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Seafood Scotland business development project proves successful
(UNITED KINGDOM, 5/28/2014)
A recent evaluation of Seafood Scotland’s “Business Development and Value Added Support Programme”, which took place between April 2011 and March 2013, shows that it has provided overwhelmingly positive support for Scottish seafood businesses.
Seafood Scotland reported that the two year project resulted in 22 major new customers gained, 18 new products launched, and 6 certifications/accreditations achieved. Forty-eight full time and eight part time jobs were created, and 204 full time and 17 part time jobs were secured.
The programme was co-funded by the European Commission, the Scottish Government via the European Fisheries Fund, Aberdeenshire Council and Highlands & Islands Enterprise, with support from Seafish.
“Seafood Scotland worked with 119 companies to offer business and market development support, market insight and intelligence, quality, environmental and technical support, and assistance in raising standards,” said Graham Young, Head of Seafood Scotland. “The project was very successful and the results will help individual companies to continue the development of their businesses. The value of new sales generated by the programme was just under GBP 4 million.”
The project aimed to promote competitiveness and profitability in the Scottish seafood sector, develop new markets, maximise opportunities in existing markets, raise awareness of Scottish seafood to buyers, maximise efficiencies, reduce wastage, and maximise the value of the catch.
Participating businesses invested GBP 2.7 million (EUR 3.3. million) of their own capital in delivering project activities.
According to Rob Mitchell, Commercial Director for Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG), the support they received from the programme enabled them to develop new and eye-catching multi-lingual packaging for some of their export retail customers.
"This packaging has been well received by these European customers and has helped us grow the business," he stated.
Derek Hutchings, Managing Director of Nolan Seafoods, was also delighted with the assistance his company received, as it enabled them to gain MSC Chain of Custody certification.
The programme proved to be so successful, that an additional funding package has been put in place to offer support for Scottish seafood businesses through to March 2015, Seafood Scotland announced.
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