Our History
1958
David Lawes joins Green Leaves Watercress as a Production Worker.
1972
David is appointed Managing Director of Green Leaves Watercress.
1987
David acquires Green Leaves Watercress (having by now set up his own company Simayne Sun Ltd). David's son, Simon, joins the business.
1988
Simon opens Sun Salads, a high street fruit and vegetable shop in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.
1989
Sun Salads begins wholesale operations of fruit and vegetables, particularly watercress.
2000
Sun Salads commences supply to Natures Way Foods.
2002
Ludwell site acquired.
2004
Sun Salads (by now Sun Salads Ltd) becomes part of the Natures Way Foods group.
2005
Sun Salads acquires and develops its Andover site.
2006
Sun Salads acquires a 6.5 hectare site in Seville, Spain and sets up Sun Salads Espana to meet year round demand for watercress.
2010
Sun Salads wins the "Cleaner Water" category of the Environment Agency’s Environmental Pioneer Awards.
2014
10th birthday of Sun Salads Ltd. Simon’s son Dan joins the business. Sun Salads builds a modern packing facility on its Holwell, Dorset site.
