Scottish delegation to China

The delegation comprises seven Scottish companies, who aim to consolidate existing partnerships and explore new business opportunities, along with four Scottish chefs, who will be cooking up a storm with a Scottish-themed feast at the show.

The Scottish chefs will provide a culinary show with on-site cooking demonstrations and tastings of a mix of premium seafood from Scotland, including mackerel, herring, brown crab, salmon, monkfish and other pelagic fishes.

“Scotland has a longstanding reputation for producing quality food and drink products. I’m thrilled to see some of our top Scottish fish and seafood producers and top chefs in Qingdao for this year’s seafood show.” said Mark Dolan, head of Greater China at Scottish Development International – the agency in charge of the Scotland delegation.

“This is a fantastic platform and opportunity for us to showcase our fish and seafood offering to the Chinese and other international markets. Demand for Scottish fish and Scottish seafood is already high amongst consumers and chefs across the globe and we look forward to renewing old friendships as well as making new connections.”

China is an increasingly important destination for Scottish products, with exports worth £22.5m in 2013, up almost 24% from £18.2m in 2012 and up 548% from £4.1m in 2007.

The Scottish fishery enterprise delegation is made up of seven companies including: Denholm Seafoods, Lunar Freezing, Macduff Shellfish, Northbay Pelagic t/a Fresh Catch, Scottish Salmon Company, Shetland Catch, and The Blue Sea Food Company.