Cumbrian salmon plant set to re-open
FISH production will return to Maryport in Cumbria, thanks to a £60,000 investment, reported the News & Star last week. The former Brookside plant, which closed six months ago, has […] Continue Reading
Ireland’s €9 million seafood boost
IRELAND’S seafood processing industry received a €2.7 million boost today with the announcement by Fisheries Minister Simon Coveney of grant-aid to 18 companies under the 2015 Seafood Processing Business Investment […] Continue Reading
EU’s seafood labelling ridiculed
A LEADING American seafood figure has ridiculed the EU’s insistence on thorough labelling, reported the Grimsby Telegraph. John Connelly, chief executive of the National Fisheries Institute in the US, told […] Continue Reading
Chippies told to step up to the plate
IN the week when one Italian school claimed fish and chips originally came from Venice, a Whitby family-run fishing company is urging more Yorkshire restaurants to seek out fresh, sustainable […] Continue Reading
Big turn-out expected at Skipper show
AN excellent visitor turn-out is expected at Skipper Expo International Galway 2015, which gets underway later this week, on March 6 and 7, at the Galway Bay Hotel, Ireland. Sponsored […] Continue Reading
Captain Birds Eye owner reports flat sales
THE Iglo group, which markets under the Birds Eye brand in Britain, said sales last year were generally flat, largely due to difficult marketing conditions in the UK and Germany. […] Continue Reading
Associated Seafoods shortlisted for two awards
ASSOCIATED Seafoods Ltd (ASL) has been shortlisted for two awards at the forthcoming Grampian Food Forum Innovation Awards 2015. An award winner last year with its white crab meat pot […] Continue Reading
Mackerel deal set to open up new markets
THE new owners of Larsen Seafood in Germany have said the acquisition will open up new markets in Europe for mackerel and create fishing processing jobs in the Faroe Islands. The […] Continue Reading
Study of Landing Obligation impact
Seafish, the industry authority on seafood, is commissioning a project to analyse the impact of the Landing Obligation on the UK supply chain. The analysis will cover all species landed […] Continue Reading