Loch Duart flags Label Rouge accreditation as salmon producer with Dingwall plant eyes markets across Europe
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A SALMON producer which recently took over a processing plant in Dingwall is touting a prestigious seal of approval given to some of its exports.
Loch Duart says that all of its salmon is raised to the exacting French government-controlled Label Rouge standards.
It says the official endorsement by French authorities is only given to food or farmed produce of superior quality, with a particular focus on taste.
French-born Marie MacAleese, Loch Duart’s business development manager, has been leading development of the new line. She said: “The world of food service and retail is moving towards convenience. Our customers across Europe can now share the amazing taste and quality of Loch Duart salmon, reared with care over three years in north-west Scotland, in a fillet format.”
Loch Duart says it was the first salmon farming company in the world to become RSPCA assured and had its bespoke feed made from precisely known sources in 2004. It was named one of the London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire’.
The firm produces more than 6000 tonnes of high-quality salmon each year from its farms in Sutherland and the Outer Hebrides.
It has opened a factory in Dingwall, "closing the circle" between egg and customer delivery.
It employs 160 people in the Western Isles, Sutherland and Ross and Cromarty.
Loch Duart salmon is supplied to leading hotels, restaurants and retailers at home and across the world.
New Dingwall processing facility helps 'close the circle' for ambitious firm
