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UMMERA

In the early 1970’s, Anthony Creswell’s father, a keen fisherman, started smoking the
salmon he and his friends were catching on the local rivers, the Argideen, the Bandon,
and the Blackwater. After much trial and error, he perfected methods which remain
unchanged today. The word spread and so the business grew. As a result,
“Ummera Smoked Products Ltd” was established. Up to the early 1980’s Anthony
was involved in the wine business, in vineyards and wineries from Alsace to Australia.
In 1984, he started helping his father with the smoking. Soon he could see a greater
potential in smoking salmon than selling wine! In 1988 Ummera Smoked Products Ltd.
was created. In May 1998, Anthony Creswell took over the running of the company
from his father. The smoking was transferred in October 2000 to a new custom built
smokehouse, 1 km upstream of its original location on the River Argideen; this has
enabled Ummera to move into the 21st century with the confidence that the quality of
its products will be second to none.

Contact: Anthony Creswell
Business Phone: +353 23 884 6644
Email: info@ummera.com
Website: www.ummera.com
Address: Inchybridge, Timoleague, Co. Cork

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