Loch Duart shortlisted for community award

SCOTTISH salmon farmer Loch Duart has been named as a finalist in the Food and Drink Federation Awards. The company, which farms in Sutherland and the Uists, is shortlisted in the Community Partner category, recognising its support for local projects. Loch Duart, in association with its feed supplier, Cargill Aqua Nutrition, set up the Salmon…

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Scottish salmon exports down 20%

SCOTTISH salmon exports were down by 20.1 per cent in the first nine months of 2018, according to figures released by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) in December. While food and drink exports increased by 1.8 per cent to £16.4 billion from January to September 2018, when compared to the same period in 2017,…

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Fish Update Briefing, Friday, August 10

FOOD CHIEF EXPRESSES BREXIT ALARM THE head of the Food and Drink Federation in the UK, whose members include seafood companies, has called for a meeting with ministers on the impact of Britain leaving the EU without a deal. Chief executive Ian Wright, told the ‘i’ newspaper that Brexit was ‘shaping up to be the…

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