Mara Seaweed

a Scottish seaweed processor whose Fife operation was secured under new ownership in 2026, producing dried seaweed flakes and umami seasonings for the UK consumer and food-service market.

Country: United Kingdom

Commercial Scottish kelp flakes & umami seasoning; Fife plant secured 2026 eu

Coverage

	CN	EU	US
food-alt-protein	✓	✓	✓

Regulatorsfdaefsamoa-china

Verifiable facts

Fact	Value	Source
Funding	Raised £600,000 out of a £1.6 million target as of July 2024	dailybusinessgroup.co.uk · scottishfinancialreview.com · scotsman.com
Headcount	Seven roles retained at the Fife facility following the acquisition of Mara Seaweed assets	lardermag.co.uk · heraldscotland.com · insider.co.uk
Headquarters	Glenrothes, Scotland	seaweedenterprises.com
Certification	Previous operation held Soil Association Organic Certification and SALSA accreditation	seafood.media
Certification	Working to secure BRCGS accreditation medium confidence	scottishfinancialreview.com · heraldscotland.com
Production site	59 Nasmyth Road, Glenrothes, Scotland	seaweedenterprises.com · heraldscotland.com · insider.co.uk
Capacity	Plans to establish the largest multi-species seaweed processing hub in the UK medium confidence	dailybusinessgroup.co.uk · scottishfinancialreview.com · thefishsite.com · scotsman.com

Independent sources: dailybusinessgroup.co.uk · heraldscotland.com · insider.co.uk · lardermag.co.uk · scotsman.com · scottishfinancialreview.com · seafood.media · seaweedenterprises.com · thefishsite.com

Technologies

Name	Cluster	Risk
Seaweed consumer products	food-alt-protein	Low	→

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