Seaweed firm comes close

The ceremony took place in Bristol on 30th April. Sheila Dillon reminded guests at the awards what an achievement it was getting this far – for Best Producer category she sifted through over 1200 nominations, which was by far the most hard-fought category.

Fiona Houston, co-founder and CEO of Mara, said: “It is a huge honour for us to be runner-up for the UK’s most prestigious food award; coming from the BBC and Britain’s top experts in the food industry this is a huge stamp of approval of all our efforts so far at Mara.”

Xa Milne, co-founder and Brand Director of Mara, added: “To get this far shows how the perception of seaweed as a food has moved on from when we set up Mara in 2011, now seaweed is being hailed as 2015’s ‘trendiest superfood’ and has really entered the nation’s consciousness. It is hugely gratifying that all our hard work is beginning to pay off.”

Mara’s Dulse seaweed flakes are now available across the UK in Marks & Spencer stores.