Processing
Brussels launch for logistics firm
A NEW seafood logistics company is to be launched at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels this week, offering Scottish fish and shellfish processors an overnight distribution service to mainland Europe. Irish seafood haulier O’Toole Transport and Luxembourg based refrigerated distribution specialist John Driege have joined forces to create JDOT Logistics, which will be based at…
Read MoreScottish seafood’s blueprint for growth
SCOTLAND’S seafood industry has launched a growth blueprint that includes strategies for better marketing, access to funding, improving skills and building processing capacity. The 18-point ‘action plan’ has been launched on the eve of the world’s biggest seafood show, beginning in Brussels on Tuesday, with Scottish companies and seafood representatives expected to be out in…
Read MoreMowi may move processing to Skye
MOWI has a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to build a state-of-the-art fish processing facility in Scotland, according to managing director Ben Hadfield. The preferred option is to construct a new factory on Skye, on the site of the company’s new feed plant in Kyleakin. With bumper harvests expected this year and a long-term strategy…
Read MoreJapanese giant buys Grimsby processor
THE Japanese seafood giant Nissui has acquired a controlling interest in Flatfish, the award winning Grimsby based fish processing business. Nissui is a worldwide leader in fish, particularly farmed salmon, with operations in Chile, where it owns a salmon and trout aquaculture business. It also has extensive interests in the United States, and in Europe…
Read MoreDevon chippy crowned Britain's best
LOVERS of fish and chips will have to travel to Devon if they want to sample the best Britain has to offer. Krispies Fish & Chips, from the coastal resort of Exmouth, has been crowned the UK’s best fish and chip outlet after winning the National Fish & Chip Awards 2019. Owned and operated by…
Read MoreStaff shortages force move to Vietnam
A DEVON seafood firm is to send shellfish more than 8,000 miles to Vietnam for processing because it cannot find enough staff to do the job locally. The Blue Seafood Company, based in Paignton, near Torquay, and which proudly describes itself as the ‘home of Devon crab’, has said that if the experiment works out,…
Read MoreIceland fish firm’s profits down
HB Grandi, Iceland’s second largest fishing and fish processing company, has announced reduced revenues and operating profits for the first nine months of this year. Income for the period totalled €149.2 million (£132.7 million) compared to €158 million (£141 million) in the previous year. The EBITDA was €24.1 million (£21.4 million), which represents about 16.2…
Read More‘Unique’ trawler blueprint unveiled
A NORWEGIAN ship design and building company has unveiled a blueprint for a new series of trawlers which are thought to be the near ultimate in sustainable fishing. The company, Ulstein, said its goal includes gentler handling of fish at sea and the introduction of more environmentally friendly innovations. It has been working closely on…
Read MoreEdinburgh Salmon Co faces closure threat
A MAJOR question mark hangs over the future of the Edinburgh Salmon Company (also known as ESCo) and with it the jobs of around 250 people after its parent owners announced that it was considering a sale or the possible closure of the business. A press release from its owner Europeenne de la Mer, a…
Read MoreTop marks for Peterhead’s new market
THE new Peterhead fish market has secured the highest AA food safety and quality rating just three months after opening for business. Assessors from BRC Global Standards granted the market its gold standard award following rigorous analysis of every aspect of daily operations. Peterhead Port Authority chief executive Simon Brebner said: ‘Winning this accreditation, which…
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