IRISH SMOKED SALMON PRODUCER PROFILES - 1 BORD BIA Bord Bia aims to drive through market insight, and in partnership with industry, the commercial success of a world class Irish food, drink and horticulture industry. Bord Bia has 13 offices overseas in Europe, Middle East, Asia and North America, in order to promote trade in international markets. Bord Bia, through its international office network, plays a key role in assisting the Irish seafood sector in developing sales in a number of emerging seafood markets. Through the range of services provided to seafood clients in areas such as trade research, customer profiling, buyer-supplier contact events, in-store and online seafood promotions and trade awareness events, Bord Bia has been instrumental in assisting the Irish seafood sector establish a foothold in these markets. Irish seafood overview www.bordbia.ie 2 - IRISH SMOKED SALMON PRODUCER PROFILES ORIGIN GREEN Ireland enjoys a strong reputation as a source of natural, high quality food, drink and ingredients and with our temperate climate and our green countryside, we have started from a strong position for sustainable food and drink production. Origin Green is the first national sustainability programme of its kind. orkingW at both farm and manufacturing level, Origin Green clearly sets out Ireland’s ambition to become a world leader in the delivery of sustainable, high-quality food and drink products. Independently verified at every stage, this voluntary programme sees food manufacturers develop a sustainability plan that defines clear targets in key areas of sustainability, such as raw material sourcing, emissions, energy, waste, water, biodiversity and social sustainability including health and wellness. With the global population expected to rise by 2.4 billion before the year 2050, the world will need to produce up to twice as much food from increasingly limited resources. It has been said that over the next 40 years, we will have to produce as much food as we have in the last 8,000. In order to meet these challenges it requires everyone involved in the food industry to commit to producing more from less, necessitating the adoption of more sustainable practices. It is with these challenges in mind which led to the launch of Origin Green in 2012, an initiative by Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board. www.origingreen.ie IRISH SMOKED SALMON PRODUCER PROFILES - 3 IRISH ORGANIC SALMON FROM IRELAND Ireland is an international leader in responsible and organic seafood production. Irish organic salmon was the first seafood product to achieve the official French Agriculture Biologique (AB Bio) status and is recognised throughout Europe. Responsible stewardship and environmental protection are core principles guiding the development of our wild fisheries and aquaculture. Ireland’s global market share in salmon production is less than 1% and production is on average 13,000 tonnes per annum. Close to 95% of our total production is now certified to an organic standard or quality labels such as AB Bio, Naturland, Irish Quality Organic and the European Organic standard. Irish organic salmon thrive in the wild pristine waters along Ireland’s westerly coastline producing organic salmon since 1995. Much of the exposed westerly coastline has a 1A rating for water quality - the best there is. This, combined with the knowledge and expertise that has been built up over the last 3 decades, has given the Irish salmon industry a reputation for producing the finest quality organic salmon in the world. Irish salmon farming conditions are unique. Huge sea pens, located on the Atlantic coastline, expose salmon to strong marine currents and provide more than 10,000 cubic meters of water to swim in – the equivalent of a large cathedral. Stocking densities are very low: approximately two fish per 1,000 litres of seawater and less than 1% of pen volume stocked with organic salmon. Over an average of 18 months, salmon swim an equivalent of 13,000kms before reaching market size, comparable to the distance travelled in their natural migration. 4 - IRISH SMOKED SALMON PRODUCER PROFILES Key principles of organic fish production include: 1. Only organic, sustainable and GMO-free feed is used 2. Low stocking densities protect welfare and health (max 10kg per M3) 3. Natural ingredients are used for pigmentation 4. Producers operate an integrated environmental management system with a commitment to environmental, social and economic sustainability. Organic salmon from Ireland is among the most environmentally friendly and healthiest salmon farmed in the world. Our low intensity farming techniques lead to superior quality and in consequence higher demand. Organic salmon from Ireland has become a preferred reference for major international buyers because of our quality, environmental, food safety and certification criteria which are tracked and verified. The strong nutritional profile of organic salmon is maintained through a high level of sustainably sourced marine proteins in organic salmon feed to guarantee high levels of omega 3 fatty acids in fresh Irish organic salmon when it reaches the consumer. All of the salmon producers profiled in this directory are on the journey to becoming full members of Origin Green which is the only sustainability programme in the world that operates on a national scale. Independently verified, it enables Ireland’s producers to set and achieve measurable sustainability targets – reducing environmental impact, serving local communities more effectively and protecting the extraordinarily rich natural resources that our country enjoys. For more information on Irish seafood, please contact: Tel: 00353-1-6685155 Email: [email protected] www.bordbia.ie IRISH SMOKED SALMON PRODUCER PROFILES - 5 IRISH SMOKED SALMON PRODUCER PROFILES BALLYCOTTON SEAFOOD LTD ..........................................................8 BURREN SMOKEHOUSE .....................................................................10 CARR & SONS .....................................................................................12 DUNCANNON SMOKEHOUSE ..........................................................14 DUNN’S OF DUBLIN ...........................................................................16 GOOD FISH COMPANY ......................................................................18 HANLON’S SMOKEHOUSE ................................................................20 ISLAND SEAFOODS ............................................................................22 IRISH SEASPRAY .................................................................................24 KILMORE QUAY FINE FOODS............................................................26 QUINLAN’S FISH .................................................................................28 UMMERA ..............................................................................................30 WRIGHTS OF HOWTH ........................................................................32 YAWL BAY SEAFOODS ........................................................................34 6 - IRISH SMOKED SALMON PRODUCER PROFILES SMOKED SALMON PRODUCER LOCATIONS MAP IRISH SMOKED SALMON PRODUCER PROFILES - 7 BALLYCOTTON SEAFOOD LTD Established in 1985 by Richard and Mary Walsh, Ballycotton Seafood Ltd is a family owned seafood business. We have developed our business based on providing the freshest produce and quality artisan seafood using the best of locally caught fish and natural ingredients. Today we have our own boats in addition to having a number of boats that land their catch exclusively to Ballycotton Seafood. We are not just fish mongers; Ballycotton Seafood is a one stop shop for your fish and seafood requirements. We have our own smokehouse where we employ age old traditional techniques when smoking fish. Our traditional techniques have passed from one generation to the next and this continuity ensures we provide premium smoked fish. Ballycotton Seafood Smoked Salmon is sold through our own shops to hotels and restaurants, local wholesalers and caterers as well as being exported across Europe. We now employ over 60 people in our state of the art processing plant and retail outlets. To ensure we maintain our standards we have continually invested in our business through the years. We have a fully licensed fish plant on the shores of Ballycotton Bay. We have the necessary food safety management systems to ensure that the fish landed and delivered to us is handled and processed to the highest standards thereby ensuring that it is in the best and freshest condition when it reaches our shops and customers. We have four fish shops located in the Old English Market Cork, Midleton, Glanmire and Garryvoe. We supply the food service sector in Ireland locally and nationally; and we export to Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal and the UK. Contact: Keith Birdthistle, General Manager Business Phone: +353 21 4646522 / +353 86 4669910 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ballycottonseafood.ie Address: Ballyhimikin, Garryvoe, Co. Cork 8 - IRISH SMOKED SALMON PRODUCER PROFILES SPECIALISTS IN DOMESTIC/EXPORT SPLIT Oak Smoked Salmon (Cold Smoked) 40% Domestic / 60% Export COMPANY SIZE BRAND/PRIVATE SPLIT Between €10m and €30m 80% Brand / 20% Private PRODUCT RANGE USPS • Smoked Salmon Salmon is smoked to a tried and tested • Salmon – whole, fresh fillets family recipe that has been perfected • White fish, whole and filleted over 30 years. • Prawns – fresh ACCREDITIONS KEY CUSTOMERS HACCP • Own retail outlets • Domestic