In 1905 Aaron ‘Harry’ Forman, a Russian émigré with a family to provide for, set up the family business with his son, Louis, in London’s East End.
The father and son entrepreneurs convinced London’s foremost culinary establishments that smoked Scottish salmon was a gourmet delicacy. Soon Forman’s clientele included Fortnum & Mason, Selfridges, Harrods, the Ivy, Mirabelle and many others around the country.
A century later H. Forman & Son remains a family concern, the last of the original London smokehouses now lead by Lance Forman who is upholding traditional values and skills that would otherwise have died out long ago.
