We have been named ‘Exporter of the Year’ at the 2019 Made in Scotland Awards. Alban Denton, Managing Director of Loch Duart, said: “We are so proud that Loch Duart has been named Exporter of the Year at the Insider Made in Scotland Awards. We’re a small company with big ambitions and this is a success we share …
Kerry MacPhee End of Season Re-Cap
The best way to kick start the off-season has surely got to be back to back podiums in Cyclocross- so I was absolutely delighted to take the top step in my first two Scottish series cyclocross races of the season. I say ‘cyclocross season’ like I’m about to dive headfirst into another furious few weeks of travel and training but …
Bees & Salmon at Loch Duart
In a first for Scottish salmon farms Loch Duart, the independent salmon farming company, has partnered with award winning environmental organisation Plan Bee Ltd. to protect Scotland’s unique pollinators, the honey and bumble bees. It’s a long-term strategic biodiversity initiative, with hives installed at a Sutherland site near the farm and enhance habitats for native bumble bees in the Uists. …
A Passion for Extraordinary Loch Duart Salmon
On the 23rd of October, Loch Duart will welcome Cambridge Regional College for a visit to their mainland base of operations in Scourie, Sutherland. Cambridge Regional College was the hosting campus this year for the catering college chef competition “A Passion to Inspire” which Loch Duart proudly partners with. As two-time winners of “A Passion to Inspire” competition, Cambridge Regional …
Loch Duart runner up in Best Rural Food Business Award
Loch Duart, the independent salmon farming company based in Sutherland and the Hebrides, has been named runner up in the Best Food Business category at the Rural Business Awards North during a ceremony in The Last Drop Village Hotel, Bolton. The awards, which are supported by online retailer, Amazon, are a celebration of all that is great about rural business …
Loch Duart Salmon, Hendricks Gin, Cucumber Textures, Salmon Roe & Dill – Chef Alan Dickson
Loch Duart Salmon, Hendricks Gin, Cucumber Textures, Salmon Roe & Dill Recipe – Serves 4 Ingredients 200g skin on salmon fillet 1 whole cucumber Sprigs of fresh dill Rock salt 25 ml of Hendricks gin 100ml of tonic water Tsp pink peppercorns 2 tbsp salmon roe Method Trim the salmon and cut into four even portions, …
New honey and bumble bee project for Loch Duart
Plan Bee work with salmon farm to grow Uist & Sutherland bee populations In a first for Scottish salmon farms Loch Duart, the independent salmon farming company, has partnered with award winning environmental organisation Plan Bee Ltd. to protect Scotland’s unique pollinators, the honey and bumble bees. The partners have launched a long term strategic biodiversity initiative, with hives installed …
Loch Duart recognised at Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 awards
Loch Duart, the independent salmon farming company, has just been recognised at the 9th annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 awards ceremony at the London Hilton on Park Lane. Speakers at the event were Carol Kane, co-founder, and joint chief executive of boohoo.com and Steve Hewitt, chief executive of Gymshark. Alban Denton, Loch Duart’s Managing Director, who received the award said: …
Extraordinary Care, Extraordinary Welfare
Fish welfare at Loch Duart has never been better than it is now for our salmon stocks. However, like any form of farming, rearing fish, particularly at sea, can bring challenges from one day to the next and there is no room for complacency at all. At Loch Duart we are proud of our reputation for producing high quality farmed …
Best Rural Food Business Award shortlisting for Loch Duart
Salmon farm aims to win award celebrating achievements of rural businesses Loch Duart, the independent salmon farming company based in Sutherland and the Hebrides, has been shortlisted in the Best Rural Food Award, North category for the Rural Business Awards. Now in its fourth year, the awards recognise businesses operating across the rural sector, celebrating achievements from engineering through to …