Experienced salad cress producers

For over half a century we’ve been growing and supplying fresh produce to supermarkets, wholesalers, distributors and caterers. For the last forty years we’ve concentrated on growing high quality salad cress for our customers.

Growing salad cress

We take unprocessed seed, add the raw materials – natural fertilisers, peat and water – and allow it to grow in a controlled environment until the cress meets our customers’ requirements.

Our extremely stringent hygiene controls eliminate the use of pesticides at any point in the production process.

Packing

Salad cress supplied by us at WS Bentley comes in two forms:

    Ready to Eat – cut, washed and pre-packed
    In Punnets – growing salad cress to enhance the shelf life

Both are transported to customers in refrigerated vehicles to ensure the produce stays as fresh as possible.

Best practice

To ensure the highest standards and full traceability are maintained throughout our operation we employ HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control points). We are also assured produce accredited and conform to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) standard.

W S Bentley and education

If you’re a teacher or student who is interested in finding out more about the science behind growing cress then visit our Education Zone. Here you’ll discover how to grow your own cress by applying science.

For more information about WS Bentley, or to discover more about our salad cress growing operation call 01274 851214 or complete our online contact form.