Retail Development Programme
Our Serious about Seafood trade focused programme is designed to grow seafood retail business and ensure best practice is followed by outlets nationwide. We offer:
Educational workshops on a wide range of relevant topics to include –
- Seafood business planning
- Food safety management systems
- Customer service
- Introduction to filleting techniques and quality assessment
- Maximising the potential of the seafood counter
- Cold chain management and labelling
Seafood Retail Healthcheck
This in-depth, hands-on assessment of operating procedures is carried out in your store. The Healthcheck will help you to identify areas where improvements could be made that would lead to increased seafood sales.
To request a Healthcheck application form contact Lorraine Byrne on (01) 2144185 or email obyrne@bim.ie
Our publications to assist retailers
Learn about species identification, selection, storage, display and general seafood product knowledge in our Seafood Retail Handbook (pdf 10,824Kb) .
To understand labelling requirements for seafood retailers, read our Seafood Labelling Guide (pdf 313Kb)
Our publication A Retailers Guide to Cold Chain Management for Seafood (pdf 383Kb) will inform you on temperature control and time both crucial in the seafood industry.
BIM Seafood Circle
Seafood Circle champions retail and hospitality outlets that consistently offer excellent quality seafood and service to their customers.
To view the current members, visit the Seafood Circle site
