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- AboutThe Grimsby Traditional Fish Smokers Group is made up of four companies from the Grimsby Fish Docks who specialise in producing the unique and authentic taste of Grimsby Traditional Smoked Fish, the regions most prestigious delicacy. This delicacy is, normally, a good sized fillet of quality cod or haddock, usually undyed, with a cream to beige colour, produced purely by the overnight smoking in tall chimneys, which also gives the fish a dry texture and appealing aroma. The GTFS Group is dedicated to the preservation of the distinct set of traditional skills, practiced over 150 years, that produce Grimsby Traditional Smoked Fish. At the end of 2009 this dedication was recognised by the European Union which awarded Grimsby Traditional Smoked Fish a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). This was awarded because of the time honoured natural slow smoking process used and nurtured by the Grimsby Traditional Fish Smokers Group. Only this method produces the distinct aroma and full flavour which is the hallmark of Grimsby Traditional Smoked Fish. It is the 39th PGI awarded in the UK and one of only four awarded to seafood. This unique product now joins an exclusive group of fine foods across Europe, all of which maintain the greatest quality and…
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- ContactRichard Enderby – Chairman of the Grimsby Traditional Fish Smokers Group richard@alfredenderby.co.uk Tel: 01472 342984 Steven Norton – Chief Executive, Grimsby Fish Merchants Association ce@grimsbyfma.com Tel: 01472 352221 Alfred Enderby Ltd George Enderby Richard Enderby Maclure Street Fish Docks Grimsby DN31 3NE Tel: 01472 342984 www.alfredenderby.co.uk richard@alfredenderby.co.uk GH Abernethie Ltd Mark Wheatley Sidebottom Street Fish docks Grimsby DN31 3QW Tel: 01472 358919 Fax: 01472 355845 gha@hotmail.co.uk www.ghabernethie.co.uk Atkinsons Smoked Fish Ltd David Atkinson 44A Cleethorpes Road Grimsby DN31 3LB Tel: 01472 343878 www.thefishwife.co.uk MTL Fish Curers Ltd Ian Button Fish Dock Road Grimsby DN31 3PD Tel: 01472 342885 Sealord Caistor Ltd Unit 6 Enterprise Road Caistor LN7 6PX 01472 852 782 Fax: +44 (0) 1472 852 783
Whitehall hosts Protected Food Producers
Thursday 24th March saw the Annual General Meeting of the UK Protected Food Names Association, which was hosted by the Department of Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in Whitehall. The Grimsby Traditional Fish Smokers Group were represented by David Atkinson of Atkinsons Smoked Fish who met with producers from across the UK to look at ways to promote Britain’s protected …
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