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COMING SOON...

Fresh British Prawns.

Sustainably produced in Lincolnshire.

We know many of our customers have been waiting patiently for our fabulous FloGro Fresh King Prawns to become available again, so we are excited to share our plans for the future.

Time to start building.

Planning permission has been granted for a site in South Lincolnshire with the aim to start construction in Q1 2026 with first harvest targeted for Q1 2028. It will be the UK’s first industrial-scale Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) prawn farm with an initial production capacity of 170T p.a., rising to 500T p.a. within 12 months. As demand builds, capacity will be added modularly to eventually reach in excess of 4,500T p.a. when fully built out. To achieve this, Flo-Gro has assembled a team of world-class specialists to deliver the company’s plans. The current funding programme will enable the first 4 (of 9) Grow Out modules to be constructed, plus associated hatchery, processing, despatch, water treatment, solar and ground source heat pumps.

WORLDWIDE

Customers

Flo-Gro Fresh is a company that will change how warmwater king prawns are grown and sold in the UK and elsewhere and in so doing build a pathway to producing a carbon neutral prawn with the most sustainable energy systems available.

We are laying the foundations for the future of a sustainable British king prawn industry.

The situation is particularly acute in the UK, where seafood imports are presenting a number of problems.

99.9%

Almost all king prawns consumed in the UK are imported frozen from overseas and ‘many weeks old’ at point of consumption

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Risk of disease and significant local habitat damage are the #1 challenge facing prawn farmers in Asia, the region from which the UK imports the majority of its prawns.

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Almost 50% of carbon emissions linked to UK food consumption are created overseas by way of food imports.

Our product DNA – Sustainability and Zero Waste

Powered by renewable energy and leveraging innovative water treatment and energy solutions to recycle water, heat, salt and production waste streams to sustainably lower operational costs significantly, Flo-Gro is a unique closed-loop recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) that can be situated anywhere inland to produce high-quality, fresh, warm saltwater prawns adjacent to point of consumption – 24 hours from harvest to plate.

The FloGro History

Flo-Gro was established to capitalise on the growing appetite for fresh British-produced seafood, after winning an Innovate UK grant to run feasibility trials for a closed-loop recycling aquaculture system (RAS) aimed at producing high quality warmwater king prawns.

2015-20

For 5 years, Flo-Gro operated an R&D prawn farm in Lincolnshire working with recycling aquaculture system experts, importing larvae from abroad. During this period, we identified optimal shrimp husbandry through careful application and integration of larval breeding with specific grow out feed ‘recipes’, along with robust RAS operation and bio-security protocols. Our king prawns led to rave reviews from top restaurateurs and premium food retailers, whilst during Covid lockdown we took the opportunity to grow a significant direct-to-consumer audience who were willing to pay a premium per kilogram for locally grown, fresh, high quality, king prawns delivered to their home within 24 hours of harvest.

After 5 years of R&D and 3 years gaining planning consent we are ready to launch at scale.

Our R&D farm has been invaluable in building brand awareness and proving the demand for locally produced prawns at a premium price. Critically, we have accumulated an unprecedented wealth of knowledge around feed, animal behaviour, optimal growing environment and conditions to maximise yield and profitability.

Now, we are ready to scale up and are set to launch the UK’s first industrial-scale sustainable, minimal-carbon, zero-waste RAS prawn farm that will eventually be capable of producing in excess of 4,500 tonnes per annum.

We Have Already Established a
Reputation for the Quality of our Produce.

A quick note of congratulations on a fabulous product. I barbecued some of your wonderful prawns last night and was blown away by their sweet taste and smooth texture. Absolutely delicious!

We had some of our prawns on Wednesday evening with garlic, butter and a touch of chilli. They were awesome. THE best prawns we`ve ever had. Thank you!

I took delivery of a kilo of your prawns yesterday. First, they were packaged beautifully and cold despite the warm weather. Second, I had some for dinner last night and they were superb! The best seafood I`ve ever had.

I received my order yesterday. I wanted to say how pleased I am. Some of the prawns were immediately cooked, the rest frozen. They were delicious. I would totally recommend your produce.

We have just had a most delicious supper cooking with Flogro prawns which we all deemed to be absolutely delicious and pretty special...tasty, meaty and juicy!