Latest IPL News Posted: September 13, 2021 In-store Greengrocers We are appointing 150 specialist in-store Greengrocers in Asda stores across the UK as part of a £9m investment to... Read More Posted: May 19, 2021 New pear packaging To support Asda’s commitment to reduce the use of plastic in the business, we aim to remove 350 tonnes and 200... Read More Posted: April 21, 2021 Colleague of the Year 2020 Eva Kohajda, a Line Leader at our Normanton site has been selected as the winner of our Colleague of the... Read More Posted: January 28, 2021 IPL Gender Pay Gap Report 2020 IPL has today published its Gender Pay Report in line with a Government requirement for large companies to do so... Read More Posted: January 12, 2021 Supplier Sustainability Spotlight: MH Poskitt Throughout this year, we will be highlighting some of the fantastic sustainability work and environmental projects undertaken by our suppliers... Read More Posted: December 15, 2020 2020 plastic reductions This year we’ve removed 487 tonnes of plastic from our packaging to support Asda’s commitment to reduce the use of... Read More Posted: December 2, 2020 A helping hand Colleagues at our site in Peterborough are supporting the valuable work of a fantastic local charity. Family Voice Peterborough are charity... Read More Posted: September 30, 2020 More plastic removed from our packaging To support Asda’s commitment to reduce the use of plastic in the business, throughout this year we’ve been looking for... Read More Posted: September 8, 2020 Removal of plastic fruit & veg bags We’re removing plastic fruit & veg bags from 9 stores, in a trial that aims to help Asda continue its... Read More Posted: August 25, 2020 100% recyclable blueberry punnets We’ve launched the first 100% recyclable blueberry punnets. Asda customers can now recycle the punnets and film as a whole,... Read More Posted: August 5, 2020 Colleague of the Year 2019 Igors Dumbajevs, a Machine Operator at our Inchture has been selected as the winner of our 2019 Colleague of the... Read More Posted: July 8, 2020 We’ve launched a fresh fruit and vegetable box IPL have worked with Asda and our partners at StarStock to launch our latest food box, brimming with fresh fruit and vegetables, delivered straight... Read More Posted: June 16, 2020 Our salads go fork free In-line with Asda’s ongoing commitment to ‘Use less and recycle more’, we will be removing plastic forks from our salads and... Read More Posted: June 16, 2020 Summer of Scottish strawberries Nothing says ‘it’s summer’ like the first bite of a juicy strawberry. In the absence of everyone’s favourite tennis event... Read More Posted: June 10, 2020 British, sustainable, vibrant tomatoes We’ve supported Asda to introduce two new varieties of tomatoes to its customers, grown sustainably right here in Britain. When... Read More Posted: May 15, 2020 Modern Slavery Statement 2020 At IPL, we take our compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 very seriously. At the start of May... Read More Posted: May 7, 2020 We’ve launched a cupboard filler food box to further support those in need In a bid to continue our support for those in need during the current crisis, IPL have worked with Asda... Read More Posted: April 28, 2020 Pick for Britain website launched The new Pick for Britain website is a joint public sector and industry initiative to bring together those who are looking... Read More Posted: February 19, 2020 Reducing our use of plastic packaging To support Asda’s commitment to reduce the use of plastic in the business, we aim to remove 225 tonnes of... Read More Posted: February 3, 2020 IPL Gender Pay Gap Report 2019 IPL has today published its Gender Pay Report in line with a Government requirement for large companies to do so... Read More Posted: December 5, 2019 A worthy winner Kelly Paddington-Hughes, a Business Unit Planning Advisor at our Westry site has won our Colleague of the Quarter award for... Read More Posted: November 7, 2019 Applications now open for our 2020 Graduate Schemes We’re looking for determined, enthusiastic and innovative graduates to join our agile, fast paced business. The scale and diversity of... Read More Posted: October 2, 2019 Plastic-free living herbs IPL have supported Asda in launching a supermarket first – a range of plastic-free living herbs. All of Asda’s living... Read More Posted: September 19, 2019 A new technology to fight food waste Our Produce Technical Manager, Nasir Ahmed, on an exciting new technology… Every year as a country we waste millions of... Read More Posted: May 14, 2019 Starehe Sponsorship Since 2010, IPL have been supporting Starehe UK to provide free secondary education for promising children from all over Kenya.... Read More Posted: August 21, 2019 A worthy winner Hugo Rodrigues, an IT Service Delivery Assistant at our Spade Lane site has won our Colleague of the Quarter award... Read More Posted: April 26, 2019 Shelf life secrets IPL colleagues have appeared on BBC One’s Supermarket Secrets to explain the steps we take to ensure our produce remains... Read More Posted: April 15, 2019 Sweet secrets Our very own Nasir Ahmed has appeared on BBC One’s Supermarket Secrets alongside Gregg Wallace and our tomato grower, Andy... Read More Posted: March 27, 2019 Bringing the buzz The use of a unique seed mix has resulted in rare insect sightings in our growers fields. Operation Pollinator is... Read More Posted: March 6, 2019 Scotland’s last tomato grower Jim Shanks of Standhill Farm is Scotland’s last remaining tomato grower. Situated in the Scottish Borders, Standhill Farm was originally... Read More Posted: February 5, 2019 IPL Gender Pay Gap Report 2018 IPL has today published its Gender Pay Report in line with a Government requirement for large companies to do so... Read More Posted: February 4, 2019 IPL Sustainability Award 2018 We have awarded Ultimate Packaging with our 2018 Sustainability Award. Through Ultimate’s dedication and hard work to help Asda transform... Read More Posted: January 24, 2019 Reducing waste, fighting hunger 2018 was a monumental year which saw IPL deliver 256.3 tonnes of surplus products to FareShare. FareShare are a UK... Read More Posted: January 16, 2019 Britain loves berries Britain’s appetite for berries is showing no signs of slowing down according to Asda sales data for 2018, with raspberries... Read More Posted: December 5, 2018 An ‘exceptional’ year Gary Mac-Fall, our Senior category for potatoes explains how the weather this year has impacted our growers – and how... Read More Posted: October 30, 2018 Tropical and Terrifying Usually reserved for sipping summer drinks out of or eaten as a tropical snack, it seems pineapples now have a... Read More Posted: October 24, 2018 Standing proud between the pumpkins We’ve worked with our British growers to harvest over 1.6 million pumpkins for Asda customers. With the adoption of a... Read More Posted: September 14, 2018 Monster Melon Harvest The recent heatwave has helped our grower produce more watermelons than ever before. This year has seen a harvest of... Read More Posted: September 13, 2018 Outstanding Traceability Red Tractor is the largest food standard scheme in the UK and is an easy signpost for consumers looking for... Read More Posted: September 7, 2018 We had heat, we had pain, then we finally got some rain Jon Wynn, our Technical Manager for vegetables, has been out on the road assessing the impact of Britain’s record-breaking weather... Read More Posted: August 29, 2018 Moreish Mangoes Asda has reported a 20% year on year sales increase in whole head and prepared mangoes. Working closely with growers... Read More Posted: August 22, 2018 Summer Sun Support The combination of the hot weather and a lack of rain has made it difficult for a lot of our... Read More Posted: August 17, 2018 Naked Swedes We have taken the decision to remove the plastic wrapping from our British-grown whole swede – this will save around... Read More Posted: August 17, 2018 British Beans and Peas Jon Wynn, Manager – Technical Produce and Fran Lewis, Graduate Trainee recently visited Minor Weir & Willis Ltd, one of... Read More Posted: June 19, 2018 Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Emma Walker, Accounts Payable Team Leader and Rob McCormick, Packaging Team Leader joined Asda colleagues to tackle the Yorkshire 3... Read More Posted: May 25, 2018 Introducing: the Goutini This summer, we are introducing a brand-new type of tomato to Asda stores – the Goutini. Grown in Southport, our... Read More Posted: May 24, 2018 Open and honest feedback In 2017 we launched a new 360° feedback system within IPL. 360° feedback gives colleagues the opportunity to celebrate their... Read More Posted: May 3, 2018 Improving soil health A survey of our fresh produce supply chain by NIAB has shown the positive actions that our growers are taking... Read More © 2021 Terms & Conditions Cookie Policy Standard Terms & Conditions of Engagement Recruitment Candidate Privacy Modern Slavery Statement of Ethics Information for our suppliers COVID-19 Risk Assessment Section 172 Colleague Privacy Notice Coronavirus Privacy Notice Our use of cookies We use necessary cookies to make our site work. We'd also like to set optional analytics cookies to help us improve it. We won't set optional cookies unless you enable them. 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