Young’s Seafood, the leading provider of chilled and frozen fish and seafood, has been named Seafood Manufacturer of the Year at the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards.
Date:
Thu, 10 Nov 2011
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The award was presented to Young’s Seafood for the business’ Manufacturing Excellence (Manex) initiative, which has been showcased at its processing site in Annan.
The site has undergone considerable redevelopment in recent years, and now produces 1,000 tonnes of scampi each year.
Steve Lidgett, operations director at Young’s Seafood, who received the award on behalf of the business, said: "We are delighted to have won this prestigious award, and it’s great that the business has been recognised as Seafood Manufacturer of the Year.
"I would like to thank the team in Annan for their incredible determination in driving the business’ Manex journey, which is helping to deliver growth and increase on-site efficiencies.
"Their passion and commitment is a credit to Young’s and we will build on this achievement with continued improvement going forward.
"As part of Manex, we have invested in staff facilities and internal training programmes at Annan, and are continuing to reduce unnecessary wastage on site. We have already reduced water usage by over 30% and have made a commitment to eliminate all food and packing waste to landfill, by 2013.
"Our Manex journey is further boosting morale and encouraging an inclusive culture, generating a genuine pride and passion for the site and our products.
"This has been an integral part of Annan’s success in recent years, which has been underpinned by the development of Young’s formed scampi in 2009 and the introduction of Scampi Bites in June 2011."
The Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards were judged by a panel of independent experts, chaired by Paul Wilkinson of Improve, the Skills Council for Food and Drink.
The 2011 awards ceremony was held at the Park Plaza Riverbank in London, and was hosted by comedian Hugh Dennis.
Young’s Seafood Limited is the UK’s leading supplier of frozen and chilled, own-label and branded fish and seafood to customers and consumers. It is a major supplier to all UK chilled retailers and is home to Young’s, the UK's leading frozen fish brand, and Findus.
The Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards, now in their 11th year, provide a benchmark for all those wishing to aspire to world-class standards in food excellence.
The awards are dedicated to recognising and rewarding the very best food and drink manufacturing companies, and highlight success in all areas of the manufacturing process including new product development, category management, quality assurance, supply chain improvement, environmental management, process innovation and human resource development.
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