Winners are Grinners

Caption story itqi – 1
June 18, 2010

WINNERS ARE GRINNERS:

New Zealand King Salmon export sales manager Graeme Tregidga is all smiles flanked by European chefs holding the six awards presented to the company at the recent International Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi) Superior Taste Awards in Brussels. New Zealand King Salmon (NZKS) entered six products in the various awards categories and each received either the maximum three stars or two. Three stars are awarded for ‘exceptional’ products with 90 per cent and more total marks while ‘remarkable’ products achieve two stars and score between 80 and 90 per cent. NZKS CEO Grant Rosewarne says the awards represent huge endorsement for the two brands in key markets. “We are delighted to gain prestige endorsement of our products from members of 12 of the most famous European culinary associations. The awards reflect well not only on our brands but also the pure New Zealand brand we are so closely associated with.”

About New Zealand King Salmon
New Zealand King Salmon (NZKS) is New Zealand’s biggest integrated aquaculture producer employing more than 420 skilled workers. Currently the company produces 7,500 metric tonnes of King salmon annually from five sea farms in the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand’s South Island. With 55 per cent of the global market, the company is the world’s biggest farmer and supplier of the King salmon variety earning around NZ$50 million a year in foreign exchange. It accounts for 70 per cent of New Zealand’s salmon production. NZKS has several market advantages including a great taste, a sustainable, disease free, chemical free, clean growing environment, pure King salmon (Chinook) brood stock, fresh-to-market distribution, vertical integration and supply chain product traceability. King salmon has the highest natural content of healthy Omega-3 oils vital for life and good health and which can help to maintain a healthy heart. It is available nationwide from supermarkets, fish suppliers and good delicatessens. For recipes and serving suggestions visit www.regalsalmon.co.nz. For more information about NZ King Salmon visit www.kingsalmon.co.nz.

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