UK | Myton Food Group, Morrisons' food manufacturing supplier, has unveiled the largest facility of its type in the UK.
The Falfish Freezing Centre can individually quickly freeze up to 180 tonnes of sardines and other varieties of fish per day.
The new £12.8 million development at the Myton-owned Cornish fishing business Falfish is the UK's largest and most advanced seafood freezing line. Its tunnel can freeze 112,000 fish per hour, equivalent to nine arctic truckloads daily.
Plans for the site began in 2021 when Morrisons acquired Falfish after being a trusted supplier for over 16 years. This has been the most significant single investment made in Cornish shoreside in a generation, with DEFRA providing £3.8m of the funding through their UK Seafood Infrastructure Fund.
Morrisons prepares and makes more than half of the fresh food sold in its stores. The new site has allowed fresh fish to be frozen and packed in an hour. Customers can enjoy a broader range of fresh, high-quality fish and shellfish in stores and at Market Street counters.
Falfish and Morrisons have a shared commitment to sustainable fishing. The new freezing centre has an innovative hot gas defrost system and green refrigerant with zero global warming potential to ensure it is economical and environmentally friendly. It helps Morrisons achieve its target of net zero operational emissions by 2035.
“Opening the UK’s largest fish freezing centre not only strengthens our position as one of Britain’s biggest food makers but also significantly grows our seafood export business,” said Andrew Thornber, Managing Director of Myton Food Group.
“We have been excited about this innovative project since acquiring Falfish in 2021, which makes such a positive difference to the local industry and community and provides a sustainable future - as well as the freshest fish for customers in Morrisons stores.”
Falfish is part of the Myton Food Group and operates from three sites in Redruth and Falmouth docks on the south Cornish coast. Eighty different species of fish land each day directly from 50 partner vessels in the Southwest, UK Fish Auctions, and third-party suppliers across the UK and around the world.
