch. So as you tuck in to your Kale and Beetroot Smoothie that you […]
Download your December edition of Pelican News
The latest edition of the Blue Skies Newsletter ‘Pelican News’ is out now. Click here to download it. In this month’s newsletter The Great Fruit Adventure comes to Blue Skies Ghana, the new factory takes shape in South Africa, and there’s a Christmas message from Anthony. Pelican News is a monthly newsletter […]
A Christmas Message from Anthony Pile
It has been one of those extraordinary years. What happens around the world very often affects us – invariably we find that where economies come under pressure we gain. South Africa and Egypt are cases in point. It is not always like this; UK for example. Because we sell our […]
New Factory takes shape in South Africa
Work is progressing well on the new factory for South Africa as can be seen by the photos below. Many thanks to Stephan Morris for sending in the photos.
The Great Fruit Adventure comes to Blue Skies Ghana
Blue Skies Ghana were visited by Max MacGillivray and Gareth Jones this month. Max and Gareth are motorcycling from London to Cape Town to raise awareness of where fruit comes from and encourage kids in the UK to eat healthier foods. Their journey has so far taken them across Spain, […]
Download your November edition of Pelican News
The latest edition of the Blue Skies Newsletter ‘Pelican News’ is out now. Click here to download it. In this month’s newsletter Blue Skies awards the winners of the 2016 School Farm of the Year Competition and the Blue Skies Foundation considers its first project from Egypt. Pelican News is a monthly […]
Leaders get together to debate the future of Blue Skies
Blue Skies held a GM’s conference in the UK this month to discuss plans for 2017 and debate the company’s strategy for the next five years. The pictured shows members of the Blue Skies Executive, General Managers, Senior Managers outside the conference room at Highgate House in Northamptonshire.
Blue Skies Foundation to consider project in Egypt in 2017
Representatives of Albert Heijn and the Blue Skies Foundation visited Egypt this month to look at how the Foundation can be extended to implement projects here in 2017. Ge Happe and Henri Zondag from Albert Heijn along with Frank Brinkman from Bakker joined Anthony Pile and Simon Derrick in a […]