Bakkafrost shares soar after SSC deal
BAKKAFROST share prices have climbed by more than 20 per cent since it bought the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) three months ago. They were being quoted on the Oslo Stock […] Continue Reading
Scottish Salmon Company secures £100m growth package
THE Scottish Salmon Company, recently acquired by the Faroese aquaculture group Bakkafrost, has secured a £100 million refinancing package to help move the business forward over the next five years. In […] Continue Reading
Anderson leaves SSC in Bakkafrost shake-up
CRAIG Anderson, CEO of the Scottish Salmon Company for the past six years, is to stand down, following Bakkafrost’s recent purchase of the firm. He will be replaced by the […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost secures £296m in credit pledges
BAKKAFROST today announced it has secured two credit facilities for a total of up to 352 million euros (£296 million), partly to help finance its recent acquisition of the Scottish […] Continue Reading
Scottish Salmon Company in awards hat-trick
THE Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has won three categories at the Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards, held last week. The company picked up top prizes for Business Growth, […] Continue Reading
Good VIBES for eco conscious salmon farmers
TWO Scottish salmon farmers have been recognised in this year’s VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards, which are given to organisations that contribute to sustainable development. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost in bid for all SSC shares
BAKKAFROST has moved to purchase the entire share capital of the Scottish Salmon Company. The bid is not entirely unexpected as Bakkafrost CEO Regin Jacobsen suggested as much in September, […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost delivers strong Q3 results
FAROESE fish farmer Bakkafrost today announced strong third quarter results and some of the lowest mortality rates for many years. Harvested volumes rose by more than 5,000 tonnes to a […] Continue Reading
Sick fish pictures used to attack salmon industry
SCOTTISH salmon farmers’ battle to keep photographs intended for the Fish Health Inspectorate out of the public eye has been revealed by the government. The pictures of diseased fish, from […] Continue Reading