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Zest Beach Clean Up! 🌊♻️ Throwback to last week when some of our amazing Zest team swapped the office for the ocean and headed to our closest local beach, armed with litter pickers! After a bustling summer by the sea, we partnered with BCP Council to give Durley Chine some well-deserved TLC. Big thanks to our crew who took time out of their busy schedules to make a difference! 💪🌍 #teamzest #beachcleanup #communitymatters
Happy Tuesday! ☀️ We hope you all made the most of the sunny Bank Holiday weekend! We’re back in action today, but still dreaming about the amazing ice creams from @icecreambournemouth, who stopped by during the recent heatwave. The perfect way to cool down — and such a treat! 🍦✨
ZestFest 2025 ☀️⚓️ What a night! Last Friday, we set sail for our annual summer party — and it might just have been our best one yet! Aboard The Island Scene with the amazing team at @coastalcruisespoole, we cruised out from Poole Quay for an unforgettable evening of sunshine, sea air, and summer vibes. From delicious fish & chips, to dancing under the golden sky whilst taking in the breath-taking views of the harbour and Old Harry Rocks — it was everything we could’ve hoped for! Perfect weather, great music, even better company 💛 We're already counting down to the next Zest adventure!
We understand that it's the thoughtful touches that go a long way in building a positive and valued workplace, so here at Zest, we've created our own greeting card collection to celebrate all of life's little wins. Whether it's a course passed, a birthday, an engagement, or just a 'thank you' for a colleague's help and kindness, we've got a selection of cards for our staff to choose from to brighten up someone's day. Plus, when you celebrate your annual 'Zestiversary' with us, along with a card and gift, you'll also receive an additional holiday day added to your allowance each year (up to 5 days) to use towards more of life's special moments. Zest Staff, come and grab these from the People or Marketing Office! Not one of us yet? Get in touch to see what opportunities we may have for you!
Did you know that we have our own Zest apparel? For the past 6 years or so, we've been supplying our teams with Zest branded clothing, because who doesn't love one less decision to make in the morning?! More recently, our very talented design team have spent some time revitalising our apparel line, bringing better quality fabrics, better cuts, and most importantly, better designs! Their latest drop back in April was filled with springtime vibes, and consisted of 3 different hoodies and 4 different t-shirt designs, including this 'Sun & Sea' tee to get us all in the mood for the warmer weather. Having our own clothing line is a huuuge work perk as it ensures all of our staff can benefit from premium garments at super reasonable prices, without the added pressure of what to wear to stay comfortable in the office. Check out our 'Zest Apparel' page on our Careers site for more details of the design process!
Spring is our favourite time of year here at Zest as we take the time to reflect on our previous financial year and share our exciting plans for the next. We do this by hosting our company wide celebration event, and this year's was one of our best! 'Cheers to the Year' 2025 was spent at the beautiful English Oak Vineyard, just a short vintage bus ride away from our HQ in Bournemouth. We toured the vineyard, indulged in a 5 course meal, and soaked up the sunshine with some live music and of course, some local wine tasting. There's nothing we love more than spending quality time with our teams and thanking them for all their hard work and dedication to Zest. Here's to 25-26!
Happy Easter! Ahead of the long bank holiday weekend, we handed out a little something for each of our team members to enjoy on Easter. Do we think any of them will save theirs for Sunday? Absolutely not!
Zest Water Bottles To raise awareness for World Water day, which takes place on the 22nd of March every year, we encouraged our staff to consider the different ways they could use water more responsibly to help protect the planet. One of the approaches we focused on was reducing plastic and water waste by using reusable bottles. With this in mind, we handed out each of our staff a brand-new Zest water bottle for them to use both in and outside of the office. And whilst the sun was shining, we even took a quick trip down to the beach to show them off!
Probation Passes February was a month of celebrating 4 of our incredible employees successfully passing their 6 month probations. Congratulations to Darren (Operations Analyst), Rico (Sales Advisor), Mia (Helpdesk Advisor), and Daniel (Helpdesk Advisor). We're so pleased for you all, and excited to see how your journey with Zest blossoms!
Zest Book Swap Last Friday, we celebrated National Book Giving Day here at Zest by introducing our own book swap initiative! We added two new bookshelves to one of our meeting rooms and kick started the swap by adding some new and pre-loved books, alongside some games and colouring books, to create a new relaxing breakout room. We asked our lovely teams to have a rummage at home and add any books they were happy to share, with the concept of 'take a book, leave a book' in mind, to keep the swap going. Erin, our Junior Designer, even made some Zest branded bookmarks for everyone! We're so excited to see the shelves fill up and change, and we're feeling grateful to have another space for our staff to spend some time and connect with each other. Happy book swapping!
