Loch Fyne garners plaudits as community project is entered into 'Business Oscars'

From: The Scotsman | Date: September 25, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

LOCH Fyne Oysters, the Argyll-based seafood company, is in line for one of the UK's leading business awards after setting up a successful community project.

The employee-owned business, which is situated at the head of Loch Fyne in Argyll, has been selected as one of five finalists for the Social Enterprise Award at the National Business Awards - otherwise known as the "Business Oscars".

Loch Fyne, which was set up as a small oyster farm based on the Ardkinglas Estate in the late 1970s, has quickly grown into the largest producer of oysters in the UK and now sells to more than 22 countries ...

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