Lone UK firm battles for seafood prize

ONLY one UK company has managed to make the final list at the 2018 Seafood Excellence Global Awards in Brussels later this month.

Three or four years ago, British seafood businesses were highly prominent and also took some of the top prizes.

The lone flag carrier this year is Clearwater Seafoods (Europe), based in Windsor and a subsidiary of Clearwater Canada.

It markets and distributes seafood in the United Kingdom such as scallops, lobster, clams, shrimp, snow crab.

The offering hoping to take top prize in the best retail section at the awards is its Bacon Wrapped Scallops.

A total of 40 finalists from 17 countries have been selected from an original entry of 78 to contend for top honours at the big Brussels expo, which takes place from April 24-26.

The awards have been divided into two sections, with ten finalists in contention for the best hotel/restaurant/catering products and 30 finalists in the best retail product category.

Special awards will also be presented for innovation, convenience, health and nutrition.

Once again there is increasing interest from the Far East, with seafood producers in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam strongly in contention.

France leads the pack among the European producers, followed by Iceland, Spain and Belgium.

All competition entries will be on display within the exposition itself, at stand P-4619 on the Brussels Expo Patio, and winners will be announced on Tuesday, April 24, during a special reception – open to all expo visitors and exhibitors – in Auditorium 2000 from 6:15 to 8pm.