Posts Tagged ‘Asda’
Asda recalls wrongly labelled King Prawn product
The Asda supermarket group has pulled a cultivated fresh king prawn product from its shelves over mislabelling; a mistake which could make them unsafe. Asda has warned the public not to eat the product, which is probably farmed. It is labelled “Asda Succulent Cooked and Peeled King Prawns 210 grams”. These are fresh, rather than…
Read MoreAsda launches digital farmed seafood map
ASDA has become the latest major UK retailer to launch a digital seafood map setting out the complete supply chain of both the farmed and wild caught fish it sells in its stores. The map was published this week on the supermarket’s Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP) profile, which publishes the latest information on production methods,…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, October 12
LEROY PREDICTS LOWER Q3 HARVEST LERØY Seafood Group has forecast lower harvest volumes for the third quarter of this year. In its latest trading update, the Norwegian fishing and aquaculture company says it expects harvest volumes for salmon and trout to be 37,22 tonnes for the period between July and September, compared with 46,024 tonnes…
Read MoreGrimsby firm boosts New England sales
NEW England Seafood International has heaped praise on its Grimsby acquisition which took it into white fish processing and has helped to dramatically push up sales. The Chessington, Surrey, based company took over Albert Darnell in October 2016 as part of a strategic move to create greater capacity for future development. Up to that point…
Read MoreYoung’s buys site for Grimsby expansion
YOUNG’S Seafood is thought to have spent more than £1 million buying a 13-acre site in Grimsby in readiness for future expansion in the town. The land is a former cold store and logistics base less than two miles from its main fish dock production factories. The site was on the market at £1.5 million,…
Read MoreYoung's set to lose £30m Asda contract
THE seemingly endless merry-go-round of winning and losing major fish contracts took a new turn last night with news that Young’s Seafood is poised to lose a £30 million contract with the supermarket chain ASDA. The impact on jobs is still to be assessed. The contract is in two parts – a shrimp or prawn…
Read MoreLidl joins seafood disclosure project
THE retailer Lidl has become the first major discounter to publish a full public profile list of all the sources of its wild caught seafood on the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP) website. This gives information on fishery management, catch methods, and likely environmental impact. Amali Bunter, responsible sourcing manager at Lidl UK, said: ‘We are extremely proud of…
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