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Award winning Scottish fish
Secure online shop - fish direct to your doorstep
Top quality fresh, naturally smoked & frozen fish
Fish pies and bradies from our bakery

Downies of Whitehills - award winning fresh and frozen fish supplier - 3 star Visit Scotland tourist shop rating
With more than a 100 year tradition of quality fresh fish; Downies select only the best of catch at local fish markets. To ensure that only quality fresh Scottish fish is available to  customers, Alan Downie, Managing Partner with more than 25 years experience in the business, personally visits the local fish markets to select fresh fish for processing. The company operates from a modern EU approved factory with a purpose built cold store ensuring total control over quality.
As well as top quality fresh Scottish fish, Downies supply frozen fish, naturally smoked fish such as Finnan haddock, hot-smoked mackerel hot-smoked salmon as well as naturally smoked cod, haddock and mackerel fillets.
 
 Buy fresh fish at factory prices, from our secure online shop
Buy frozen fish at factory prices, from our secure online shop
Buy fresh bakery products at factory prices, from our secure online shop
Buy smoked fish at factory prices, from our secure online shop

   

A Quiet Weekend Ahead?? - 3rd July 2009

Yes it is Friday once again and I am looking forward to a nice quiet weekend relaxing before I go off on holiday on Monday. NOT!!!!! This weekend is the Portsoy Boat Festival and with the weather looking to be dry but the odd shower, it should be good for sales both in the shop at the Food Fayre as well as our Seafood Bar. Both are open on Saturday & Sunday so I look forward to seeing you there on either day. Some fish in both Fraserburgh & Peterhead markets with 102 boxes coming back to the factory to keep the troops busy as well as the shop well stocked. Will speak to you all on Monday if I have time but if not, the "Blogmaster" will keep you in the frame with regards to what is happening. Have a great weekend. Alan Stewart, Factory Manager.

Back Safely from Edinburgh - 29th June 2009

Well back to Whitehills late last night but too say that I was tierd is an understatement!! 4 days of speaking & selling goods to customers is not an easy job. Had difficulty in keeping up supplies of Cullen Skink Soup over the 4 days and let's not forget the fact that I was introduced to Her Majesty, The Queen. Do not worry, I ensured that the Queen received a complimentary tub of soup as well as a packet of our Hot Smoked Salmon, Bradie, key ring & fridge magnet for the Palace. What a pleasent conversation I had telling her about what we did here in Whitehills. You never know, the next time she is passing Whitehills.....? Getting ready now for Portsoy Boat Festival at the weekend and it looks like it should be a good one. Will speak to you later. Alan Stewart, Factory Manager.

The Bags are Packed and the Fish is Ready - 24th June 2009

The sun is shining ready for me to travel in a warm van all the way to Edinburgh. Hope that the air conditioning is working! Some fish from Fraserburgh Market today as well as from the "Russa Taign" that should keep the factory busy for today and the start of Thursday. Still plenty fresh herring available in the shop and our new 3-way cook skinless & boneless breaded haddock are selling very well in the shop. Remember that if any of you are at the Highland Show then please look us up in the Food Hall. Speak to you at the start of next week, if the "Blogmaster" does not take over!! Alan Stewart, Factory Manager.
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Fresh Fish
Downies of Whitehills is the  place to buy the best value fresh fish available. The reasons to buy from Downies are fantastic value for money and unbeatable  freshness. more >>>

Frozen Fish
The secret to our frozen fish's popularity is by minimising the time between fresh fish arriving at the fish market to when it is processed and frozen in our factory. more >>>

Bakery Products
For an alternative dish at meal times, look at our range of Award Winning seafood pies and pastries ranging from our Smoked Haddock & Cheese pies to our Salmon & Lobster Thermidor Sauce Bradie. more >>>

Downies of Whitehills - a Family Business
Owned within family for 120+ years. - Managing Partner, Alan Downie has been involved in the business since he left school having spent a short time aboard a local fishing boat. On joining the business, Alan worked his way through the processing areas in order to have a full understanding of the business. His wealth of experience has given Downies an enviable reputation for supplying only the finest quality fresh fish products meeting the needs of our many customers worldwide. Mrs. Helen Downie, Alan’s mother, is still actively involved in the business dealing with the accounts department.  
Situated on the sea-front in Whitehills overlooking the Moray Firth on the North East Coast of Scotland, conveniently placed for access to the major fishing ports in the North East of Scotland. Processing locally caught fresh fish, processed daily from local fish markets. Downies have been based in Whitehills since the company started back in the 1870s - fresh fish landed in Whitehills in years gone by, were processed and sent to Fish Markets in Glasgow, Liverpool & Manchester on a daily basis.

Ongoing Improvement & Investment
One secret of Downies' success is their constant drive for improvement to all areas of their business. This encompasses all aspects of the business from new product development as well as ongoing investment in premises, machinery and staff. To enhance our range of quality fresh and smoked fish products, they now supply an innovative range of seafood pastry products. Some of these products were entered into the Grampian Food Awards in recent years achieving 1st place in numerous categories.
The most recent expansion to the premises was the completion of a 300 pallet capacity cold store with its own direct link to production. Modern office facilities were completed incorporating the partners’ office, accounts department, quality control department and reception area. Our retail shop, which adjoins the factory, was recently extended to allow our customers to view our ever expanding range of fresh and smoked fish. 
To meet the ever increasing demand for our award winning pies & pastries our on-site bakery has been extended. Staff training is an important factor in the success of Downies. With the required trained staff in place, this allows us to maintain the rigorous quality control checks required by our ever-growing customer base.

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    Choose from a wide selection of fresh fish including haddock, halibut, lemon sole and salmon; all available for secure online purchase.
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    Breaded haddock and lemon sole are prime examples of pan-ready Scottish fish; expertly packed and couriered to arrive on your doorstep direct from the factory.
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    Our own unique hot-smoking process creates many delicious dishes including hot-smoked mackerel (plain or peppered), hot-smoked salmon as well as kippers and finnan haddock.
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    Delicious pies and pastries including Cullen skink pies, haddock cheese and chive bradies and salmon and broccoli pies, available for secure online purchase ready to be packed up and sent off.
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