Silver lining in Asia for shellfish firm

Trish Dromey hears how a Dungarvan shellfish company is planning a second plant to cater for huge growth in China.

Adversity turned to opportunity for Dungarvan shellfish company Harty Oysters when the loss of its only market in France in 2014 led to the opening up of a much more significant one in China.

The collapse of the French market, due to an oyster glut, would have been catastrophic for the west Waterford company, but for the fact that it had just built a new packaging and purification plant.