Posts Tagged ‘Marks & Spencer’
M & S support for Scottish salmon farmers
TOP UK retailer Marks & Spencer has publicly pledged its support for Scotland’s salmon farmers. In a Covid crisis message to tens of thousands of on-line customers, titled \’See How We Support Our Salmon Farmers\’, the company said that message was now more important than ever, adding that its salmon was always 100 per cent…
Read MoreMallison ‘leaves Global Aquaculture Alliance’
THE CEO of the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), Andrew Mallison, is to leave the group, according to a report by Intrafish today. Mallison, who was previously director general of IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Organisation, for seven years, took up his post in the GAA in August 2018. He relocated to the GAA’s new headquarters in…
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 MoreScottish salmon stars in new M&S campaign
SCOTTISH salmon is the star of a new advertising campaign by Marks & Spencer, aimed at promoting the retailer’s fresh food. In the commercials, ITV weather presenter Lucy Verasamy visits a range of M&S farms to meet the people behind its produce. The campaign, Fresh Market Update, has also featured raspberry, strawberry and tomato farmers.…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms scores awards hat-trick
IT was Scottish Sea Farms’ night at Aquaculture Awards 2019 yesterday, with the company picking up three coveted prizes at a special ceremony in Edinburgh. And the evening also saw Fish Farmer\’s William Dowds receive special recognition for his contribution to aquaculture. First up for Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) was the Applied Research Breakthrough award,…
Read MorePrize line-up goes global
THE shortlist for the 2019 Aquaculture Awards has been announced, with a strong focus on international high fliers. Taking place in Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, on May 29, the awards have eight, mostly new, categories this year and highlight the range of talent involved in the global aquaculture sector. Event organiser Susan Tinch said: ‘We were…
Read MoreFive Star Fish site for sale at £3.75m
THE 2 Sisters Food Group has put its Five Star Fish Factory in Grimsby on the market – with an asking prices of £3.75 million. The 9,200 square metre site was a major producer of coated fish for Marks & Spencer until April this year, when the parent company decided it should close with the…
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 MoreSmart site shows where fish are sourced
CONSUMERS can find out where the fish they buy is farmed or caught with a new interactive map launched by Marks & Spencer. The retailer says its website – corporate.marksandspencer.com/seafoodmap – is the first of its kind in the UK and includes information on the capture or farming method and sustainability information for every fishery…
Read MoreAssociated Seafoods turnover up by £6 million
SCOTLAND’S Associated Seafoods has announced a £6 million plus increase in its year-on-year turnover, but an otherwise solid performance is being overshadowed by rising fish prices. The company, also known as ASL, is the parent organisation of a specialist group of seafood companies that comprises Moray Seafoods, Lossie Seafoods and GlenIsla Shellfish. The company trades…
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