Dingwall produced Loch Duart Scottish salmon will be on the menu at COP26
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Salmon processed at a Dingwall factory is to be on the menus at the world's most important climate change summit, COP26, in Glasgow next month.
Loch Duart Salmon was asked for by name by the company charged with catering for the event, which begins this Sunday, October 31, and runs until November 12.
The invitation is seen by Loch Duart as a reflection of its own approach to sustainable salmon farming, with the company maintaining its small-scale farming approach since it was founded in the far north west of Scotland in 1999.
Loch Duart also uses specially commissioned feed for its salmon from fully traceable and sustainable sources, wil the the fish processed at the company's 50,000 sq.ft Dingwall facility before going on to its customers.
Mark Warrington, managing director at Loch Duart, said: “Loch Duart is immensely honoured to have our salmon on the menu at COP26, which is addressing the issues of climate change that face us all.
"It is especially relevant to Loch Duart which has always had a small-scale farming approach to raising its salmon, based on natural, non-medicinal methods. Not only will COP26 be able to enjoy our unrivalled tasting salmon, they will also be supporting a business which has been bringing jobs and investment rural communities across the highland and islands of Scotland.
“We wish COP26 all the best in its aim to ‘accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis’. Loch Duart is dedicated to continue its role in delivering low impact and resilient food production and is proud to represent aquaculture, a sector which has the lowest carbon footprint of any livestock farming activity.”
Loch Duart salmon is supplied through Campbells Prime Meat Ltd. and will be served to COP26 delegates and visitors as fresh fillets and specially prepared smoked salmon portions, for meals and lunchboxes.
COP26 catering is being delivered by Levy UK + I, part of Compass Group, which has pledged to source at least 80 per cent of its food locally in Scotland for the conference.
Campbells Prime Meat director Iain Brown said: “It was requested that we only source Loch Duart Salmon for COP26 by our partners Compass Group, due to the natural and high welfare methods of their farming. We have been working closely with Loch Duart since February this year, to source the Salmon and have also been smoking the salmon through our Smokehouse Campbells & Co.”
