Food Service Industry
Frozen cod and haddock fillets are used by 90% of the UK's Fish & Chip shops and also within the wider catering industry. FASFA maintains that the benefits of frozen at sea fillets to the food service sector include:
- Consistent high quality of taste
- ‘Ocean Wild’ – not farmed
- No ‘E’ numbers
- Caught in well managed waters of Iceland and Barents Sea
- Filleted and frozen within 5 hours of being caught
- FAS fillets are ‘Fresher’ than variable ‘Fresh’
- Available in IQF (Individually Quick Frozen) form for convenience
- Species include Britain's favourites - cod and haddock
- Presentation - skin on, skinless and skinless boneless
- Blind taste tests 12 out of 14 chose FAS
- No Smell
- Minimal wastage
- Superior quality to ‘double frozen imports’ and 'farmed fish imports'
- Not subject to availability due to adverse weather conditions
- Market prices are more consistent than ‘Fresh’
Read more about this topic: Frozen At Sea Fillets Association
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