“Sustainability is a part of everything we do.”

HelloFresh joined in December 2020

As the world’s largest meal kit provider, we make a significant and positive impact on the environment. We have a lean and innovative supply chain that significantly reduces food waste compare to traditional retail, optimises packaging and favours local and responsible ingredient sourcing. Additionally, we are committed to offsetting 100% of direct carbon emissions.

More about HelloFresh

At HelloFresh our mission is to change the way people eat forever. We deliver all the ingredients, instructions and inspiration you need to make delicious meals at home, from scratch.

HelloFresh SE is the world’s leading meal-kit company and operates in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Australia, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, France and Denmark. In Q3 2020, HelloFresh delivered over 162 million meals and reached five million active customers.

For more information visit the HelloFresh website.

“Future generations rely on the actions of today.”

D&A Seafood Solutions joined in January 2020

“As our business relies heavily on the environment – it is important that we are doing all we can to protect it and help it flourish. Future generations rely on the actions of today and we are committed to playing our part. .”

More about D&A Seafood Solutions

Our business supplies Retailers, Restaurants, Hotels and Caterers from our BRC accredited site on Grimsby Fish Docks. Our business has grown organically for 10 years in a row.

For more information visit the D&A Seafood Solutions website.

Harrods joined the Sustainable Seafood Coalition in November 2019

For more information visit the Harrods website.

“Through our own actions, and the trusted partners we choose to work with, we encourage all parties to operate more sustainably.”

Lynx Purchasing joined in February 2019

“Lynx Purchasing is in a unique position. Because we work so closely with suppliers and customers, we can be a powerful and positive influence for change. Through our own actions, and the trusted partners we choose to work with, we encourage all parties to operate more sustainably.

We do this by building open and honest partnerships. By demanding only the highest standards of animal welfare and environmental stewardship from our suppliers, backed by tough independent accreditation. By helping our customers order wisely, more efficiently, cut waste, and run cost-effective businesses that reduce our industry’s carbon footprint and environmental impact.”

More about Lynx Purchasing

“Founded in 2003, Lynx Purchasing works with clients nationwide in the hospitality and catering sector helping them buy better and save money. A private company with 15 staff – all business managers – Lynx Purchasing has a trusted network of over 50 suppliers in 32 product/service categories from fresh food to utilities. We take a business partnership approach with clients which include hotels, bars, pubs, restaurants and care homes.”

For more information visit their website.

“We aim not to just put great seafood on the table, but also to build a healthier future for our oceans.”

The Happy Prawn Co. joined in October 2017

“Through our products, we actively seek to promote responsible farming methods and encourage sound aquaculture practice. At the heart of our business, we aim not to just put great seafood on the table, but also to build a healthier future for our oceans through conservation projects and to protect the livelihoods of our farmers and their respective communities. It is for this reason we have joined the SSC, as we see a like-minded organisation that shares our vision.”

More about The Happy Prawn Co.

The Happy Prawn Co. are producers of Indonesian Black Tiger prawns, which are farmed responsibly in extensive ponds using traditional methods handed down through the generations, without the use of chemicals, antibiotics and artificial feed.

In 2016, they enrolled onto the GAA iBAP programme (Mangrove Group Farm), through which their group of farms will be audited for responsible aquaculture practices.

For more information visit their website.

“Being a part of an organisation such as the SSC helps us to assess what we are doing, when and why; and to better plan where we can be doing things better in future.”

Fowey Shellfish Co. joined in December 2017

“We understand that sustainability and traceability of our products are as important to our customers as their quality. Aquaculture, managed correctly, has the potential to become one of the main sources of natural protein for our growing population. Being a part of an organisation such as the SSC helps us to assess what we are doing, when and why; and to better plan where we can be doing things better in future.”

More about Fowey Shellfish Co.

We are a Cornish aquaculture business, founded in 1995, growing and harvesting live blue mussels in St Austell bay. Our produce is sold into local wholesale fish merchants as well as direct to the restaurant trade. We are a team of 6 working off two aquaculture vessels and a processing plant on our jetty.

For more information visit our website.

“We act with care, sourcing our seafood from farms and fisheries which are well-managed to ensure the long-term sustainable future of the fishery, its environment and, crucially, its community. It is really important to us that our customers don’t pay a premium for buying products that ‘give something back’. We believe that by working within the SSC guidelines, it will help us to be able to achieve our goals.”

The Big Prawn Company joined in February 2017.

It won the following awards:

2016 European Seafood Show Prix d’Elite – Finalist
2015 European Seafood Show Prix d’Elite – Winner Best Convenience product
2015 European Seafood Show Prix d’Elite – Winner Best Retail Packaging
2015 London Stock Exchange – Companies to Inspire Britain

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“Provenance of food is extremely important to Fuller’s. We will use the SSC codes to help educate our staff and future chefs in our training programmes.”

Fuller’s joined in May 2015

“We’re very pleased to become a member of the SSC and to join like-minded businesses in responsible sourcing to look after our oceans. Provenance of food is extremely important to Fuller’s. We will use the SSC codes to help educate our staff and future chefs in our training programmes.”

More about Fuller’s

“Fuller’s Inns has joined the SSC as its first new member since the launch of the sourcing and labelling codes in September 2014. Fuller’s, the London brewer and pub company, has almost 400 pubs, hotels and inns in England.”

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“The SRA is working to build a sustainable food system, by linking the business of food ‘outside the home’ and the sustainable food movement. Sustainable fish choices are an important piece of the puzzle, as consumers are demanding for increased transparency and stocks of some fish across the world are seriously at risk.”

Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) joined in September 2012

“Our vision is to be the intersection of the food service industry and the sustainable food movement; making sustainability a part of the DNA of every food service business while inviting consumers in along the way to understand what makes food good. Inspiring our members to only source sustainable fish is a top priority, and we are proud to be a representative member of the SSC to help achieve the group’s vision of all fish and seafood in sold the UK coming from sustainable sources.”

More about the Sustainable Restaurant Association

“The Sustainable Restaurant Association is a not for profit membership organisation driving the food service sector further, faster towards a progressive future that is good for both people and planet. We help our member restaurants source food more sustainably, manage resources more efficiently and work more closely with their community.”

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