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February turned out to be an interesting month in terms of the retail market. Sales of chilled salmon increased by 7.8% year on year in terms of volume. The value […] Continue Reading
Waitrose boost for farmed sea bass
THE first hot smoked sea bass product has been launched onto the UK market following a joint move between Young’s Seafood and the high end supermarket chain Waitrose. This innovative […] Continue Reading
Saucy Fish Co gets Waitrose boost
THE Saucy Fish Co. has secured two important new listings for its frozen and chilled ranges in Iceland and Waitrose, providing a welcome boost for both the salmon and whitefish […] Continue Reading
Young’s restructures senior management team
YOUNG’S Seafood has announced a major restructuring of its senior management team following the arrival of new chief executive Simon Smith. Smith, who recently moved across from Grimsby rival seafood […] Continue Reading
Young's to axe 50 jobs at Edinburgh site
YOUNG’S Seafood looks set to cut more jobs in Scotland. The company has confirmed that it is looking to reduce the number of staff at its Macrae plant at Livingston, […] Continue Reading
Fish Update Briefing, Friday, January 11
NOW ‘FISH’ FINGERS GO VEGAN THE UK retailer Waitrose is launching its own brand of vegan ‘fishless’ fingers to meet the growing demand for vegan products. They are said to […] Continue Reading
Japanese plan land based farm sales
AT least two Japanese seafood companies have unveiled plans to start commercial shipments of farmed fish from closed containment facilities later this year. The processors are Maruha Nichiro and Nippon […] Continue Reading
Fish Update Briefing, Friday, January 4
10 MILLION KRONER BONUS FOR SALMON STAFF AROUND 100 staff at a Norwegian salmon farming company received a surprise gift this Christmas of 10 million kroner (£912,000) as a bonus […] Continue Reading
Seafood vision for England launched
THE seafood supply chain in England has launched a long term strategy aimed at creating a thriving and sustainable industry through an ambitious new plan unveiled yesterday. Called Seafood 2040 (SF2040), it identifies actions for […] Continue Reading