Two Seafood Prix d';Elite awards to Scottish products

The winners were selected from a field of 37 finalists and were announced this evening at a special Seafood Prix d’Elite reception.

Vinh Hoan Corporation of Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam took the top award for best new retail product with its entry, Provocake. An innovative and healthy starter or light meal, this product features a fish cake made of Pangasius, shrimp and mushrooms encircled by asparagus and tied with a green onion top. The judges particularly noted the quality of the ingredients and the originality of the presentation.

In the foodservice category, the top prize was given to Halieutis of Lorient, France for its product, Tambaqui Ribs. A new species to the European market, tambaqui is a cousin of the famous Amazonian piranha and is now farmed in Brazil. The structure of the fish allows for a rib portion that is similar in shape and presentation to pork ribs. Halieutis tops these portions with a tasty barbecue marinade.

In addition to the two grand prizes, the judges also gave five special awards:

Macrae Edinburgh, Part of Young’s Seafood Ltd. of Livingston in the UK was given the special award for Retail Packaging. Its Laspang Souchong Tea Smoked Salmon features Scottish salmon smoked over a blend of oak and laspang souchong tea, and is presented in an elegant black pack under the Heston from Waitrose line. It features a product display window and extensive product details on the recipe, sustainability, health, nutrition values, and package recycling options.

A new line of smoked salmon products from Loch Duart of Loch Carnan, Scotland was presented with a special award for Seafood Product Line. This line features three new smoked salmon products made with Loch Duart’s own Scottish salmon. They include Hot Smoked Salmon with Honey and Thyme, Oak Smoked Salmon, and Oak Roasted Flaky Salmon. The line is packed in beautiful silver packs with photographs of the Hebrides, and a QR code which can be scanned with a smart phone for additional product information.

Prawn Antipasti from Heiploeg Group in Oostende, Belgium was awarded the special award for Convenience. 

The Seafood Prix d’Elite special prize for Health & Nutrition was won by Agustson a/s & Marz Seafood a/s of Vejle, Denmark for its product, Hot Smoked Tilapia.

And Gilco Bvda of Evergem, Belgium got an award for Originality for its product, Fruit and Fish. This innovative offering combines herring with two different fruit marinades – tropical fruits and apple with blueberry.