BBC Food Programme on Salt
'Salt has long been prized, but in recent years it has become, for many, something to be avoided: to reduce or even eliminate. In this edition of The Food Programme Sheila Dillon asks if there is a place for salt - in our kitchens and on our plates.' (Spoiler: the...
‘Smoked water from Wales is taking the culinary world by storm’
In the past couple of weeks, our Smoked Water has been featured in several well-regarded publications. Our thanks go to Richard Vine in the first instance, who wrote the original piece for Bloomberg. Bloomberg: “For anyone else, you would say, ‘No, you don’t normally...
Video: Fish Story
Sometime in the 1980s, Caspar Salmon's grandmother was invited to a gathering on the island of Anglesey, attended exclusively by people with fish surnames. Or so he says. Thirty years later, film-maker Charlie Lyne attempts to sort myth from reality. (Spoiler: our...
100% Anglesey Sea Salt
In light of recent press regarding other British sea salts, and in response to the numerous enquiries we have received, we just wanted to re-iterate how we make our own award winning sea salt. Halen Môn is made from 100% pure seawater drawn from the seas around...
Five Reasons to Visit North Wales in 2017
Last year, the Lonely Planet named North Wales number four in the line-up of top ten regions in the world to visit in 2017. It inspired us to choose just a handful of the many reasons why you should make it your holiday destination this year. -- BOUNCE BELOW, Blaenau...
A Global Wales
In light of recent events in the UK and Wales, we wanted to make clear how very highly we value our European staff, friends, colleagues and customers, and how much we abhor racism and xenophobia. Our relationships with people throughout Europe and indeed the world are...
We’ve won a Responsible Business award!
Last night, we were very proud to have been awarded a Responsible Business award from Business in the Community Cymru. It means a lot to us because it goes straight to the very core of our business values. Our team is committed to producing our products in a...
Salt Awareness Week: why you should use Halen Môn
Salt awareness week is generally about warning people of the dangers of eating too much salt. Of course, this is extremely important. Like your mum probably told you, too much of anything is bad for you. But 75% of the salt we eat in the UK is already in the food we...
Our Mussels: measured in food metres not miles
From February 2016, we are very excited to be selling our very own fresh, homegrown mussels at our Saltcote in Brynsiencyn. Having been frustrated for some time at the lack of access to our own local seafood, we thought it was about time we did something about it. So...
Some very good news for our local woodland
A couple of months ago we put out an appeal for votes for our local community woodland group, Llyn Parc Mawr, who had been shortlisted for a sustainability award sponsored by M & S. The aim of the group, which Halen Môn's David is involved in, is to establish a...
