About us
Our vision
Working with our dedicated grower groups, we will be the UK’s leading supplier of sustainable roots, potatoes and organic vegetables. Building on our organic heritage, we will be at the forefront of regenerative farming, providing healthy food to more people, and a healthier planet too.
Our values
We want to reshape how people connect food, with farming and the natural environment. We work in partnership to provide roots, potatoes, and organic vegetables sustainably and responsibly to the nation, farming now and for future generations.
Different and better products – specialty and organic
4Life – excellence in sustainability
Operational excellence
Better consumer and shopper insight
Collaboration with our customers
Our team
James Barker
COO
Joe Rolfe
Managing Director Roots and Farming
Mike Scott
Managing Director Potatoes
Andrew Hayter
Head of Procurement (Sutton Bridge)
Ashleigh McQueen
Senior HR Business Partner
Ben Stephens
Group Financial Controller
Bex Goldsmith
National Account Manager
Brogan Connolly
Technical Procurement Manager
Calvin Leuty
Head Of Finance (Sutton Bridge)
Henry Brown
Head Of Sales (Sutton Bridge)
Jeff Ffitch
Head of Technical – Roots
Katie Gibbons
Senior Commercial Manager
Melissa Goodman
Head of Group Compliance
Micael Rodrigues
Procurement Manager
Phil Hackett
General Manager
Richard Winrow
National Account Manager
Sarah Abbott
HR Business Partner
Our heritage
Back in 1898, Harry and Percy Burgess first began growing vegetables in the Peterborough Fens and running a fruit and vegetable shop in Richmond, London. Since then, we have evolved into a leading supplier of sustainable roots, potatoes and organic vegetables for the UK with active involvement from the fourth generation of the Burgess family.
1898
Harry and Percy Burgess begin growing vegetables in East Anglia and running a fruit and vegetable shop in Richmond, London.
1946
Russell Burgess Ltd was established to pack and market fresh fruit and vegetables.
1999
A joint-venture growing operation was formed between Las Lomas and the Produce World Group in 1999.
2000
Russell Burgess merges with Sutton Bridge Ltd to form Solanum Ltd.
2014
TIO and Fenmarc Roots division based at Swinderby acquired; strengthening position in key markets.
2015
Major investment in our Sutton Bridge and Isleham sites.
2018
Trading as Burgess Farms, we restructured into two divisions, Burgess Farm Produce and RBOrganic.
2023
We brought all roots packing under one roof in order to maximise efficiency and reduce carbon footprint of despatch.