Young's ‘in talks with Norwegian salmon supplier’

YOUNG’S has remained silent on reports from Norway that it is negotiating a large scale deal with a well known Nordic supplier to buy salmon and white fish. The industry website ilaks.no said that representatives from the Norwegian Fish Company had visited a number of seafood companies in the UK recently, including the Young’s head…

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Fish Update Briefing, Friday, May 25

DISCARDED GEAR RISK TO WILDLIFE GRIM photographs showing the effect of discarded fishing gear on red deer on the Scottish island or Rum have been released. Two animals died after becoming entangled on fishing rope that had been thrown away, while another had an orange buoy in its antlers. The images were published by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH),…

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Barnier urged to get tough with UK on fish

BRITAIN will not face an easy ride from the EU on its seafood exports unless it agrees to catch exchange deals, reports from Brussels suggest. The EU\’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, warned on a trip to Denmark at the weekend that the UK fishing industry could lose access to European markets if EU fishermen were denied…

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Now Findus plans US foray

FINDUS has become the latest UK seafood business to enter the US frozen food market. The company, now part of New York based Nomad Foods and already established in Canada, has announced it will be at the Boston Seafood Expo next week. It plans to introduce its new Italian seafood pasta sauces at the show…

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