The Italian-based awards recognise the finest foods from across the globe and are judged by independent professionals from the food and beverage industry. All products are blind tasted. Grants Oak Smoked, which is based in Maryport, Cumbria, scooped two gold medals. Its Traditionally Smoked Rope Hung Scottish Salmon won gold, as did its Traditionally Cured and Smoked Tzar Cut Salmon. Grants, which was established in 1983, supplies smoked salmon to hotels, restaurants, retailers and food companies across the globe. Its founder, Jonathan Brown, said: “These two gold medals are a terrific early Christmas present and cap off an astounding year for us. “2019 saw us win a three star Great Taste Award for our Grants Traditional smoked salmon, which also won Good Housekeeping magazine’s Christmas Taste Test. “Our Rope Hung smoked salmon won another Monde Gold Award and was the only independent smokehouse product to get the Good Housekeeping Taste Approved honour. “Furthermore, we became the only smokehouse in the UK to hold the international BAP accreditation which promotes the highest standards in aquaculture and seafood production. “Such awards are testament to the principles of quality the business was founded on, and prove using the very best salmon and smoking it the traditional way, over real oak chips, is a recipe for outstanding success.” Grants Traditionally Smoked Rope Hung Scottish Salmon pays homage to the oldest traditions of the craft. Hand selected fish are cured in sea salt and then rope hung by the tail in a brick kiln. They are then smoked over oak chips from Scottish whisky barrels. The smoked salmon is then left to rest before being hand sliced. Grants Traditionally Cured and Smoked Tzar Cut Salmon is the tenderloin fillet from individually selected fish. The “Tzar cut” gets its name from being the historical preference of Russian Tzars as it is most tender and succulent part of the fish. The salmon is traditionally cured and then cold smoked over real oak chips. The tenderloin is then hand cut from the fish. Mr Brown added: “Winning so many awards in 2019 proves we continue to lead the industry in producing smoked salmon which is not only the finest tasting, but which is also responsibly sourced and produced. “We are proud to export our smoked salmon right across the globe from our premises at the edge of the Lake District, and these awards reflect the care, professionalism and commitment of everyone who works at Grants. We look forward to further success in 2020.” Notes: For media enquiries, please contact Wills Media on 07889 292 777, or email james@willsmedia.co.uk . For details on BAP, visit www.bapcertification.org For details on the Independent Taste Awards visit www.internationaltasteawards.com

Grants Traditional Rope Hung Smoked Scottish Salmon has been awarded the Good Housekeeping Institute’s Taste Approved award. The Good Housekeeping Institute’s independent experts test thousands of products each year in Quality Assessment Tests at its state-of-the-art facility in London’s Soho. Only the finest products are awarded the Taste Approved certification based on taste, texture, appearance and aroma. Grants owner Jonathan Brown said: “This is yet another honour for our premium product, the Rope Hung." “Good Housekeeping is the UK’s best-selling consumer magazine and has an online audience in the millions. The Good Housekeeping Institute’s stamp of approval is of huge importance because it carries real weight with millions of shoppers. Only the finest products receive this accolade. “Our Rope Hung is widely recognised as being among the world’s best and this new award confirms it. It already holds a three star Great Taste award, two gold medals from the Monde Federation and is the product of choice for some of the world’s leading chefs. “The Rope Hung is so labour intensive and expensive to produce it makes little commercial sense to do so, but I wanted people to be able to enjoy smoked salmon as it really should taste.” The Rope Hung is made with hand-picked Atlantic salmon from Scottish suppliers with the highest possible environmental and aquaculture standards. It is hand-trimmed and then hand-cured in sea salt, and rope hung in Grant’s brick kiln. Under the personal supervision of the master smoker, each side is then smoked for up to 36 hours over oak chips made from Scottish whisky barrels. After removal, it is allowed to rest in Grants’ conditioning room for 24 hours before being hand sliced. Mr Brown said: “This has been a tremendous year for Grants. Our smokehouse is the only one in the UK to be BAP certified, which means it carries the highest possible global certification for our choice of suppliers and production methods. For us to now be the only independent UK smokehouse to hold the Good Housekeeping Institute’s stamp of approval for one of our products is a true honour. “Traditional taste tests are personal in nature and dependant on the preferences of the people carrying them out. Nonetheless we were also delighted to dominate the separate 2019 Good Housekeeping magazine taste tests with the winning product and another in the top four*. “Just a couple of months ago one of our core products – Grants Scottish Traditional long sliced smoked salmon – also won three stars in the Great Taste awards. “When I started the company in 1984, straight after leaving school, I wanted Grants to be the benchmark of quality for the smoked salmon industry and these awards prove we remain just that.” http://bfff.co.uk/smoked-salmon-company-receives-good-housekeeping-institutes-stamp-of-approval/

Grants Traditional Rope Hung Smoked Scottish Salmon has been awarded the Good Housekeeping Institute’s Taste Approved award. The Good Housekeeping Institute’s independent experts test thousands of products each year in Quality Assessment Tests at its state-of-the-art facility in London’s Soho. Only the finest products are awarded the Taste Approved certification based on taste, texture, appearance and aroma. Grants owner Jonathan Brown said: “This is yet another honour for our premium product, the Rope Hung. “Good Housekeeping is the UK’s best-selling consumer magazine and has an online audience in the millions. The Good Housekeeping Institute’s stamp of approval is of huge importance because it carries real weight with millions of shoppers. Only the finest products receive this accolade. “Our Rope Hung is widely recognised as being among the world’s best and this new award confirms it. It already holds a three Great Taste award, two gold medals from the Monde Federation and is the product of choice for some of the world’s leading chefs. “The Rope Hung is so labour intensive and expensive to produce it makes little commercial sense to do so, but I wanted people to be able to enjoy smoked salmon as it really should taste.” The Rope Hung is made with hand-picked Atlantic salmon from Scottish suppliers with the highest possible environmental and aquaculture standards. It is hand-trimmed and then hand-cured in sea salt, and rope hung in Grant’s brick kiln. Under the personal supervision of the master smoker, each side is then smoked for up to 36 hours over oak chips made from Scottish whisky barrels. After removal, it is allowed to rest in Grants’ conditioning room for 24 hours before being hand sliced. Mr Brown said: “This has been a tremendous year for Grants. Our smokehouse is the only one in the UK to be BAP certified, which means it carries the highest possible global certification for our choice of suppliers and production methods. For us to now be the only independent UK smokehouse to hold the Good Housekeeping Institute’s stamp of approval for one of our products is a true honour. “Traditional taste tests are personal in nature and dependant on the preferences of the people carrying them out. Nonetheless we were delighted to dominate the separate 2019 Good Housekeeping magazine taste tests with two of our products in the top four*. “Just a couple of months ago one of our core products – Grants Scottish Traditional long sliced smoked salmon - also won three stars in the Great Taste awards. “When I started the company in 1984, straight after leaving school, I wanted Grants to be the benchmark of quality for the smoked salmon industry and these awards prove we remain just that.” Notes: *The products concerned were the “Fish Society Fishrjumpin’ Smoked Salmon” which is supplied to the company exclusively by Grants, and the Rope Hung. Family firm Grants Oak Smoked, which employs more than 100 people, supplies smoked salmon to retailers, restaurants and food companies across the globe. For more information on the company, please visit www.grantsoaksmoked.com. For further press enquiries please contact james@willsmedia.co.uk or call 07889 929 777. For more information on the BAP scheme, visit https://www.bapcertification.org/ Grants traditional Rope Hung Smoked Scottish Salmon is available for sale in numerous retail outlets across the UK and is also available direct from our website at www.grantsoaksmoked.com. A Cumbrian company has become the only independent smokehouse in the UK to currently hold an esteemed stamp of approval. Grants Traditional Rope Hung Smoked Scottish Salmon has been awarded the Good Housekeeping Institute’s Taste Approved award. The Good Housekeeping Institute’s independent experts test thousands of products each year in Quality Assessment Tests at its state-of-the-art facility in London’s Soho. Only the finest products are awarded the Taste Approved certification based on taste, texture, appearance and aroma. Grants owner Jonathan Brown said: “This is yet another honour for our premium product, the Rope Hung. “Good Housekeeping is the UK’s best-selling consumer magazine and has an online audience in the millions. The Good Housekeeping Institute’s stamp of approval is of huge importance because it carries real weight with millions of shoppers. Only the finest products receive this accolade. “Our Rope Hung is widely recognised as being among the world’s best and this new award confirms it. It already holds a three Great Taste award, two gold medals from the Monde Federation and is the product of choice for some of the world’s leading chefs. “The Rope Hung is so labour intensive and expensive to produce it makes little commercial sense to do so, but I wanted people to be able to enjoy smoked salmon as it really should taste.” The Rope Hung is made with hand-picked Atlantic salmon from Scottish suppliers with the highest possible environmental and aquaculture standards. It is hand-trimmed and then hand-cured in sea salt, and rope hung in Grant’s brick kiln. Under the personal supervision of the master smoker, each side is then smoked for up to 36 hours over oak chips made from Scottish whisky barrels. After removal, it is allowed to rest in Grants’ conditioning room for 24 hours before being hand sliced. Mr Brown said: “This has been a tremendous year for Grants. Our smokehouse is the only one in the UK to be BAP certified, which means it carries the highest possible global certification for our choice of suppliers and production methods. For us to now be the only independent UK smokehouse to hold the Good Housekeeping Institute’s stamp of approval for one of our products is a true honour. “Traditional taste tests are personal in nature and dependant on the preferences of the people carrying them out. Nonetheless we were delighted to dominate the separate 2019 Good Housekeeping magazine taste tests with two of our products in the top four*. “Just a couple of months ago one of our core products – Grants Scottish Traditional long sliced smoked salmon - also won three stars in the Great Taste awards. “When I started the company in 1984, straight after leaving school, I wanted Grants to be the benchmark of quality for the smoked salmon industry and these awards prove we remain just that.” Notes: *The products concerned were the “Fish Society Fishrjumpin’ Smoked Salmon” which is supplied to the company exclusively by Grants, and the Rope Hung. Family firm Grants Oak Smoked, which employs more than 100 people, supplies smoked salmon to retailers, restaurants and food companies across the globe. For more information on the company, please visit www.grantsoaksmoked.com. For further press enquiries please contact james@willsmedia.co.uk or call 07889 929 777. For more information on the BAP scheme, visit https://www.bapcertification.org/ Grants traditional Rope Hung Smoked Scottish Salmon is available for sale in numerous retail outlets across the UK and is also available direct from our website at www.grantsoaksmoked.com.

"Grants Oak Smoked, which opened more than 35 years ago, won the approval from the industry watchdog for their high levels of food safety, environmental sustainability and social accountability." "The owner of Grants Oak Smoked, Jonathan Brown, said: “At Grants we only use suppliers with the highest accredited environmental and aquaculture standards.” “As the world’s reliance on farmed fish grows, it is vital everyone in the industry ensures we all follow the best possible practices. BAP is striving to ensure this happens.”"

Grants Oak Smoked Ltd, which sells smoked salmon across the globe, has received BAP accreditation. The BAP (Best Aquaculture Practice) scheme promotes food safety, environmental sustainability, social accountability, and animal welfare across the entire seafood industry. Its accreditation covers the entire seafood production chain, from hatcheries and feed mills, to farms and processing facilities. BAP is run by the non-profit making Global Aquaculture Alliance. It is recognised in the industry for its tough accreditation process and international reputation. The owner of Grants Oak Smoked, Jonathan Brown, said: “At Grants we only use suppliers with the highest accredited environmental and aquaculture standards. “As the world’s reliance on farmed fish grows, it is vital everyone in the industry ensures we all follow the best possible practices. BAP is striving to ensure this happens. “To qualify for the accreditation, BAP examined every aspect of our business, from our premises, the fish we use and the environmental, food safety and working procedures we follow. “To get the accreditation confirms, once again, Grants is an industry leader. Not only do our products win numerous awards for their taste and quality, this accreditation proves they are produced to the highest possible standard. “So far 2019 has been a great year for the business. Our Traditional Rope Hung smoked salmon won its third gold medal in the international Monde Federation food awards. Our Grants Traditional brand joined the rope hung in getting three stars in the Great Taste awards, and we will shortly be making an announcement regarding another spectacular success. “Getting BAP accreditation is another major confirmation of our family firm’s reputation for quality. It is also pays testament to our operation in Maryport, and the great work the 100 plus staff we employ there do on a daily basis.” https://fishfocus.co.uk/smokehouse-first-in-uk/

Grants Oak Smoked Ltd has become the first smoked salmon producer in the UK to receive Best Aquaculture Practice (BAP) accreditation. “To qualify for the accreditation, BAP examined every aspect of our business, from our premises, the fish we use and the environmental, food safety and working procedures we follow," said owner Jonathan Brown. Grants supplies smoked salmon products to major retailers, hotels, restaurants and food suppliers internationally. The certification, from the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), covers the entire seafood production chain, from hatcheries and feed mills to farms and processing facilities.

A Cumbrian smokehouse has become the first in the UK to receive an industry watchdog’s stamp of approval. Grants Oak Smoked Ltd, which sells smoked salmon across the globe, has received BAP accreditation. The BAP (Best Aquaculture Practice) scheme promotes food safety, environmental sustainability, social accountability, and animal welfare across the entire seafood industry. Its accreditation covers the entire seafood production chain, from hatcheries and feed mills, to farms and processing facilities. BAP is run by the non-profit making Global Aquacuture Alliance. It is recognised in the industry for its tough accreditation process and international reputation. The owner of Grants Oak Smoked, Jonathan Brown, said: “At Grants we only use suppliers with the highest accredited environmental and aquaculture standards. “As the world’s reliance on farmed fish grows, it is vital everyone in the industry ensures we all follow the best possible practices. BAP is striving to ensure this happens. “To qualify for the accreditation, BAP examined every aspect of our business, from our premises, the fish we use and the environmental, food safety and working procedures we follow. “To get the accreditation confirms, once again, Grants is an industry leader. Not only do our products win numerous awards for their taste and quality, this accreditation proves they are produced to the highest possible standard. “So far 2019 has been a great year for the business. Our Traditional Rope Hung smoked salmon won its third gold medal in the international Monde Federation food awards. Our Grants Traditional brand joined the rope hung in getting three stars in the Great Taste awards, and we will shortly be making an announcement regarding another spectacular success. “Getting BAP accreditation is another major confirmation of our family firm’s reputation for quality. It is also pays testament to our operation in Maryport, and the great work the 100 plus staff we employ there do on a daily basis.” It should be noted that while some UK fish farms also hold BAP accreditation, Grants is the first smokehouse to receive the award.

Grants Oak Smoked Ltd. has won a second three-star Great Taste award in this year’s contest, run by the Guild of Fine Food. The Cumbria, United Kingdom-based company’s Grants’ Traditional longsliced smoked salmon was commended by judges for its “beautiful presentation… melting texture… delicate and complex taste…" Two years ago, Grants’ Traditionally Smoked Rope Hung Scottish Salmon also won the three-star award. “To win three stars with two separate products in such a short period of time is a fantastic success. For the Grants Traditional longsliced – one of our core products - to win three stars represents an amazing achievement. It signifies the emphasis we have placed on quality for more than 30 years,” Grants Owner Jonathan Brown said. “We only source the finest salmon from suppliers with the highest aquaculture and environmental standards. Each fish is then hand-trimmed, cured and smoked the traditional way, over real oak chips, under the personal supervision of our master smoker. When I started the company, hand-delivering single sides of smoked salmon to Lake District chefs, I vowed quality would always be the benchmark which set us apart, and I am thrilled this latest award recognizes that.” Employing more than 100 people, Grants supplies smoked salmon and other products to restaurants, hotels, retailers and catering companies around the world. "As a family company, we are very proud of our Cumbrian roots and always do our utmost to promote the area and its produce across the globe. Awards such as this help us in this process. Everything we have achieved would not have been possible without the dedication and support of every member of our team, some of whom have been with us for decades. This award also recognizes their hard work and excellence,” said Brown. The Great Taste Awards 2019 saw a panel of 12 experts – comprising chefs, cookery writers, food critics, restaurateurs and fine food retailers – blind taste more than 12,000 products from across the globe. Less than 3 percent of entries received the three-star award.