Salmon offers sustainable breakthrough – Tesco chief

THE drive towards a more sustainable future in food production presented great opportunities for fish farming, a Tesco chief told the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) in Bergen. Giles Bolton, the director of Responsible Sourcing at Britain’s largest supermarket chain, which has more than 6,000 stores and convenience shops, told the large international gathering that people should be…

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Tesco promotes alternative aqua feed

TESCO, which has more than 3,000 stores in the UK, is encouraging its salmon suppliers to use more alternative aqua feed ingredients. The giant supermarket has updated its salmon standards with the intention of reducing the amount of wild caught fish that is fed to salmon. Tesco has been working in partnership with Seachill, its…

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Tesco confirms 9,000 jobs at risk

THERE was qualified relief in Grimsby last night that Tesco plans to closer fewer than reported fresh fish counters at its larger stores. Britain’s largest grocery retailer, which has more than 200,000 employees, announced that around 90 of its stores will lose their fresh food sections, although the counter opening hours at many of the…

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Tesco jobs review fuels Grimsby fears

FISH processors in Grimsby were today anxiously studying reports that the supermarket giant Tesco is planning to cut back on the number of fresh fish counters in its larger stores as part of a major jobs review. The reports, which first appeared in the Mail On Sunday, suggest that the retailer could axe thousands of…

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Saucy Fish lift for frozen sales

THE award winning Saucy Fish brand has given frozen seafood sales a huge boost in many of Britain’s best known supermarkets. The business, owned by Seachill, said today that since launching into frozen last year and securing listings with Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Ocado and Amazon Fresh, some 69 per cent of its spend has been incremental…

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Fish Update Briefing, Friday, March 23

RETAILERS AND PROCESSORS IN FISH PLEA SEVERAL major fish processors and retailers have joined forces in a plea to the UK government to implement tough fishery regulations after Brexit. Almost 20 organisations, including big names such as Tesco and Young\’s Seafood, said it was important to ensure all fish was sustainably sourced in order to maintain confidence…

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