Talhado Fishing Enterprises is a South African fishing company established in 1988 to pursue the demand for South African squid in the international market.
Talhado squid is handline caught and frozen within 4 hours to ensure a quality product for which Talhado is known for. The product is caught under the strict conditions of HACCP Regulations and adheres to the SABS standards.
Talhado produces approximately 3000 tons of top quality squid per season and enjoys approximately 35% of the SA Squid supply. The product is shipped in refrigerated containers from the company’s cold store facility in the Port Elizabeth harbour.
Every product carrying the Talhado mark is guaranteed to be of the highest quality. Talhado's product is affectively known as ‘the squid in the yellow box.’
Talhado Squid is marketed through agents and distributors in Europe and the Far East. The distributors target restaurants, small retail outlets and outdoor markets. The product is aimed at a sophisticated market that prefers a fresh product that is not contaminated with chemicals. The S.European prefers the natural flavour of this product
Calamari that smacks of the sea and ready to be savoured wherever you are in the world.
Mmmm delicious. That’s Talhado!
Skills Development
Talhado prides itself being an industry leader in worker skills development. Much has already been achieved, and Talhado plans to maintain its strong Skills Development approach in the future.