Distributor

Caterers Choice

United Kingdom
8
Years of IPNLF Membership

Caterers Choice is a leading importer for the UK foodservice and manufacturing markets. Working with many of the most trusted high street brands, Caterers Choice continues to be a key advocate for the Indonesian pole & line industry and for the sustainable sourcing of tuna.

At A Glance

Supplying to
United Kingdom
Yorkshire Born and Bred

Caterers Choice has headquarters are based in Yorkshire, which is fondly known as 'God's Own Country'  

Tuna first

With tuna being a key commodity within the company’s portfolio from the outset, it actively encourages best practice with regards to environmental issues and only work with canneries that are proactive in reducing their impact on the world’s ecosystems.

Our membership of the International Pole & Line Foundation not only validates Caterers Choice’s long-term commitment to helping deliver management measures that can effectively safeguard the future of global tuna stocks and those communities that are reliant upon them, it also helps provide some important environmental and social assurances that our customers and end consumers can buy into.

Steve Farmiloe (Commercial Director at Caterers Choice)

Our Fisheries

Maldives pole-and-line skipjack tuna

Indian Ocean
The Maldives pole-and-line skipjack fishery has been operating for centuries and has been the lifeline of the Maldivian economy since before the boom of the tourism industry in the mid 1970s. The fishery not only provides a large proportion of the country’s income from the tuna trade and export, but also provides one of the only sources of protein for the Maldivian population, also contributing to a stable livelihood. The Maldivian pole-and-line fishery is located in the Arabian Sea within the Indian Ocean.
Maldives
Skipjack Tuna
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South East Sulawesi pole-and-line skipjack tuna

Pacific Ocean
The South-East Sulawesi fishery operates in the same area as the Wakatobi National Park, which is home to the largest coral reef system in Indonesia. This coral reef makes South-East Sulawesi a hotspot for tuna!
Indonesia
Skipjack Tuna
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East Flores pole-and-line skipjack tuna

Pacific Ocean
The East Flores fishery utilises the Western and Central Pacific Ocean for the majority of catch, however will also fish in the Indian Ocean during different times of the year.
Indonesia
Skipjack Tuna
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West Flores pole-and-line skipjack tuna

Pacific Ocean
The West Flores skipjack tuna fishery lands their catch in Maumere, central Flores Island. The tuna is then processed in a factory that either produces canned tuna, or dried tuna flakes.
Indonesia
Skipjack Tuna
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Maluku pole-and-line skipjack tuna

Pacific Ocean
Pole-and-line fishing has been in Indonesia since the early 1900's, and was originally introduced by Japanese fishers to produce Katsuobushi, which are dried tuna flakes.
Indonesia
Skipjack Tuna
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North Sulawesi & North Maluku pole-and-line skipjack tuna

Pacific Ocean
The North Sulawesi and North Maluku fishery is the second-most northernly fishery in Indonesia, almost reaching the border between Indonesia and the Philippines.
Indonesia
Skipjack Tuna
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Company Policies and Reports

"Caterers Choice wholeheartedly believes that sustainability in sourcing is vital in empowering consumers to make choices that give back to the ocean and the coastal communities that provide their seafood. 

To do this, we have implemented several policies in regard to sourcing policy: such as 'one-by-one only' and no IUU or unregistered vessels"