New Granit Vessel is Launched

September 2017

The Naming ceremony took place in Bergen for the fantastic brand new Granit fishing vessel, making it the biggest and finest in Norway's fleet. Granit is the latest generation of sophisticated factory vessel for the Norwegian fleet and is outfitted to catch, process and freeze shrimp and MSC certified source whitefish, available exclusively in Britain direct from the vessel to Unique Seafood customers.

Unique Seafood nominated as The Food Awards London 2017 Finalist

February 2017

Unique Seafood are delighted to have been nominated as a finalist in the Seafood Supplier of the Year, The Food Awards London. A big "Thank you" to the judges for this prestigious accolade; looking forward to seeing many of our friends at the awards ceremony on the 20 March.

http://www.thefoodawards.info/

We are Moving!

December 2016

From 24 December 2016 Unique Seafood Ltd and Unique Seafood Pelagic Ltd are moving offices. Our new address will be:

2 Floor, Grabex Business Centre
Murray Road, Orpington
BR5 3QY

Unique Seafood Win "The Seafood Supplier of the Year" Award at The Food Awards London 2016

31 March 2016

Unique Seafood is delighted to have won The Seafood Supplier of the Year award at the Food Awards London 2016 event held on 29 March at the London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London.

Unique Seafood was one of ten nominated seafood distributors in the event. Martin Brown, Unique Seafood Sales Director said, "Winning this Award is a great honour for Unique Seafood. We will treasure the accolade and it will spur us on to continue in our mission to provide top quality, sustainable seafood direct from our partner vessels in volumes to meet the appetites of our customers."

Best Multiple Fish and Chip Operator Award Finalists Announced as part of the 2016 National Fish & Chip Awards

19 November 2015

Three of the UK's leading fish and chip businesses have been shortlisted as finalists in the Best Multiple Fish and Chip Operator Award as part of the 2016 National Fish & Chip Awards, organised by Seafish and sponsored by Unique Seafood.

The three finalists - FishnChickn (with 35 establishments* across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hampshire and Hertfordshire); Harlees (with outlets in Amesbury, Corfe Mullen, Ferndown, Herston, Poole Quay, Verwood, Parade Swanage and Salisbury) and Seniors Fish and Chips (operating in Bispham, Blackpool, Lytham and Thornton) - have been ‘fried and tested' coming out on top as the ultimate fish frying groups. They will now complete against each other in the race to bag the top accolade and become the UK's best multiple fish and chip operator.

The shortlisted businesses have been assessed across their whole business operation on a variety of criteria including the responsible sourcing policies of raw ingredients, outlet appearance and facilities, menu development and innovation, customer satisfaction monitoring, staff development and training programmes, marketing and promotional activity and the adherence to dietary requirements.

Finalists will receive further mystery shopping assessments by industry experts to ascertain the quality of the fish and chips on offer and the levels of customer service provided by staff, to determine who will be announced as overall winner at the awards ceremony in London in January 2016.

Sponsored by Unique Seafood Limited, the Best Multiple Fish and Chip Operator Award recognises and celebrates the best fish and chip businesses with three or more premises in the UK.

Award sponsor Martin Brown, Director of Retail and Distribution of Unique Seafood Limited, commented: "We're once again very proud to sponsor the Best Multiple Fish and Chip Operator Award. Now in its seventh year, the award has become an excellent vehicle for ensuring that businesses strive to maintain high standards across multiple locations.

"The standard of entrants increase year on year, it's encouraging to witness fish and chip businesses paying more attention to the topic of sustainability as well as offering great value and choice. I would like to thank all the entrants and congratulate the three finalists, they should be very proud of their hard work and commitment."

Mel Groundsell, Corporate Relations Director of Seafish, said: "The National Fish & Chip Awards showcase a diverse range of award categories that cater for every aspect of running a successful business, including the maintenance of high standards across multiple outlet establishments.

"Running three or more premises is a very demanding task that requires an efficient systematic approach and a high level of commitment. The finalists showcased all of these qualities and their determination to succeed has definitely paid off. I wish them the best of luck in the final round of judging – I look forward to seeing who will take the crown at the awards ceremony."

Culminating in an awards ceremony at The Lancaster London Hotel on 20 January 2016, The National Fish & Chip Awards are recognised as one of the most prominent and respected seafood industry events in the UK. Widely considered as the ‘Oscars' of the fish frying industry, they celebrate the great British tradition of fish and chips, recognising the best talent, quality and choice offered by fish and chip businesses.

On Target!

left to right: Douglas, Lee, Brian, Frazer, Alex, Josh, Niklas, Harald and Claude.

14 October 2014

A team of Unique Seafood's adrenalin junkies have just taken part in a thrill-packed full day of paintballing. Just another day in the office hitting targets then!

A Successful Fish Frying Fast Food Show

13 October 2014

Thanks to all that met us yesterday at Fish Frying Fast Food Show. It was great to meet you and we look forward to supplying MSC certified Cod and Haddock

Our Latest Addition

10 October 2014

The latest addition to our fleet has taken to the road to meet customer demand for superb quality, healthgiving Unique Seafood

Unique Seafood team return from a successful Seafood Expo

Unique Seafood's team have just returned from a busy time at Seafood Expo in Brussels. Attending as part of the SperreFish stand demonstrates Unique Seafood's position as a complete supply chain solution, from net to delivery.

Customers can depend on Unique for consistent quality and quantity, with known provenance Cod and Haddock from the MSC approved cold clear waters of the Barents Sea. The time lapse video below shows buyers' appetites for Unique Seafood and SperreFish seafood quality:

Unique Seafood's Alan Butt and Doug Watts meet visitors at
The Expo West Cornwall Show

Unique Seafood's Alan Butt and Doug Watts are meeting a steady stream of visitors at The Expo West Cornwall Show, the catering, hospitality, food and drink show for the South West which continues today and tomorrow 5 & 6 March 2014 at Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7JE

Expo West Cornwall Show Website

Great interest is being shown by fish friers, takeaway owners, hoteliers and restuarateurs for Unique Seafood's MSC approved source IQF Cod and Haddock which is already a huge success across the region.

Meet Alan and Doug from Unique Seafood on Stand H33a or call 0203 260 3580

IQF Cod and Haddock Bites

Our IQF Cod and Haddock bites delivered direct to your door are the perfect portion and fillet for popular size fish and chip meals.

The succulent, bite-sized chunks of MSC certified, IQF Cod and Haddock have a deep even thickness and are supplied as prime and standard cut providing a nutritious, cost-effective and flexible serving option to serve as you want, from a child's meal to a feast!

Our Cod and Haddock bites are skinless and boneless and are available in 10Kg packs – and your customers will love them!

Contact us for direct supplies - 0203 260 3580

Report from the Conxemar Seafood Show in Vigo North West Spain

Brent Bedford managing director of Unique Seafood Pelagic Ltd. has just returned from the Conxemar Seafood Show in Vigo North West Spain http://www.conxemar.com/

Brent reports:

"The directors and management here at Unique Seafood believe it is of upmost importance to maintain our personal relationships with our suppliers from every corner of the globe. Visiting seafood exhibitions such as Conxemar enables us to meet our suppliers face to face to discuss global market conditions and issues affecting the industry.

This personal approach helps us to ensure the on-going continuity of quality products that we can offer to our ever expanding customer base"

Delicious Cod and Haddock loin that your customers will love

Our top quality Haddock and Cod Loin provides a deep even thickness of fish that your customers will love.

• Norwegian Frozen at Sea for a fresh taste
• Consistent quality and depth
• Skinless and boneless
• Handy 10lb and 10kg packs
• MSC Approved sustainable source

For direct supply call Unique Seafood - 0203 260 3580

Pantrini's of Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear Wins National Fish & Chip Awards 2013 - sponsored by Unique Seafood Ltd

Leigh Foster, Lee Taylor, Sarah Taylor and Adele Kilpatrick of Pantrinis, Whitley Bay, winners of the Best Multiple Fish and Chip Operator Award at The National Fish & Chip Awards 2013, organised by Seafish, the authority on seafood, with Martin Brown (R), Director of Retail and Distribution at award sponsors Unique Seafood Limited and Rory Bremner (L).

Pantrini's, the fish and chip shop chain in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear celebrated winning a national award as part of the National Fish & Chip Awards 2013 organised by Seafish, the authority on seafood.

The fish and chip shops won the 'Best Multiple Fish and Chip Operator Award,' sponsored by Unique Seafood Limited, having gone through a gruelling judging process. All areas of business were under scrutiny; from head office level to shop level, with judges taking into account the standard of customer service, marketing and promotional activity, responsible sourcing of ingredients, general business practices and commercial awareness.

Sarah Taylor, director of Pantrinis said: "We're over the moon to have won the Best Multiple Fish and Chip Operator Award and it means a great deal to everyone who works with us.

"It's great to be recognised for our efforts as it's always a challenge opening a new unit and expanding our operations, however this award gives a confidence boost and lets us know we're on the right track."

Paul Williams, Chief Executive of Seafish said: "The standard of entrants was incredibly high and it took the judges a considerable time deliberating over who the overall winner would be.

"Pantrini's bagged the top spot as they demonstrated a fantastic understanding of the importance of crucial business elements, from head office to shop level, and across all their outlets. As such, their customers can benefit from the efforts of the entire team when enjoying their great tasting fish and chips."

Martin Brown, of Unique Seafood Limited said: "Pantrini's is a great example to the industry, as maintaining high standards across a number of units is never easy."

The National Fish & Chip Awards, now in their 25 year, are the most prestigious event for anyone involved in sourcing, producing and selling Britain's most iconic dish.