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18/12/2006 - OYSTER BONANZA AT CHRISTMAS
This Christmas is bringing an oyster bonanza to Scotland’s shellfish farmers, who are facing the biggest demand for oysters ever in the next four days. Sales of oysters normally run at around five tonnes a month. But during this week in December, the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) farmers have received orders for nearly 10 tonnes of oysters to be shucked and slurped at Christmas parties throughout the UK – and, surprisingly, Switzerland.
Scottish oysters have one major advantage over their overseas competition – they are always in season. The Pacific Oyster spat is grown in waters along the West Coast of Scotland.
Donny Gillies, SSMG Managing Director said: “Oyster farming at Christmas is like a military operation. Unlike turkeys which can be prepared weeks in advance and kept chilled, Scottish oysters have to be extremely fresh – and everyone wants to eat them on December 25th! We’re working flat out to supply Britain and Switzerland with the Christmas treat that is festive food with real luxury – superb Scottish oysters.”
“As the water in Scotland that the oysters are grown in is always cool, the oysters grow at a slower rate, ensuring a better quality product.”
SSMG is the UK's premier producer of finest quality shellfish, supplying supermarkets, such as Morrisons, Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose as well as wholesalers and restaurants with mussels, oysters and scallops farmed from the crystal clear waters of sheltered sea lochs located along the full length of the West coast of Scotland and Shetland.
All of SSMG’s oyster output goes to supermarkets, wholesalers and restaurants in the UK, and one supermarket chain in Switzerland.
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