Food & Drink
Food & Drink from the world’s only entire nation UNESCO BIOSPHERE
In the Isle of Man, you’ll not only benefit from an environment that supports innovation, but you’ll also benefit from the Island’s advanced infrastructure that can cater for all food and drink manufacturing requirements.
The food and drink industry on the Isle of Man is diverse and growing. Isle of Man produce is celebrated around the world and the Island has a strong local supply chain of high quality produce from meat, fish and vegetables, to ales, wines and spirits. This provenance and traceability assurance helps producers sell locally and export around the world.
Why the Isle of Man
The Island boasts access to high quality award winning produce and an abundance of natural resources; provenance and traceability assurance, sustainable fresh produce, low food miles, high quality standards, good environmental conditions for forage-based systems, artisan products.
As the first entire Island nation in the world to be awarded UNESCO Biosphere status, the Island hosts numerous biosphere initiatives to maintain and improve the environment - both supporting local produce and minimising waste. 12 nautical miles of surrounding Manx-owned waters are sustainably managed whilst most farms are accredited by Farm Assurance Schemes.
Our Land and Sea
Manx Agriculture
Our Island’s agricultural heritage is rooted in tradition, with approximately 75% of the Island’s land utilised for agriculture. Manx farmers have avoided industrial scale agriculture and have retained more traditional farming practices.
The Island is home to hundreds of farms and the Island’s fields are on average one fifth of the size of those in the UK. With smaller plots and a commitment to sustainable practices, we’ve nurtured a bio-diverse environment where wildlife thrives in the midst of established hedgerows, which are among the longest in the British Isles.
Manx Seafood
Isle of Man Queenies is a protected designation of origin product with the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. This accreditation validates the unique nature of Manx queen scallops and the “Isle of Man Queenie” has been rated as the most sustainable wild-caught queen scallop in the British Isles by the Marine Conservation Society.
The rating reflects the overarching commitment to sustainability that guides the Isle of Man Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture. The Department are acknowledged internationally for their commitment to conservation and their work has resulted in increased quotas alongside improved seafood sustainability ratings.
Following a review in 2023, the Isle of Man King Scallop Fishery is now recognised by the highly regarded Marine Conservation Society as among the most sustainably managed king scallop fishery in the British Isles. The improved rating followed numerous management initiatives, including changes to the types of fishing gear permitted, vessel control and scientific surveys, and the launch of the UK’s first long term management plan for inshore scallop fishing. Scallop management practices include minimum landing sizes, a closed season, closed areas, and a 6pm and 6am curfew, which protects vulnerable nocturnal species.
THE FISHERIES DIVISION ENSURES FISHING IN THE ISLAND’S WATERS:
- does not result in the overexploitation of fish stocks,
- takes place in a manner that maintains populations of harvested species and,
- is aligned with their complete eco-system approach to fisheries
Our Exporters
Isle of Man Creamery
Established in 1934, Isle of Man Creamery is a cooperative of 28 family-owned dairy farms that produces aged, flavoured and traditional British cheeses using milk from grass-fed cows. Manx dairy cows graze in the lush fields of the Isle of Man for an average of 230 days a year and the Isle of Man Creamery’s ‘grass-fed’ credential is audited by SAI Global.
VINTAGE CHEDDAR
Matured for 15-18 months, Grass-Fed Vintage Cheddar is the Creamery’s award winning flagship cheese, with a close texture and a true depth of flavour.
OAK SMOKED MATURE CHEDDAR
Cold smoked on-site in small batchers over chips, Oak Smoked Mature Cheddar has a natural smoked colour and was a recent bronze award winner at the World Cheese Awards.
Isle of Man Meats
Isle of Man Meats source products from over 200 small scale family farms, many of which have been operating for decades and prioritise animal welfare.
2023 Great Taste Awards 3-Star Winners for their Rack of Lamb and Wing of Beef, Isle of Man Meats provide a wide range of premium products, including numerous entirely antibiotic free cuts.
All Isle of Man Meat products are traceable and sourced from farm assured farms. Isle of Man Meats Wing Rib of Beef has been described as “A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF WELL-REARED BEEF WITH WONDERFUL, LASTING FLAVOUR.”
Island Seafare
Suppliers of the finest conscientiously sourced Manx seafood, Island Seafare are shellfish specialists and offer beautiful hand-cut Protected Designation of Origin Isle of Man Queenies as well as hand shucked king scallops, handpicked crab, langoustines, and small pot caught sweet lobster.
A member of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain, Island Seafare work in alignment with the Isle of Man Department of Environment, Food & Agriculture to ensure the Island’s Marine Nature Reserves are protected. The company have an office in France, are highly respected across Europe and are trusted by some of the continent’s largest retailers due to decades of fantastic service and consistently high product standards.
Renowned for being sweet, tender and succulent, Island Seafare’s Manx Lobster is caught locally using small pots in the clear waters surrounding the Island’s coast. Isle of Man Half Shell Queen and King Scallops are incredibly versatile, visually appealing and provide excellent plate coverage. Ideal for starters, tapas and small plates.
Okell's
A brewery steeped in Manx history but firmly focussed on the future. Set up in 1850 by Dr William Okell, the pint of pure perfection is still brewed in accordance with the 1874 Brewers’ Act which states that no substitute for malt or sugar is to be used.
ZERO, ALCOHOL FREE PALE ALE (0.5%)
100% Taste, 0% Alcohol. Our Zero Pale offers a taste that’s fresh, crisp and with a hit of tropical undertones.
AURA – MANX PALE ALE (3.6%)
Distinctively delicious. Refreshingly crisp with tropical notes and a hint of honey.
NECTAR – NEW WORLD IPA (4.0%)
Lush & luxurious. The exquisite selection of hops make it smooth and delicious from the first sip to the last.
TRIUMPH – SESSION IPA (4.2%)
A classic brew for pale ale purists. Brewed to strict Manx purity laws with top quality ingredients.
Isle of Man Salt Co
Isle of Man Salt Co sell attractively packaged hand harvested sea salt. The Company offers a range of fine products including smoked salt, salts blended with locally grown herbs, and a rich salted caramel sauce. Their Manx sea salt is produced in small batches and naturally dried in poly-tunnels in the South of the Island.
Isle of Man Salt Co use clean, bold, contemporary branding that perfectly reflects the quality and character of their products and would attract attention in any retail environment.
Isle of Man Salt Co’s Rosemary Sea Salt is ideal for roast potatoes or your favourite toastie. Their luxurious Salted Caramel Sauce is one of the Island’s most talked about local products.
Davison's
Davison’s are makers of luxury Manx Ice Cream who use locally sourced double cream and butter to craft a product that’s rich, distinctive, and cherished on the Isle of Man and beyond. Davison’s ice cream carries the Isle of Man Provenance Label, and their diabetic lines are regarded as some of the finest diabetic ice creams available.
Dedicated to creating quality products for decades, the Davison family have recently upgraded their production facilities; reducing their carbon footprint while ensuring their ice cream continues to have its exceptionally smooth finish.
Davison’s Crunchy Honeycomb with Butterscotch Ripple Sauce is made from Manx double cream and fresh vanilla, blended together with a rich butterscotch sauce and crunchy honeycomb pieces.
Davison’s Raspberry Ripple uses a delicious raspberry sauce and is an absolute customer favourite.
The Fynoderee Distillery
A passionately Manx distillery, creating an exquisite range of award-winning spirits featuring local and hand-foraged ingredients. Fynoderee’s range of products all celebrate and promote the Island’s Celtic heritage, culture, and folklore.
FYNODEREE MANX DRY GIN 70CL Crisp, aromatic and as invigorating as the Irish Sea itself! The special RNLI commemorative edition features notes of pine and lemon zest. Other
editions of Manx Dry Gin include Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Elder Shee and Elder Shee Rose.
GLASHTYN SPICED MANX RUM 70CL with Madagascan Bourbon vanilla, dried fruit, fresh ginger, cassia, all-spice berries and the peppery aniseed notes of hand foraged Manx Alexander seed.
Outlier Distilling Company
Outlier’s Great Taste Award winning rums are made in a wood-fired still in a “milking shed” distillery using
water from the well of a biosphere partnered farm.
HOOLIE MANX WHITE RUM
(70CL, 40%) Fermented from molasses, Hoolie delivers a malty-liquorice gust that creates an unusually good daiquiri and is bright and breezy with ginger ale.
HURRICANE OVERPROOF MANX
RUM (70CL, 64%)
Hurricane is a blend of Outlier rums and cask-aged rum which creates a surprisingly smooth overproof that carries new American oak and Islay whiskey notes. Amazing in bold cocktails or drunk neat as a sipping rum.
Your Food & Drink Contact
Rob Green
Business Development Manager
+44 (0) 1624 686406
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