RH Amar becomes B Corp™ Certified

RH Amar, one of the UK's leading food importers and distributors, has achieved B Corp™ Certification, joining a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

The certification follows a rigorous assessment process in which the family-run company was evaluated across five key impact areas: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment and Customers.

The company, which was founded in 1945 and is now led by the third generation of the Amar family, has put social and environmental responsibility at the heart of its business through its ‘Doing Business Better’ strategy which includes a commitment to donate 10% of its profits each year to charity - with more than £3 million donated to good causes since 2013.

Last year, RH Amar became carbon neutral for its own operations, and it recently completed the move to a purpose-built sustainable office and distribution facility in High Wycombe.

James Amar, RH Amar Strategy & CSR Director, said:

“We are delighted to achieve B Corp™ Certification. As a business we are committed to supporting our people, building strong partnerships, reducing our environmental impact and giving back to communities and see this certification as both recognition of our efforts to date and encouragement to keep improving.”

Chris Turner, CEO of B Lab UK, says:

“Welcoming RH Amar to the B Corp community is hugely exciting. Its commitment to doing business differently will be an inspiration to others and will help spread the notion that success in business is as much about people and planet as it is profit.”

RH Amar is now part of a growing community of over 10,700 businesses globally that have certified as B Corps. The B Corp community in the UK is the largest and fastest growing in the world, with over 2,700 companies spanning a range of different industries and sizes.

About RH Amar

RH Amar is one of the UK’s leading full-service distributors and growth partners for ambient foods - providing sales, marketing and technical support to successfully grow brands across the UK market.

The company is a family-run business, founded in 1945, and now in its third generation. It retains family values at its core and treats every brand as its own.

RH Amar’s brand portfolio includes some of the UK’s best-loved food brands such as Branston, Cafédirect, Del Monte, Divine, Dunkin’, Ella’s Kitchen, Kikkoman, Macphie, Mutti and Weetabix alongside smaller specialist brands. The company also owns the Camp Coffee, Cooks&Co and Mary Berry’s Dressings brands.

RH Amar is B Corp certified and donates 10% of its profits each year to charity, with more than £3m donated to charitable causes since 2013. View the RH Amar brand portfolio on here.