Processing
Cooke swoops for major US seafood supplier
Fish farming giant Cooke Seafood has announced that it has entered into a binding purchase agreement to acquire Slade Gorton, one of the largest distributors, importers and producers of fresh and frozen seafood in the US. This will be the third major purchase by Cooke in less than 12 months after acquiring the Tasmanian salmon…
Read MoreMowi unveils new products at Boston expo
Mowi has chosen the key trade show Seafood Expo North America to launch a number of new consumer products. Three years after the launch of the Mowi brand – at the height of the pandemic – the company now has more than 20 salmon products ranging from fresh skin-packed hot and cold and breaded fish…
Read MoreSalMar closes slaughterhouse with loss of 110 jobs
SalMar is to close a large coastal slaughterhouse at Rørvik in central Norway with the loss of more than 100 jobs. The company said the decision is largely based on economic grounds, with the centre requiring an investment of NOK 250 million (£20m) to bring it up to standard. Rumours about a possible closure have…
Read MoreThe new MS 2750 is the next generation of salmon filleting
Powerful filleting machine with automatic infeed and trimming of salmon and trout up to 10 kg taking filleting to the next level. The MS 2750 from Marel is an advanced filleting machine designed for high-level performance in processing pre- and post-rigor salmon and trout from 1.5 kg to 10 kg, providing processors with improved throughput,…
Read MoreISI group posts loss in ‘challenging year’
Iceland Seafood International chief executive, Bjarni Ármannsson, has spoken of a challenging year for the company caused by cost inflation and the impact of war in the Ukraine. ISI’s portfolio includes extensive salmon interests in Spain and Ireland as well as its loss-making UK subsidiary, Grimsby-based Icelandic Seafood UK. ISI put up the latter up…
Read MoreCombined fishing/aquaculture vessel is a world first
An order has been placed for the world’s first combined fishing and aquaculture vessel. The Norwegian shipbuilder Larsnes Mek has signed a contract to build the boat for Myre Kystdrift AS, a seafood business based in Vesterålen, Nordland. When completed in late 2024 it will operate as a dual seine net vessel and a farmed…
Read MoreSeafood Fund backs processing investment
Mowi Scotland is to receive just over £2m from the UK Seafood Fund to buy equipment that will transform its salmon processing operations. The investment is part of a wider project to expand and modernise Mowi’s fish processing facility. The project aims to increase throughput from 65,000 tonnes to at least 95,000 tonnes per year;…
Read MoreBig Prawn sold to Sykes in landmark deal
In a major deal for the UK seafood industry, the Sykes Group has bought the assets of the Norfolk-based company Big Prawn for an undisclosed figure. Founded almost 30 years ago, Big Prawn is a major user of both farmed and wild shellfish and a key supplier to the UK retail and food trade. It…
Read More200 jobs saved as Iceland Seafood opts to stay in UK
Iceland Seafood International (ISI) is to continue operating in the UK and has shelved plans to sell its Grimsby processing centre. The ISI directors said that the performance of the company’s UK operations had improved since the first closure announcement in November. They also said the current state of the sector meant that ISI’s efforts…
Read MoreHolmes Seafood is sold to Portugal’s Brasmar
Holmes Seafood, a long-established UK-based business, has been acquired by Portuguese group Brasmar. Holmes Seafood operates out of London’s Billingsgate Fish Market. Privately owned since its incorporation over 70 years ago, it employs around 40 staff and supplies independent frozen seafood wholesalers throughout the UK. Holmes specialises in supplying frozen seafood, including finfish, shellfish, prawns,…
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