Cornish Sea Salt Co.
- Portfolio Company: Cornish Sea Salt Co.
- Date of Initial Investment: 22 June 2007
- Round of Financing: First Round
- Sector: Manufacturer of culinary grade sea salt
- SWVF Role: Co Investor
The Cornish Sea Salt Company operates the UK's first sea salt plant that harvests direct from the ocean in a unique location at Porthkerris on the Lizard Peninsula.
The company will be producing a flaky, white culinary sea salt that will be certified-organic and hand-harvested from the clear Atlantic waters of Cornwall and is a purer, healther and tastier alternative to traditional table salt.
The project got the go-ahead following a financial deal with Finance Cornwall, the YFM Group managed South West Ventures Fund, Bank of Scotland and the South West Investment Group.
Tony Fraser, Managing Director and resident of St Keverne, has worked on the idea for nearly 3 years and built on his experience as a natural resource specialist. His idea for the project came about after visiting an Iron Age salt production site on the Lizard. He set up the Cornish Sea Salt Company with the aim to establish the first ever sea salt facility in the UK to harvest direct from the ocean.
Website: www.cornishseasalt.co.uk
