— Our Products —
Our teams work together with our partners, using the latest market data and consumer insights to develop new flavours, more choice and greater convenience.
Our Products
Sustainabilty
Capability
Thistle Seafoods is a highly innovative, private label manufacturer of chilled and frozen coated and value added seafood products whose origins date back to 1947.
We pride ourselves on the quality of fish products, service level, flexibility and reliability. In addition we have a very proactive and highly successful development department, which monitors market trends, creating fish products to meet consumer
and customer needs.
— Facilities —
At Thistle Seafoods, we have over 150,000 square feet of flexible processing and warehousing across two facilities, producing over 170 different value-added seafood and speciality products.
Both of our facilities hold BRCGS Grade AA+ accreditation and feature NPD, QC, laboratory, engineering, and cold-storage facilities on site.
We supply leading retailers and food service companies in the UK, as well as Europe, North America, and Australia.
Our commitment to food safety and quality is at the core of everything we do. With technical expertise, continuous training, and strong cross-functional collaboration, we maintain a world-class manufacturing operation.
Boddam
Boddam is our coated and cakes factory, equipped with an NPD kitchen and UKAS-accredited laboratory.
- Six Production Lines
- Coated, Fingers & Snacks
- Cakes & Bakes
- Free From
- Sauce Plant
Laboratory
- UKAS accredited laboratory
Innovation
- NPD Kitchen
Uddingston
Uddingston is our added value factory, and chilled distribution centre, and home to our NPD innovation centre.
Distribution Center
- Located on the M74 motorway, a major trunk route that links to the M6
- Chilled Distribution Hub
Added Value Factory
- Two production lines
- Added Value Fish & Shellfish
- Rondo Pastry Machine
Innovation Centre
- NPD Kitchen & Meeting Room
Thistle Seafoods 5 Pillars of Corporate Social Responsibility
CARBON
Oversight
Environmental Working Group – An environmental working group, comprised of department heads and CSR, convenesquarterly.
Environment
Waste
Food Waste
Thistle is engaged with WRAP’s Food Waste Reduction Roadmap to reduce our food waste by 50% by 2030.
Raw Material
MSC Database
Thistle, where possible, sources wild-caught fish from an MSC certified fishery.
Ethical
Oversight
Thistle has an Ethical Working Group; comprised of representatives from all departments and meet 3 to 4 times per year.
GDST Traceability
GDST – Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability
Thistle is an endorser of GDST.
Thistle has recognised the requirement to have full traceability i.e., back to farm or fishing vessel.
