They say good things come in small packages. The very essence of goodness - the essential nutrients and Vitamin C our bodies benefit from — can be sown in a small pot. From little acorns and all that — remember the excitement as a child seeing something you planted and nurtured peeping through the compost in the yoghurt pot or egg box.
Jan Bentley experienced that same excitement as a young boy sowing cress with his grandfather and father — now he is carrying on the baton, developing the family’s West Yorkshire business - W S Bentley (Growers) Ltd - to keep pace with a constantly evolving market.
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Producing popular salad and sandwich ingredients is a labour of love for Jan and his 61 employees, many of whom span generations. Couples, parents, sons and daughters make up this family-friendly workforce. Whether Jan’s three sons, aged 11,14 and 16, will follow in his footsteps is something
