Samherji unveils £103m profits
SAMHERJI, Iceland’s largest fishing and fish processing company, has unveiled pre-tax profits of 14.4 billion kroners (£103 million) for last year. The figure is slightly up on the previous year. […] Continue Reading
Negative image affecting seafood recruitment – survey
THE negative perception of working in the seafood processing industry is one of the main barriers to recruiting enough British staff, company chiefs have said. Their comments are contained in […] Continue Reading
Seachill drives up meat group's sales and profits
SEACHILL has helped to drive up the sales and profits of its new owner Hilton Foods, the half year results for 2018 have confirmed. The meat group Hilton, which has […] Continue Reading
King crab wears export crown
KING crab has become the latest seafood fashion from Norway, with catches continuing to make its fishermen big money, according to the latest exports figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council. […] Continue Reading
Welsh fishermen fear no deal Brexit
THE Welsh Fishermen’s Association has warned that many of its members may not survive a no deal Brexit. Their main catch is shellfish, much of which is exported live into […] Continue Reading
Canadian seafood fraud reaches "alarming rate" – survey
THE number of fish fraud cases across Canada has now reached “alarming” levels, according to a leading environmental organisation. And it is diners who frequent the country’s restaurants who among […] Continue Reading
Chinese tourists flocking to Yorkshire chippy
A fish and chip restaurant in North Yorkshire has decided to published its menu in Mandarin and Cantonese after receiving scores of Chinese visitors during the past few months. They […] Continue Reading
Young's planned to close Pinneys a year earlier – claim
YOUNG’S was planning to close the Pinneys salmon site at Annan a year before it officially announced the decision, the Scottish Secretary David Mundell has claimed. The senior Conservative told […] Continue Reading
Fish friers warn against harsh immigration policy
THE British Takeaway Campaign, which includes most of the country’s 11,000 fish and chip outlets, has warned the government that the sector faces an acute skills shortage if it introduces too […] Continue Reading