ISI signs ‘letter of intent’ for sale of UK business
Iceland Seafood International (ISI) has signed a “letter of intent” with a prospective buyer for the sale of its UK business. ISI announced on 17 November that it was looking […] Continue Reading
£2m grant for Mowi’s Blar Mhor processing centre
Mowi Scotland’s processing facility at Blar Mhor, Fort William, has been awarded a grant of just over £2m from the UK Seafood Fund. The grant will be used to modernise […] Continue Reading
Bid to cut state support for aquaculture redundancies
Labour and two other Norwegian left-leaning parties have said they want to reform redundancy rules in the aquaculture industry. More than 1,000 salmon process workers were handed layoff notices over […] Continue Reading
Iceland Seafood to end UK production
Iceland Seafood International (ISI) is to close its Grimsby-based value added seafood business with the loss of around 90 jobs. The company said uncertainty following Brexit was partly to blame. […] Continue Reading
Second company announces ‘salmon tax’ job losses
Yet another Norwegian salmon company is reported to be laying off a large number of staff, laying the blame on the Oslo government’s ground rent tax proposal. Romsdal Processing has […] Continue Reading
Lerøy lays off 339 staff, blaming salmon tax
Lerøy Seafood Group is to shed more than 300 processing staff in Norway, placing the blame on the country’s proposed ground rent tax. Redundancy notices have been sent out to […] Continue Reading
Lerøy set to splash out on investment
The Lerøy Seafood group is planning to invest well in excess of NOK 3bn (£260m) in its value chain to help drive an ambitious growth plan. The company announced at […] Continue Reading
Administrators confident over Dawnfresh Farming sale
Administrators for the collapsed Dawnfresh Seafoods group say they are working to ensure the sale of its fish farming subsidiary, Dawnfresh Farming, “at the earliest opportunity”. Callum Carmichael and Tom […] Continue Reading
Listeria warning over smoked fish
Consumers in vulnerable groups have been warned not to eat smoked fish unless it has been thoroughly cooked. The message comes jointly from Food Standards Scotland, the UK Food Standards […] Continue Reading