Processing News Smokehouse sale keeps brand in Hebrides
A SMOKEHOUSE in Lochcarnan, South Uist, that closed in April has been bought and re-opened by its former production manager. Iain MacRury acquired the outlet from Loch
Duart and the smoking of salmon was due to resume last month. The new company will revive the Salar brand. ‘Salar will be open for business shortly,’ said
MacRury, who lives in the area. ‘We plan to foster local trade and home deliv-
ery customers,’ said MacRury, who lives in the area.’ Local sales have traditionally been very strong and there are home delivery customers ready to order – this will allow us to build on a solid base for the future. ‘I would like to thank Loch Duart for two
Above: Smokehouse back in business
things: firstly, helping me bring this deal to completion, and, secondly, turning away other offers, enabling this iconic business to be
Young’s may save some Scottish jobs Almost 250 jobs could be saved at the Young’s Seafood plants in Fraserburgh and Grantown on Spey following a revised restructure plan.
IN June, Young’s announced plans that it said could lead to the clo- sure of the two processing sites and the loss of more than 900 jobs. The company said it is now considering maintaining production on
a reduced scale at Fraserburgh and is seeking a buyer for Grantown on Spey. A revised option will now see the Fraserburgh factory remain open but downsize to around 250 permanent staff - around half the cur- rent number - with no redundancies before 2016. A spokesperson for Young’s did not comment when questioned on
what had prompted the revision to the original plan. In a statement, Peter Ward, CEO of Young’s Seafood, said: ‘The
company is committed to constructive engagement with all stake- holders in a transparent way to explore all and every option to retain as many jobs as is feasible. ‘I would like to thank all of the stakeholders present for their
commitment and also recognise the on-going commitment of the workforce in these difficult circumstances.’ Scottish business minister Fergus Ewing described the revised plan
as ‘a significant and welcome move’. ‘Young’s have engaged closely with the Scottish government and public sector partners. They have demonstrated a willingness to listen and recognise the value of retaining many of their dedicated workers in Scotland.’ Young’s lost a £100 million contract to supply Sainsbury’s with
Above: Scottish processing jobs will go
salmon to Marine Harvest earlier this year, and its Spey Valley Smokehouse at Grantown, which employs about 25 people, is also under threat.
Morrisons to recruit 220 for Grimsby factory
THE supermarket group Morrisons is about to begin recruiting 220 fish process workers as its second fish production facility in Grimsby nears completion. And the jobs are across a wide range of skills.
The announcement came shortly after Young’s
Seafood indicated that jobs in the town could be safe despite losing a big salmon contract. Earlier this year, Morrisons announced that it
would launch a new fish production site in the town as demand continues to grow for fresh fish
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in its stores. Morrisons completed the purchase of the
former Kerry Foods building in January and has invested substantially in the site. The new plant will help Morrisons scale up its operation from 250 tonnes of fish a week to double that amount once the base is fully operational.
Jobs including production operatives, skilled engineers and warehouse managers are among the 220 roles that need to be filled.
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retained locally within the community.’ The main product from the Salar smokehouse will be the famous Flaky Salmon, smoked in a unique kiln using a closely guarded recipe. The Salar smokehouse will employ six staff and continue to work on the quayside at Lochcarnan. Loch Duart managing director Alban Denton said: ‘As local salmon farmers and former owners of the smokehouse, we had invested a great deal of effort in keeping this business operating within the South Uist community. ‘Loch Duart is still strongly committed to business within the Hebrides and continues to employ 22 full-time members of staff in its fish farming operations on North and South Uist. ‘We’re delighted to sell the smokehouse to a
buyer in South Uist as we had feared that other potential buyers might have taken the brand and process to the mainland.’
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