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Summer 2014

an evening at the raCes - Wraggs seafoods style!

On a gloriously sunny day in May, Wraggs Seafoods took over the races at Doncaster Racecourse to hold the Wraggs Seafoods Ltd Race Night.

Seven races were developed with the

support of Wragg’s suppliers to create

a full race card for the evenings event.

Read about our main sponsors

Samherji later in this newsletter.

All of our guests were treated to the hospitality of Doncaster Racing with a Champagne reception and The Chef’s

Table - three course buffet and wonderful trackside views.

Over 150 guests from shops and businesses in the Wraggs catchment area were invited and were thrilled to have a chance to bet on races such as the Ice Fresh Seafood Maiden Stakes and the Seagold Handicap Stakes.

The evening was finished off with the fantastic Murphy’s Marbles Irish band playing. We hope our guests enjoyed the night as much as we did.

THE WINNERS WERERace 1 – The Polonus Apprentice HandicapWinning Horse – Silk SariRace 2 – The Bardi Handicap StakesWinning Horse – ItlaaqRace 3 – The Ice Fresh Seafood Maiden StakesWinning Horse – Natural OrderRace 4 – The Pescafria Handicap StakesWinning Horse – AzagalRace 5 – The Arctic Warrior Handicap StakesWinning Horse – Right TouchRace 6 – The Samherji Maiden StakesWinning Horse – Run with PrideRace 7 – The Seagold Handicap StakesWinning Horse – Inyordreams

F ishermen’s Mission support

We hope you showed your support for the Fishermen’s Mission on Friday 20th June. If not, then perhaps this idea will interest you.

Industry news:

If you are the owner of a Fish and Chip shop then maybe you can adopt Albert? A great collection box, easy to look after and a brilliant way of raising money. If your company or organisation is interested in supporting the Mission, please contact Alison Godfrey alisongodfrey@fishermensmission.org.uk or call Alison on 01489 566910

Caroline Moore, Administrator of Wraggs Seafoods, is running the Leeds 10k ‘Run For All’ for the eighth year running in July. The first event was held in June 2007 and was a fantastic success attracting 8,000 participants, which is truly remarkable for a new event of this type, and raising a staggering £500,000+ for charities and good causes. Inspired by Jane Tomlinson whose efforts also raised over £1,850,000 for charities including Macmillan Cancer Relief, SPARKS, Damon Runyon Cancer Research, Yorkshire Cancer Centre, Martin House Hospice, Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice and Hannah House. The annual event is now part of Jane’s legacy to continue to fundraise for children’s and cancer charities.

Wraggs Seafoods is always looking for new opportunities to supply its top quality sustainably sourced Frozen at Sea Fish to suppliers in West Yorkshire and the Midlands. More recently we have started delivering to Derby and Skegness. If you know of any businesses in these areas, let us know and we are sure we can make you a deal worth thinking about.

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As Summer is here, we want to make sure we provide our quality fish to the seaside resort businesses within our catchment. Remember the more routes we can accommodate on our distribution plan the better rates we can offer! Look out for our new vans on the road soon.

Support Caroline’s Charity 10k ‘ Run For All’To support Caroline on this fantastic cause. Go to http://www.runforall.com/10k/leeds/ to find out how you can donate.

This is across the McWhinney’s range that we do which includes Gold Pork Sausage 4’s and 8’s, Premium Pork Sausage 4’s and 8’s and Bigfoot Pork Sausage 6oz and 12” long!

Caroline in action

Industry News - blog “ Not eating enough f ish” UK fish consumptionFish is a superfood packed with vitamins and

minerals. It is a major source of omega-3,

fatty acids and can help to protect against

a range of diseases including heart disease

and arthritis. So why is the UK a nation of

dwindling fish eaters?

A healthy diet should include at least two portions of fish a week but only 28% of people fulfil this.

Given the number of cookery programmes

filmed in exotic locations extolling the

virtues of eating fish you wouldn’t think this

would be the case. There is the myth that fish

is difficult to cook, which puts people off, but

can this really be the reason?

Research has suggested that if the cost of

fish was cheaper, more people would eat it.

However if you are buying good quality fish

which has been sustainably sourced the costs

generally reflect this, and are not as high as

people may perceive.

Amazingly, over 50% of people think that

frozen fish destroys the nutrients in the fish

and that fresh fish are more environmentally

friendly. This couldn’t be further from the

truth.

At Wraggs Seafoods we only provide quality

Frozen-at-Sea Fish, meaning that the fish is

frozen within 2 – 6 hours of being caught.

This traps the nutrients in the fish, enabling

it to stay as fresh as the moment it left the

sea, so our customers receive the very best

product.

All of our fish is also fully traceable to its

source and we work with only reputable

industry leaders in the field.

Believe it or not fish from your local fish &

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chip shop does count towards your two

portions of fish a week, so you can head to

your local shop supplied by Wraggs Seafoods

safe in the knowledge that the fish you are

eating is the most fresh, healthy and

sustainable there is.

Sources:http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/fmcg/fresh/brits-failing-to-eat-enough-fish-major-study-finds/357409.article http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/fmcg/fresh/what-con-sumers-think-about-fish/356876.article http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/fish-shellfish.aspx

At our head office in Newton Aycliffe we have been lucky to be part of many local community project and sponsorship opportunities. We are on the lookout for some similar opportunities in the Wraggs Seafoods area. If you know of a local sports team or charitable organisation that would wear or support our logo, please get in touch. We would be proud to support a local community project in your town.

If you have an idea contact claire.carter@wraggsseafoods.co.uk

Currently at Collins we sponsor the Byers Green Under 14’s football team.We have provided a football strip as well as personalised waterproof jackets.

Wraggs seafoods sponsorship opportunities

They enjoyed a great season and were the winners of the 2nd division 13/14 season in the Russell Foster League.

Congratulations to Joanna Chilton who has recently passed her NVQ Level 4 in Business Administration. Well Done Jo!!

Meet the Collins Team

Team member name: Carol LeybourneJob title: Sales Administrator What is your favourite fish joke? A fish swam into a wall and said, “Dam!”What do you order when you go to a fish & chip shop? I would order f ish and chips with a curry, if I was really hungry I would be a pig and order a bun as well !!!

Crazy Caption Competition

Wraggs Customer Casebook Q&A

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Where are you based?Poplar Way, Catcliffe, Rotherham and Leicester Avenue, Doncaster

Do you find Wraggs Seafoods achieve all of your requirements, in terms of cost, delivery times, promotions etc?Wraggs service is fantastic. Deliveries are prompt, drivers helpful, telesales always cheerful. Product quality and consistency is faultless.

Would you recommend Wraggs Seafoods to others? If so, why?Yes, see above. But don’t tell our local rivals….

Have you received good feedback on the quality of the products Wraggs Seafoods supply to you? Customers feedback is positive, some even state “it’s the best fish and chips I’ve ever had”

Congratulations to our caption competition winner: Medway Fisheries in Queensbury who has won a £25 Love 2 shop voucher. “This ‘Plenty of Fish’ dating site has gone a bit too far”

For more information about Collins Seafoods or Wraggs Seafoods, please go to www.collinsseafoods.co.uk or for any sales information, please try sales@collinsseafoods.co.uk or sales@wraggsseafoods.co.ukOur 24 hour sales line is also available on 01325 315544 or 0113 249 0582 (24 hour answering service) Keep in touch with Collins at: @collinsseafoods

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Wraggs is now being sociable, to make sure we keep in touch with our customers in West Yorkshire, Midlands and beyond. We have recently set up Wraggs Facebook and Twitter pages and we can’t wait to interact with our customers. Please take 5 minutes to Like and Follow our pages to get the most up to date news and promo-tions about the business.Show your support and get following today!

Supplier spotlight - Samherji

Want to get in touch?

As one of main co sponsors at the Doncaster race night, we thought we would take some time to tell you a little bit more about one of our partners. Samherji has its headquarters in Iceland and is one of the biggest companies in the Icelandic fishing industry since being set up in Grindavik in 1972. Samherji exports its own production under the “Ice Fresh Seafood” brand.

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Collins and Wraggs Seafoods have worked with Samherji for many years, knowing they have access to the best Frozen at Sea Fish you can source. Samherji runs its own fishing fleets to ensure the fish returns to land as fresh as when it was caught. Their CEO, Þorsteinn Már Baldvinsson was thrilled to be part of the Wraggs Race Night.

Samherji’s CEO Þorsteinn Már Baldvinsson and Collin’s Sam Richardson