About Belazu Ingredient Company

The Belazu Ingredient Company are a food manufacturer and distributor that began life over 25 years ago as the Fresh Olive Company.

During that time they have gone on to forge a reputation in the food service industry, supplying an illustrious customer base.

Today, Belazu offer more than just olives and olive oil - they now supply a wide variety of innovative and traditional antipasti, grains, pastes and vinegars too, with more than 300 product lines on offer.

The company is guided by five core principles: people, passion, customer, accountability, and honesty. Staff are heavily involved in the development of these values - every member of the team has been consulted to provide specific examples of how these values would look in the context of their department and working day to build a behavioural database.

Based in Middlesex and with two offices in the UK, Belazu was founded and is still run by Adam Wells, George Bennell and Charlie Hodges.

What is it like to work for Belazu Ingredient Company

Wellbeing

73% of staff agreed:

I am happy with the balance between my work and home life

Wellbeing is an important focus of monthly one to-one conversations with line managers, in which staff can talk about management and personal issues, as well as working relationships and workload.

73% of staff agreed:

I am happy with the balance between my work and home life

Giving Something Back

93% of staff agreed:

My organisation encourages charitable activities

One example of Belazu’s work in the community is that, together with School Food Matters, the Belazu Foundation organised a Summer Club for the local community in Greenford for children dependent on free school meals.

93% of staff agreed:

My organisation encourages charitable activities

Fair Deal

71% of staff agreed:

I am happy with the pay and benefits I receive in this job

As the company is founded and run by three friends, people are at the heart of the business and one of their goals is to provide as much opportunity to progress within the company as possible, whatever the employee’s background might be.

71% of staff agreed:

I am happy with the pay and benefits I receive in this job

Learn more about the 8 factors of workplace engagement here

Benefits:

Charity Activities

At least 20% of staff are known to undertake charitable activities during business hours without incurring financial loss
Profit Related Payment

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Development

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