Where is sea salt harvested in the UK? Surrounded by water ... we’ve rounded up the best brands below. From long-established names to new players, find the sea salt brands raking it in below.

Meanwhile, gritters’ salt is mined – as is the case with most salts that are used industrially. Perhaps more surprisingly, ...

Darren Peattie put everything into his dream of building a sea salt company When Darren Peattie decided to revive the 200-year-old salt harvesting industry in a Fife coastal village he was ...

The East Neuk Salt Company plans to produce two tonnes of artisan sea salt every month from February in St Monans. In the 1790s, salt was Scotland's third-largest export after wool and fish.

Salt in the sea, or ocean salinity, is mainly caused by rain washing mineral ions from the land into water. Carbon dioxide in the air dissolves into rainwater, making it slightly acidic. When rain ...