Whitby Seafoods Ltd
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Whitby Seafoods is a private British company specialising in frozen seafood coated in batter and breadcrumbs that was founded in 1985. It employs 140 people in the North Yorkshire
fishing port of Whitby
. The business processes up to 3,000 tonnes each year and realises an annual turnover of £15 million across the UK in both food service and retail sectors.
Whitby Seafoods' business is predominantly business to business sales, specifically to catering
establishments.
Whitby’s economy is based on fishing and the tourist trade, and located at the mouth of the river Esk, it is well suited for shipping to other areas in Europe
. Nipmark Ltd began trading as The Whitby Shellfish Company in 1963. The assets were acquired by Graham Whittle in 1985, creating Whitby Seafoods Ltd. The company moved to a 40000 sq ft (3,716.1 m²) factory on the outskirts of Whitby, and in 2007 acquired Kilkeel
, Northern Ireland
based Middleton Seafoods.
The South North Sea scampi fisheries have entered assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council
(MSC) standard, which will later allow Whitby Scampi to display the MSC eco-friendly badge.
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
fishing port of Whitby
Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a combined maritime, mineral and tourist heritage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey where Caedmon, the...
. The business processes up to 3,000 tonnes each year and realises an annual turnover of £15 million across the UK in both food service and retail sectors.
Whitby Seafoods' business is predominantly business to business sales, specifically to catering
Catering
Catering is the business of providing foodservice at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, public house , or other location.-Mobile catering:A mobile caterer serves food directly from a vehicle or cart that is designed for the purpose...
establishments.
Whitby’s economy is based on fishing and the tourist trade, and located at the mouth of the river Esk, it is well suited for shipping to other areas in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Nipmark Ltd began trading as The Whitby Shellfish Company in 1963. The assets were acquired by Graham Whittle in 1985, creating Whitby Seafoods Ltd. The company moved to a 40000 sq ft (3,716.1 m²) factory on the outskirts of Whitby, and in 2007 acquired Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the main fishing port on the Down coast, and its harbour houses one of the largest fishing fleets in Ireland. It had a population of 6,338 people according to the 2001 Census...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
based Middleton Seafoods.
The South North Sea scampi fisheries have entered assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council
Marine Stewardship Council
The Marine Stewardship Council is an independent non-profit organization with an ecolabel and fishery certification programme. Fisheries that are assessed and meet the standard can use the MSC blue ecolabel. The MSC mission is to 'reward sustainable fishing practices’...
(MSC) standard, which will later allow Whitby Scampi to display the MSC eco-friendly badge.