The peas corp: how a UK co-op gets them from field to freezer in 150 minutes

All systems are go at the GPS-guided operation that supplies 42 tonnes to Birds Eye

Peas are bouncing with abandon, creating an effect like bright green lava despite being frozen - as they begin the final part of their journey from field to fork.

There are 35,000 hectares (86,000 acres) of peas grown in the UK each year, mostly along the east coast from Dundee to Norfolk, producing about 160,000 tonnes of peas, equivalent to roughly 2bn portions.