Dorset Escargot was established in December 2006, we are a family run business and one of a very small number of UK producers of snails. The variety of breeding snail we use are Helix Aspersa Maxima, known in France as, Gros Gris.

Our farm initially started with just 600 breeders, we now have a turnover of 6,000 snails a week. Getting where we are today was a lengthy process of experimenting with food types, stock levels, temperature and lighting control, as well as many other farming methods. Due to the UK’s cold climate, the indoor farming method we use is more practical than the outdoor method used by our southern and eastern European counterparts. It allows a weekly production of eggs throughout the year and gives us total control over each stage of the snail’s development, from egg up to harvest.

We now have a range of customers that include French and Italian restaurants, as well as delicatessens and other specialist food retailers.