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| Ashmore Foods developing Kilpatrick speciality for the market |
TASMANIA continues to be an island of innovation, with the development of a new value-added oyster product by an Eastern Shore seafood trading, processing and distribution business.
 Ashmore Foods Tasmania's James Ashmore with from left some of the retail sales team, Michelle Burns and Debbie Breen – providing value-adding opportunities for aquaculture products. “It is great to see a local seafood trading, processing and distribution business developing products that provide value adding opportunities for aquaculture products. “Tasmania’s climate and pristine waters provide excellent opportunities for the state’s rapidly expanding aquaculture industry, which over the past decade has become one of the state’s major industries. “Ashmore Foods Tasmania has been developing and trialling the pre-prepared frozen Kilpatrick Tasmanian oysters, following a request from a Brisbane hotel customer. “This innovative product provides many benefits to both the hospitality and aquaculture industries. “It provides hospitality customers with a pre-prepared product that has consistent taste and texture and also delivers significant cost savings. “It also benefits the oyster farmers, because sales are spread across the whole year instead of just at traditional peak times and this enables greater cash flow certainty. “This innovative product will go into production shortly and will be distributed through the food services market. “The government continues to assist small businesses to grow and develop new markets. “Over the last three years Economic Development has provided Ashmore Foods Tasmania with $28,000, through the Enterprise Growth Program. “These grants have assisted Ashmore Foods Tasmania to increase their annual turnover, create jobs and invest in premises and equipment. “In just three years the business has grown from a sole trader to seven full time staff and a further three jobs are expected to be created over the next 12 months. “During this time Ashmore Foods Tasmania has also built a seafood production plant and retail outlet, this most recent grant will allow them to invest in state of the art freezing equipment. “Private investment in Tasmania is currently 25 per cent above the long-term average,” Mr Sturges said.
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