Food Chain - Issue 202 - October 2024 | Page 58

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employee owned , so that ’ s the legacy of our founders , and now we have partners celebrating 35 years with the company .”
Enhancing efficiencies
John goes on to explain the company ’ s products : “ Aquascot supplies and manages the chain of custody for all Waitrose farmed Scottish salmon and sea trout . We purchase , portion and manage the ethics and sustainability of the fish . We also do other value-added products , such as skewers , kebabs , and burgers ; all primarily going into Waitrose . On top of this we have dedicated entertainment lines that Waitrose customers can order for their own special events .
“ In addition , we also have our own branded Feel Good Fish which we portion and pack . The business has also been diversified and now includes the Shore brand , a Scottish seaweed company which makes outstanding seaweed crisps . As well as being very tasty the crisps promote a fully sustainable local ingredient , seaweed . We recently launched a new Salt & Balsamic flavor in September .
“ This year we have also begun our filleting business and service contracts with some of our farming partners . Our upgraded machinery has given us this ability .” John elaborates on these recent investments : “ We ’ ve recently put £ 4.2 million into new processing equipment . Given the small size of our team this was a massive achievement for us . This was driven by an ambition to stay competitive in the market , as well as the recognition that the latest equipment offers benefits not only to us as a business but also to our customer in terms of Waitrose . We have upgraded our primary processing kit as well as some packaging lines , motivated in part by Waitrose moving to vertical merchandising that utilizes different fixtures .
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