Magnus Houston, backed by the Prince’s Trust, set up Coast & Glen in Inverness in 2011, a wholesale business that supplied local restaurants and hotels with fresh fish and seafood landed by local fishermen.
While that was successful, it soon became apparent that there was also demand from individual consumers for high-quality produce. Attracted to the locally and sustainably caught fish governed by the season, rather than the fish which is sold through the supertrawler-supermarket route, which may be cheaper…but tastes cheaper.
And so Coast & Glen’s sister company Fishbox was born; offering a convenient, nutritious and fun way to eat more fish and seafood.
Coast & Glen now supply over 300 hotels and restaurants in the Highlands and Islands and have a growing number of clients UK wide, including London, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Expansion into the European and world markets means Coast & Glen now supply clients in New York and Paris.
Due to the growing business and client base Coast & Glen have moved to bigger premises in Alness so they can meet the demand of the growing market. The purchase of a bigger production facility and office space is a fantastic opportunity for the future growth of the business.