New shop has fillets with and without skin, cubes for ceviche, cold smoked slices, lots with and without skin, as well as novel Japanese style preparations such as harasu, kamaniku and teien steak.

A cozy space for the public of the city of Castro, capital of the province of Chiloé, inaugurated on Friday 5 September the company Salmones Antártica. It is a spacious shop, with architecture and decoration based on the chilota culture, which has various products from the sea, in addition to the traditional salmon and premium trout offered by the salmonid producing company.

The opening ceremony of La Tiendita was attended by authorities such as the Maritime Governor of Castro, Captain of LT Ricardo Cárcamo, in addition to the mayor of the Ilustre Municipality of Castro, Baltazar Elgueta, and the mayor of the Ilustre Municipality of Chonchi, Fernando Oyarzún.

The keynote address was given by the president of Antarctic Salmons, Naoki Kumakura, who stressed that the goal of this new store is “to provide better attention to the customers and collaborators of the company, so that everyone feels very comfortable when it comes to purchasing our products”.

The executive of the Nissui Group added that “today in this new time we are realizing an expected longing, so in the name of our company, I thank you for the presence of each of you, which gives greater prominence to this beautiful event.”

For the commercial manager of Salmones Antártica, José Luis García, the opening of this store seeks to better serve Castro’s public, “and thus show the quality of product we market, expanding our market. We want to give greater visibility and comfort to the customer, as well as to strengthen ties with the community. We have a clear policy of developing local sales, so that people can enjoy the fruit of I work on the island of Chiloé.”

And it is that, according to the executive, since its inception, in 1985, Antarctic Salmons has a strong link and commitment to the development of the Big Island of Chiloé.

Community engagement

The mayor of the municipality of Castro, Baltazar Elgueta, congratulated Salmones Antártica for this opening, showing his satisfaction for the work provided by the company in this area of the province of Chiloé. “They are doing a great job on our island, so I have nothing left but applauding these kinds of initiatives, which go directly for the benefit of the community,” said the editor.

For his part, the mayor of Chonchi, Fernando Oyarzún, expressed his joy at the presence of Antarctic Salmons in his commune, asserting that “this reflects the joint work of many people, with quite a commitment, which becomes visible in the city of Castro, with the opening of a shop that makes available to the whole community a product of very good quality.”

The communal authority was “satisfied that such a large company, which gives a lot of work to the people of Chonchi and neighbouring communes, can make its product visible and place it at the disposal of people and visitors throughout the province of Chiloé.”

Shop with local identity

In addition to salmon and trout produced by the company, the new plant of Antarctic salmon also has other products available to the public, such as hake, tuna, shrimp and tilapia. "We have much more capacity than the previous store. Now we go from having 600 kilos of product available to the public, to three tons between the display cabinets and cold chamber. Many times, we ran out of stock, but now, we don't have that. problem,” explained Erica Benítez, shop manager for Antarctic Salmons.

As regards product types, the new premises have premium, export and industrial fillets with and without skin, cubes for ceviche, slice cold smoked, lots with and without skin, as well as novel Japanese style preparations, such as harasu (Ideal for grilling), kamaniku and steak teien.

According to Luis Aguirre, national sales manager at Salmones Antártica, opening the new shop to the community, in a more welcoming space, seeks to show the diversity of products with which the company supplies the local market. “We wanted to translate the culture and identity of the area into the store. Every month we will announce promotional values in certain products, so that all the public can access our offer commercial,” said the executive.

One relevant aspect is that the store has special prices for collaborators of Antarctic Salmons. In addition, the store has a cold chamber, 7 display cabinets with frozen products and ample space for public attention. It is located in Calle Almirante Latorre 238 and its service hours are Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:50 hours, while on Saturday it serves public from 09:00 to 12:50 hours.

For more information about the shops of Antarctic Salmons, visit the website https://tienda-salmonesantartica.cl/