Processing

A revised version of the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) Processing Standard has been released for public consultation. Seafood Processing Standard (SPS) Issue 6.0 has been restructured to include a core set of requirements for all processing plants, with separate modules to accommodate production processes that may not occur at every processing facility. With this new…

A “digital one stop” approach can help make data sharing throughout the seafood supply more effective, a pilot study carried out by Fisheries Innovation & Sustainability with industry body Seafood Scotland. Although the initial studies involve two catch fishing sectors – haddock and nephrops – the potential application to farmed seafood is clear. Fisheries Innovation…

Around 285 jobs at a Young’s Seafood production site in Grimsby could be at risk, it is being reported today. The company has said that its factory in Marsden Road in the town is no longer financially sustainable and it is looking at moving operations to a larger factory elsewhere in Grimsby, and to Fraserburgh…

Sofina Foods has appointed one of the food industry’s highest profile figures as the new chief executive for its European division which includes Young’s, the UK’s largest seafood company. He is Ash Amirahmadi (pictured) currently managing director of Arla UK, which means he switches from the problems of the dairy industry to the challenges of…

Salmon producer Mowi is to cut an unspecified number of jobs at its secondary processing plant in County Donegal, Ireland. The company said it has been talking to staff at the facility, which is sited on a peninsula in the far north of the country. Mowi has been carrying out a streamlining review of jobs…

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s new Chain of Custody (CoC) Module becomes effective and mandatory as from 30 May. The new rules, applying to all ASC-certified producers, include additional requirements to the existing Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) CoC certification. The ASC said the changes are intended to further strengthen the value and assurance of the ASC label. Food…

Mowi has announced the launch of a new product range to add to its UK ready-to-cook retail category. A range of four recipe products ready to go into the oven are now available in various UK retailers, including Sainsbury’s and Asda stores nationwide. Using Scottish ASC-certified salmon, the company said its chefs have come up…

Norwegian salmon farmer Vikenco has just celebrated 50 years in business with the opening of a new factory, slaughterhouse and processing facility, part of which has been in operation for a while. Company chief Per Olav Mevold said the expansion would allow the business to increase turnover to NOK 10 billion (£760m a year). Among…