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The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) is rebranding as Bakkafrost Scotland, three years after its acquisition by the Faroese group. Bakkafrost said: “The corporate focus for the past two years has been […] Continue Reading
Iain Stewart, the UK government minister for Scotland, has just returned from a trade fact finding mission to Scotland and the Faroe Islands which included a visit to Bakkafrost, owner […] Continue Reading
The Global Salmon Initiative, which represents some of the most significant players in the salmon sector, has hailed progress in reducing the use of antibiotics, managing sea lice through holistic […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost almost doubled its operating profit during the first three months of this year, with its Scottish farming business showing a big improvement. Releasing the 2022 Q1 results, the Faroe […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost has said that its first quarter harvest from its Scottish operation will be appreciably lower this year. In a trading update released today, output from Scottish Salmon Company sites […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost CEO Regin Jacobsen has spelled out further plans for improved biological performance at both its Scottish and Faroe Islands salmon farms, including raising smolt sizes by around 30% or […] Continue Reading
The Scottish Salmon Company’s Native Hebridean Smoked Salmon was named as the Best New Foodservice product in the 2022 Seafood Excellence Awards yesterday. The awards took place at Seafood Expo […] Continue Reading
Two key salmon farming companies, Bakkafrost of the Faroe Islands and the Lerøy Seafood Group, have signalled they are taking action to prevent their products getting into Russia. Bakkafrost CEO Regin […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost today unveiled a well below par 2021 fourth quarter operational profit (EBIT) of 120m Danish kroner (£13.5m) as biological problems continued to affect its Scottish Salmon Company business. But […] Continue Reading