Based in the heart of Cheshire, British Salt supplies over half of the pure white salts produced in Britain every year and its name has become synonymous with the very highest international standards of salt production.

Salt - what it is, where it comes from and how we turn it into a useable product are all covered in this section. You will read about how salt is a naturally occurring mineral and the ways our uses for it have grown over time.

Salt is used to manufacture some 14,000 products. To meet this need, we employ a variety of production processes that have moved on a great deal since the Romans evaporated brine in small lead pans. By visiting a salt mine, you can learn more about how we obtain the rock salt needed to keep us safe in winter.