Case studies
Eden has a proven track record of placing exceptional talent with some of the biggest, most successful international names in fresh produce, food manufacturing, agritech and protein and plant-based sectors.
Discover how we solve unique recruitment challenges and deliver long standing results for clients and candidates alike.
NIAB
Based in Cambridge and East Malling, Kent, NIAB is the UK’s fastest growing crop science organisation, employing around 400 people and providing research, scientific services and technical advice to a diverse customer base which includes Government departments, research councils, levy bodies, charitable trusts and the agri-food industry.
Agrovision
Agrovision Corp is a grower, packer, and shipper of fruits and vegetables from Peru exporting to established and emerging global markets such as the United States, Canada, Europe, UK, China, and other Asian and Central and South American countries.
Dole Inc
Dole Europe approached Eden to support them in the search for the Managing Director for their Italian business based near Milan.
Dyson Farming
Dyson Farming engaged Eden to search for a successful and inspirational Managing Director with outstanding commercial acumen and the experience to lead this multi-faceted business into a new phase of growth.
Fram Farmers
The newly appointed Group Chairman, embarking on his new vision for Fram Farmers set Eden the extremely challenging task in a very tight skills market, of finding a new CEO who had excellent commercial and industry experience.
CHAP Non-Executive Chairman
Eden Search & Select was invited to find a shortlist of industry renowned and experienced Non-Executive Chairs to lead the Board and support the business as it strikes a balance between driving the commercialisation of the CHAP capabilities as well as influence key stakeholders and provide the CHAP Executive the resources and strategic clarity to succeed in accelerating its growth.
Cawood Scientific
Eden Search & Select were invited to present their approach, network and track record to the Chair and outgoing Owners and were chosen as the right partner for the project. Which was to find and recruit a Group Managing Director and Group Technical & Operations Director as the existing leadership team were transitioning to Non-Executive roles on the Board.
Greenyard Fresh UK
Greenyard is a global market leader of fresh and frozen fruit & vegetables, flowers and plants. Due to a retirement, Eden Search & Select was approached by the Group HR Director to lead the confidential search for a new Managing Director of the UK fresh business.
Whites Recycling
Over recent years, Eden Search & Select has developed a close relationship with Whites Recycling, part of the ReGen group of companies, exclusively working with them to identify future senior management for the business.
Stonegate
Stonegate have been operating for over 90 years and are a thriving professional and innovative business. On a daily basis they deliver eggs straight from the hen house right across the country to some of the most exclusive restaurants and many of the leading supermarkets.
Innocent Drinks
Innocent Drinks is one of the most famous success stories within the UK consumer sector in the last 20 years with an iconic brand and culture that has allowed the business to grow year on year.
Gü Puds
Gü Puds is a delicious premium pudding brand that has had huge success from it’s early days. Founded by James Averdieck in 2003, and sold to Noble Foods in 2010, today it is estimated that a Gü Pud is now eaten somewhere in the world every two seconds!
Agrovista
Agrovista UK business is part of Agrovista BV, a leading European organisation in the field, itself part of the international Marubeni Corporation. This makes Agrovista UK a significant UK supplier of crop protection inputs and advice, with around 20% of the crop protection market. Having a Strategic Partnership with this leading agricultural service business is highly demanding but greatly rewarding as we continue to deliver great talent across the organisation.
Carr’s Group Plc
Carr’s Group is an international leader in the provision of essential industrial services focused on the Agriculture and Engineering sectors. The Agriculture division comprises 42 country retail stores, providing a one-stop shop for farmers, as well as serving the needs of the local community. It also includes animal feed manufacturers in the UK, USA and Germany. The division designs and manufactures bespoke equipment and provides technical engineering services into the nuclear, petrochemical, oil and gas,pharmaceutical, process and renewable energy industries, including robotic and remote handling equipment. Based in the UK, US & Germany, it distributes to clients worldwide.
Green Gourmet
Green Gourmet creates dynamic and healthy eating food brands and supplies a large range of high welfare meal solutions for UK food service markets driven with a constant focus on delivering creative, trusted and responsive innovation to its customers. This is recognised globally as they won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2017 – the UK’s highest accolade for business success.
Future Biogas
Future Biogas is one of the UK’s leading developers and operators of biogas plants, fed with energy crops and agricultural waste products with a strong reputation for professionalism in the biogas industry and proven experience of both CHP and gas injection facilities.
Azotic Technologies
Azotic Technologies specialises in natural nitrogen which helps address the problem of nitrogen pollution. Their technology provides every cell in the plant with the ability to fix its own nitrogen from the air. By reducing nitrogen fertiliser application it offers a significant cost benefit to the grower.
Carr’s Flour
Based alongside the River Chelmer in Essex, c45 minutes’ drive from the east side of the M25 and Greater London, Carr’s Maldon, part of the Whitworth Bros Ltd Group, has been milling on site since 1896. Specialising in niche and bespoke products, including chapatti and flatbread flour, the mill sources 60,000 tonnes per year of wheat, the majority of which is grown within a 30-mile radius of the site by farmers with whom the business has long standing and in some cases, exclusive relationships.
Newcastle University
Within its school of Natural and Environment Sciences Newcastle University has a number of agricultural facilities
that allow it to research and teach across its two sites, Cockle Park and Nafferton Farm.
Ramsden International
Ramsden International is a leading exporter of British food and drink from the UK and sells products to retailers, wholesalers and distributors in 133 countries across the world.
PDM Produce
Established in 1991, PDM is a private family-owned company based in Shropshire. They are recognised as an innovative and dynamic organisation and one that has achieved rapid growth and an enviable market position in their sector.
Barfoots of Botley
Over 40 years ago, Barfoots started life as a small family farm with a handful of people and a modest range of crops. Today, they are a global farming and food business working thousands of acres and employing thousands of people around the world to grow, process, pack and market a range of fresh produce.
Carr’s Flour
Based alongside the River Chelmer in Essex, c45 minutes’ drive from the east side of the M25 and Greater London, Carr’s Maldon, part of the Whitworth Bros Ltd Group, has been milling on site since 1896. Specialising in niche and bespoke products, including chapatti and flatbread flour, the mill sources 60,000 tonnes per year of wheat, the majority of which is grown within a 30-mile radius of the site by farmers with whom the business has long standing and in some cases, exclusive relationships.
Swancote Foods
Swancote Foods was established in 1995 after an opportunity was identified for the manufacture of cooked potato ingredients. In 2007 Greenvale AP, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of fresh potatoes acquired Swancote Foods completing their vertically integrated supply chain. The purchase of the business created an opportunity to convert unsuitable retail potatoes into high quality prepared potato ingredients.
Pilgrim’s
Pilgrim’s UK is one of the flagship food businesses in the UK and part of Pilgrim’s Pride which also own Moy Park and Pilgrim’s Food Masters.
Global Agri-chemical company
Due to our continued success finding great talent in the Agri-Tech sector, Eden Search were commissioned by one of the largest agrochemical companies and global leader in global food systems to find talent for their UK and EU businesses.
Produce Investments Ltd.
Eden and Produce Investments have worked in partnership since 2012 across the range of businesses within the group. As the partnership between the two businesses developed, it became clear Eden could support Produce Investments’ specialist interim requirements.
Ivy Farm
They way we produce and consume food needs to change. Driven by contributing to a more sustainable future through innovation and science, Ivy Farm are a spin out from the University of Oxford with a mission of being able to provide meat products without the need for animal slaughter.