At Sea With Loch Duart Here you see a member of Fine Yacht Provisions/Chez Laurent making a delivery to one of the ‘mega-yachts’ that cruise the Mediterranean in the summer. We’re delighted to hear from Laurent Castel, the founder and owner of the company, that fresh, smoked and cured Loch Duart Salmon is a big hit with the mega-rich. Laurent …
Lady Luck is my Friend
By Hebridean mountain biker (and British Mountain Bike Marathon Champion) Kerry MacPhee. Kerry is sponsored by Loch Duart I snuck off to Portugal on my own last weekend to do a Category 1 race and I’m delighted to report that the gamble paid off and I got a ‘podium finish’! Rather than dwell on my less than ideal last few races, …
Moving with the Times
Salmon Rearing Here’s some good news from out at sea. Since we began operations in 1999, our approach to salmon rearing has been based on low stocking densities in small pens linked by galvanised iron walkways to allow for close observation and ‘hands-on’ husbandry. These have worked well for us over the years but demanding sea and weather conditions …
Quality Rewarded
Quality Rewarded We really appreciate doing business with small, quality-orientated family businesses and Loch Duart taste, quality, provenance and integrity are essential elements for producing the food that we eat. The Fath family business is a fine example of this. Together, the family members run the Forellen Trout Farm and Smokery in Umbirch, a small town near Freiburg in the …
Barbecuing Loch Duart Salmon
Barbecuing Loch Duart Salmon There seems to be no end to the imagination of the developers of food programmes – and new ideas are appearing all the time, especially nowadays programmes which put members of the public into ‘sudden death’ competition. Latest in the line-up is ITV’s ‘Barbeque Champs’ and the challenge, for two of the contestants in last Saturday’s …
The Smokehouse Reopens
The Smokehouse Reopens We are delighted to announce the re-opening of the Smokehouse in Lochcarnan, South Uist. The smokehouse shut down in April 2015 but Iain MacRury, former Production Manager at the smokehouse and local resident, has bought the business. Smoking of salmon will resume within the next week or two. The new company will revive the Salar brand. …
Loch Duart Sponsors a Winner
Loch Duart Sponsors a Winner Loch Duart sponsors a winner and is proud to congratulate mountain biker, Kerry Macphee, on her brilliant victory in the British Mountain Bike. Kerry, who hails from South Uist in the Outer Hebrides where Loch Duart farms much of its award-winning salmon, completed the demanding 75km course in 4:31:08, finishing a clear two minutes ahead …
Loch Duart’s First Change in MD in 16 Years
Loch Duart has gone outside the salmon farming sector to recruit an outstanding candidate from the food and agricultural industry. The new Managing Director, Alban Denton, has been a Managing Director and Senior Director in the poultry, vegetable and processed food industries in both England and Scotland. Loch Duart’s First Change in MD in 16 Years “We’re really looking …
New Experiences
So, after 15 years the company is being led by someone else. My role has passed on. Of course it feels significant to me and, rather like someone who has had a leg amputated, I keep wanting to scratch, by wanting to know everything. My wife and I went on a long trip to allow me to get over 15 …
Salmon Farming at the Edge of Europe
On 12th March, Stefan Enders, the renowned German photographer, visited Loch Duart. Stefan is also the Professor of Photography in the University of Mainz in Germany. He is the photo-artist of a project focusing on people living and working on the outer borders of Europe. Stefan photographed and interviewed about a dozen members of Loch Duart’s staff. The results of this …