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Regional Growth win for Loch Duart Salmon at top UK Food Awards
Loch Duart, the Hebrides and Sutherland based salmon farming business, has been named Regional Growth Business for Scotland & Northern Ireland at the Food and Drink Federation Awards 2017. On an amazing night for the innovative Loch Duart team, they were presented with the award at The Brewery in London … Continued

Scottish Food Ambassador appointment marks another first for Loch Duart
Loch Duart, the independent salmon farming business based in the Hebrides and Sutherland, has recruited Patrick Evans as their Scottish Food Ambassador. Patrick’s role bridges the gap between sales and the culinary community, with his extensive experience as a chef supporting the marketing of Loch Duart’s extraordinary tasting salmon. The … Continued

Kerry Macphee Battles To Silver At The British Championships
I was extremely enthusiastic to win the silver medal at the British Championships at Cannock Chase by Stafford. Despite the fantastic outcome, the process itself was very grim and painful. [su_slider source=”media: 2192,2191,2189″ height=”200″] While I was training for Cannock Chase I had struggled a bit with allergies in … Continued

Better farmed salmon means even better health benefits
In today’s health-conscious world, we all know what to do to improve our health. Take regular exercise and eat good food. Salmon is a popular choice for people who eat healthily because the benefits are well known. Salmon is high in protein and one of the best sources of Omega-3. … Continued

Cleaner fish – what do they do?
Cleaner fish (or companion fish) are now commonly used in salmon farming around the world (See image of wrasse in our salmon pens – they are curious fish and are coming up to the Go-Pro for a look)! The principle behind it is that the cleaner fish eat any parasites … Continued

Loch Duart salmon wins Foodservice Product of the Year at Scottish Food ‘Oscars’
Loch Duart, the salmon farming business based in North West Scotland, has received the ‘Foodservice Product of the Year’ award at the Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards. Loch Duart was presented to Simon Maguire, Finance Director, the award at the ceremony held last night (18th May) in the Edinburgh … Continued

Loch Duart named Food and Drink Company of the Year
Loch Duart, the salmon farming business based in North West Scotland, has won the Food and Drink Company of the Year at Scottish Business Insider’s Made in Scotland Awards. Announced at a ceremony last night (19th April) at the Glasgow Science Centre, Loch Duart was chosen for its innovative … Continued

Three great reasons why Loch Duart salmon should be on your menu
At Loch Duart, in the far north west of Scotland, we’re very proud of what we do. We work hard to produce the very best fish and we want to share with you three great reasons why Loch Duart salmon should be on your menu. The Taste Taste is everything! … Continued

Support for our local communities
Loch Duart has been part of Scourie and Sutherland for nearly 20 years now, and we like to think we’ve become a familiar and welcome part of this close-knit community. Of course we couldn’t have become the established, sustainable salmon business we’re now recognised as without the support and close … Continued
Loch Duart omega-3 results remain high
On Thursday 6th October the BBC reported that “omega-3 levels in farmed salmon have halved over the last five years”. That doesn’t apply to Loch Duart where our omega-3 levels remain high. In fact our results are considerably higher than the stated average for farmed salmon in the BBC … Continued

Kerry MacPhee: I feel I belong
Loch Duart has supported Kerry on her rise to international standards and we are delighted with her success – most recently winning silver in the 2016 Scottish Cyclocross Championships. Kerry MacPhee says her season ending ride in Istanbul has finally made her realise she deserves to race in elite company … Continued