Seaweed for B2B food and drink applications | Applications

Incorporating seaweeds into foods offers a range of benefits for both taste and nutrition. Rich umami forms the base of all flavours of seaweed, upon which there are more salty, peppery, sweet or marine notes depending on the species. A small amount added instead of salt can go a long way to enhance the taste profile of dishes.

The primary sources of iodine in the average diet are seafood, eggs, iodized salt and milk. Seaweed offers a great a great alternative source of iodine for vegans and vegetarians, plus people looking to reduce their salt intake. The high fibre content of seaweed helps promote digestive health.

Horizon Seaweed Safe and Local Supplier Approval — Horizon Seaweed is accredited for food production by SALSA

Our seaweeds can enhance all manner of foods – we should know, because they’re the star ingredients in the ground-breaking SHORE food range now available at major retailers in the UK and abroad.

We supply seaweed to:

Major manufacturers to leading UK supermarkets who develop exciting and innovative food products – including alternative seafoods, breads, condiments and rubs.
Leading brands using seaweed for a nutritional boost.
Restaurants looking for ingredients with quality and provenance.

Coarse flakes and fine milled powdered dulse seaweed Palmaria palmata — Horizon Seaweed can advise on the correct particle size for culinary applications

We have options to create blends of different seaweeds and offer a range of different particle sizes. Our seaweed is produced under a carefully developed HACCP system. Since 2016, our operations have been approved by the SALSA food scheme and certified organic by the Soil Association.

Our team has taken to time to collate information around certain key topics relating to food and drink, publishing them in articles on our updates page:

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We have a long baking heritage and creating products of the highest quality is the key requirement for keeping our loyal customers happy. To that end, we have been delighted with everything we have sourced from Horizon Seaweed and use their ingredients in several of our products. The Horizon Seaweed team have been an absolute pleasure to deal with and we look forward to working with them in the years to come. We strongly recommend them and their fantastic range of products.

Donald Scott, Purchasing Manager, Stag Bakeries

We’ve found the knowledge and support of Horizon Seaweed to be first class. The products have been used successfully in our gins, with the first Coastal Edition winning gin of the year with the Craft Gin Club members in 2020.

Martin Murray, Founder, Dunnet Bay Distillery

It is important to Exale Brewing that we source interesting ingredients of the highest quality. Horizon Seaweed provided different varieties to trial so we could ensure the flavour in our award-winning Deep Dark Imperial Stout was just right.

Mark Hislop, Owner, Exale Brewing

I was keen on the idea of using seaweed for a plant-based foodservice product. There are lots of different types and the knowledgeable team at Horizon Seaweed were extremely helpful in guiding me towards the best solutions for my particular application.

Richard Fox, Plant-based chef, richardfox.tv