Initially available in 16 Booths stores across the north of England, the groundbreaking new brand offers consumers a superior cod characterised by firm white flakes and a delicious flavour. NO CATCH...JUST COD will be available in a variety of individual and family-sized portions.
Reared in the Atlantic waters surrounding Shetland, it provides the answer to the dilemma currently facing UK food retailers - how to meet strong consumer demand for cod without contributing to the dramatic collapse of natural fish stocks?
The brand, which launched last month, has already won several major industry awards including the Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards where, in addition to winning both the Fish and Seafood and Food Service Product categories, it picked up the prestigious Supreme Award which recognises the overall, top food and drink product in Scotland.
In line with the product, the brands striking packaging represents a fundamental departure from the current offer in UK supermarkets. It has been developed to highlight the products sustainability and communicate the facts behind the cods provenance and its journey from the waters of Shetland to the supermarket shelf.
Importantly, the cods harvesting and distribution process eradicates the need for freezing the fish and means NO CATCH will also reach the shops fresher than most wild cod, which may often spends up to 10 days in ice on a trawler.
Booths buyer, Phil Godwin said: "This has been a project which is close to my heart and one which hopefully will take the pressure off wild stocks."
Karol Rzepkowski, Managing Director of Johnson Sustainable Seafoods, added: "Before now, retailers were not able to offer their customers a sustainable alternative to wild cod. NO CATCH means cod can now be bought and sold with a clear conscience and most importantly without further threat to this wonderful and most intelligent of fish. Were delighted that Booths has taken the decision to stock our cod which meets a growing demand for real, high quality food, which is both sustainable and also environmentally responsible."
No Catch .. Just Cod will be available in-store in pre pack and retails at 20 per kilo (skin on) and 23.45 per kilo (skin off).
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UK - Shetland-based Johnson Sustainable Seafoods has announced that distribution of its award-winning brand NO CATCH...JUST COD, the worlds first 100% organic and sustainable farmed cod, has been extended to Booths, one of the UKs leading regional retailers.
Worlds First Organic Sustainable Cod Range Snapped Up By Supermarket - UK - Shetland-based Johnson Sustainable Seafoods has announced that distribution of its award-winning brand NO CATCH...JUST COD, the worlds first 100% organic and sustainable farmed cod, has been extended to Booths, one of the UKs leading regional retailers.