Seabass from Selonda UK, based in Wales, will appear in 197 Waitrose stores in a value-added format: headless, gutted and stuffed with fennel butter.

A whole fish product will launch onto the fish counters of 37 regional Waitrose branches.

“The deal is open-ended, as with any retailer, but initial sales estimates look very promising,” said Robert Smith, managing director Selonda Non-Hellenic Subsidiaries.

“The provenance and freshness is coming over extremely well with buyers, and we’re now looking at the branding side and how to take that forward.”

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