Processing
Laxey signs processing deal with Baader
Icelandic fish farming company Laxey and Baader in Iceland have entered into an agreement for the delivery of processing equipment for Laxey’s land-based farmed salmon plant, currently under construction. Laxey is building a new fish farm in the Westfjords region which is planned to have a production capacity of 32,000 tonnes by 2031.
Read MoreNordic food packaging businesses agree merger plan
BEWI, a leading provider of food and seafood packaging components, is set to merge its traded food packaging business with STOK Emballage (“STOK”), forming a combined Northern European packaging solutions group.
BEWI will receive a cash consideration of €20m (£16.7m) in addition to an ownership position in the combined entity of around 15%.
Buyer found for Skaginn assets
An agreement has been reached for the purchase of the assets of the Icelandic seafood processing equipment company Skaginn 3X, which filed for bankruptcy in the summer.
A group of investors with the firm KAPP, another Icelandic technology company, will buy all the equipment and liquid assets of the Skaginn estate in Akranes.
Skaginn 3X, was a well-known name in the world of seafood processing equipment, but it filed for bankruptcy four months ago after Baader, its German parent company, failed to turn the business around.
Read MoreFish Said Fred, Sainsbury’s and Lyons Seafoods are ASC winners
The annual Aquaculture Stewardship Council UK awards were announced last night, with accolades for Fish Said Fred, Sainsbury’s and Lyons Seafoods.
Fish Said Fred was the winner of the ASC Brand of the Year award, now in its second year. Sainsbury’s won the ASC UK Retailer of the Year award for an impressive third year in a row, recognising its commitment to source 100% ASC certified farmed seafood, and Lyons Seafoods bagged the ASC UK Retail Supplier of the Year award.
Read MoreGrimsby is home to new UK Seafood School
A new seafood training centre for the UK has been opened in Grimsby, home to the UK’s largest fish processing hub.
The UK Seafood School is being hailed as a “fantastic opportunity” for young people who want to enter the industry.
Local authority says earlier warning should have been given over job losses
The Leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the Western Isles Council, has expressed frustration that employees and the community were not alerted earlier over plans to shut down a Bakkafrost processing plant.
Read More80-plus Bakkafrost processing jobs at risk in Western Isles
At least 80 jobs in the Western Isles are at risk, following the decision by Bakkafrost Scotland to mothball its harvest and processing facilities in Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis.
Read MoreMarel is a step closer to US takeover
Marel, one of the world’s leading seafood and food processing equipment suppliers, announced today that it has entered into a voluntary takeover transaction agreement with the Chicago based John Bean Technologies Corporation (“JBT”) that aims to pave the way to a proposed takeover. A previous bid worth around US $2.6bn (around £2bn) by JBT late…
Read MoreGrieg outlines plans for airport processing centre
Grieg Seafood is answering the call to process more salmon in Norway with a new processing facility near the capital, Oslo. The NOK 130m (£10m) centre (impression shown above) will be close to Gardermoen, Oslo’s main airport. The development is part of the company’s strategy to increase value creation and process more of its own…
Read MoreBAADER signs up to Quality Salmon project
Food processing solutions business BAADER has signed up as a key supplier for a major land-based fish farm and production site in Sweden. The Quality Salmon industry symbiosis and circular industry park will combine a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) and processing site, from rearing to packaging and transport in one complex. The park, operated by…
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