Young’s owner may seek Stock Exchange listing – report

THE company which runs Young’s Seafood may soon make a bid to list on the London Stock Market, according to reports. Grimsby-based Young’s is the UK’s largest seafood business and a major supplier of farmed salmon. Owned by the private equity firm CapVest, it is now part of the Eight Fifty Group, which also includes…

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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 chilled farmed product, sold under the \’Hooked\’ brand was developed by Young’s, which has seen sea bass increase in popularity among shoppers. Research has shown…

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Simon Smith is new CEO at Young\’s Seafood

Young’s Seafood Limited has announced the appointment of Simon Smith as Chief Executive Officer. It comes following the recent acquisition of the business by the Karro Food Group. Simon has extensive experience of leading organisations and commercial strategies spanning brand and retailer brand across the food sector including senior roles at Diageo, Northern Foods and,…

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Simon Smith is new CEO at Young\’s Seafood

Young’s Seafood Limited has announced the appointment of Simon Smith as Chief Executive Officer. It comes following the recent acquisition of the business by the Karro Food Group. Simon has extensive experience of leading organisations and commercial strategies spanning brand and retailer brand across the food sector including senior roles at Diageo, Northern Foods and,…

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Chief executive to stay on at Young\’s Seafood

BILL Showalter is to stay on as chief executive of Young’s Seafood, despite stepping down as a director of the company. He has been at the helm of Britain’s largest seafood business since July 2016, first as interim chief executive and then as full chief executive in January 2017. There had been some speculation about…

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Chief executive to stay on at Young\’s Seafood

BILL Showalter is to stay on as chief executive of Young’s Seafood, despite stepping down as a director of the company. He has been at the helm of Britain’s largest seafood business since July 2016, first as interim chief executive and then as full chief executive in January 2017. There had been some speculation about…

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Young's ‘in talks with Norwegian salmon supplier’

YOUNG’S has remained silent on reports from Norway that it is negotiating a large scale deal with a well known Nordic supplier to buy salmon and white fish. The industry website ilaks.no said that representatives from the Norwegian Fish Company had visited a number of seafood companies in the UK recently, including the Young’s head…

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Factory offers hope to Pinneys staff

CAVAGHAN and Gray, the seafood business owned by the 2 Sisters group, is creating at least 200 jobs at its Carlisle factory – with some of those vacancies likely to be offered to Pinneys workers in Annan. The £7 million investment follows an announcement that the company has won a major contract to produce a…

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Seafood fears over Trump Iran warning

DONALD Trump’s blunt warning that anyone trading with Iran will not be doing business with the United States will have raised more than a few concerns with the Nordic and European seafood industry. It is not clear yet whether the US president was pointing the finger at individual companies or entire countries, but his decision…

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Grimsby ‘will meet Brexit challenges’

THE head of Grimsby Fish Market said the port has the ability and determination to overcome whatever challenges leaving the European Union next year will throw up. In a spirited defence of the local industry, Martyn Boyers, who is also chief executive of Grimsby Port East, called on the political establishment to start delivering on Brexit.…

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