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Made Great in Grimsby tells the story of one of the world’s largest seafood processing and trading cluster producing thousands of fish and seafood products processed (made) in Grimsby.
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Made Great in Grimsby tells the story of one of the world’s largest seafood processing and trading cluster producing thousands of fish and seafood products processed (made) in Grimsby.
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The businesses import the vast majority of their fish and seafood from all over the world.
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Stephen Bennett is a renowned chef from Grimsby and has been the adopted #MadeGreatInGrimsby chef since 2020. Stephen loves cooking fish and seafood and has been hosting our cook alongs since the early part of 2021. Stephen is also a Seafish Industry Authority ‘Love Seafood’ Seafood Champion. Stephen operates Healing Manor Hotel with excellent dining facilities and a popular venue for weddings. Our cook along series one of 5 parts can be viewed here.
Watch CookalongsGrimsby’s five largest processing businesses serve all the major UK retailers with fresh and frozen seafood.
Further along the value chain there are medium sized businesses that are family owned or overseas investor owned that also serve the UK retail market as well as food service including UK wide fish & chip shops.
Underpinning the this is a fish auction market that opens Monday to Friday, over 100 independent mobile fish vans that load their fish and seafood products each week and deliver mainly throughout England and finally, an artisan traditionally smoked haddock fillet with world renowned Geographical Indicator status.
Major investors from Canada, Japan, Iceland, USA and Faroe Islands trust in Grimsby, its heritage, its world-class know-how to produce fish and seafood products for kids all the way through to Royalty and Michelin star restaurants.
September 04, 2024
Made Great in Grimsby welcome representatives from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
This week Made Great in Grimsby met up with Alexa Tonkovich and Alicia Parker from Lotus UK, who represent the…
August 22, 2024
Humber ports first for fish imports
Statistics released recently have reconfirmed the Humber’s position as the UK’s leading centre for seafood and one that’s showing real…
August 19, 2024
Grimsby Fish Merchants Association Attend Painting The Port of Grimsby Art Exhibition
Representatives of the Grimsby Fish Merchants Association were invited to a preview of Associated British Ports 'Painting of the Port…
