Orange Peel

Tommy Haughton 
Director, Beacon Commodities 
Suffolk, United Kingdom

After working for eight years in the agricultural sector in southeast England, Tommy came to Beacon Commodities in 2013 to assist his father in developing the business internationally.

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Sean is right on the nail about transmission and family tradition. We’ve been in this business for decades, and my father and I have always worked hand in hand.

Our origins are Anglo-Irish, but today we trade all over the globe, buying, importing and distributing botanicals. Two or three times a year, I go to Spain to visit the citrus growers, who have a unique traditional method for processing the peel. Despite new technology, the oranges there are still largely peeled by hand.

It’s an amazing experience: the feel of the rind, the blade of the knife removing it in one long spiral, the bitter aroma this releases, etc. And when the dried peels arrive at our warehouse, it’s filled with the scent of marmalade.