400 Grimsby seafood jobs set to go
FIVE Star Fish, a major supplier of seafood products to Marks & Spencer, looks poised to close its Grimsby factory and lay off almost 400 members of staff. The company said […] Continue Reading
Processors urged to release labour data
SEAFOOD processors are being asked to provide data on their workforces to help get a clear understanding of labour availability in the UK in the light of Brexit. In response […] Continue Reading
Icelandic Seachill’s profits jump
ICELANDIC Seachill saw its sales leap by seven per cent to £266.3 million last year, new figures from the company show. Grimsby based Icelandic, which owns the Saucy Fish brand, […] Continue Reading
Iceland firm’s ‘reason to rejoice’
THE head of Iceland’s largest fishing and fish processing company has spoken of a programme of continued investment as he unveiled improved results for 2016. Thorsteinn Mar Baldvinsson, CEO of the Samherji […] Continue Reading
Red meat giant in Icelandic Seachill talks
THE Hilton Food Group, one of Britain’s largest red meat suppliers, confirmed last night that it is in early stage talks with Icelandic Seachill about buying the big Grimsby seafood business. But it […] Continue Reading
Icelandic Group sells Belgian processor
THE Icelandic Group has completed the sale of its Belgian processing subsidiary Gadus to Steinasalir, which is owned by a consortium of Icelandic companies. The news that a deal was close came two months ago when […] Continue Reading
Iceland’s new world beating fish plant
ICELAND’S largest trawling and fish processing company, Samherji, is to spend more than three billion kroners (about 31 million euros or £26 million) building a new fish processing plant and port facility at Dalvik, in the north […] Continue Reading
Seachill sells factory site to Iceland's Samherji
THE big Icelandic fishing and fish processing company Samherji has bought one of Icelandic Seachill’s factories in Grimsby, it was announced today. The deal looks set to create an as […] Continue Reading
Icelandic sells Belgian firm to Iceland
THE Icelandic Group has signed an agreement to sell its Belgian subsidiary, Gadus, to the Iceland based company, Steinasalir. Gadus is a leading processing, sales and distribution company for fresh fish products. […] Continue Reading