Processing
Baader sets up French operation
Food processing machinery manufacturer Baader is opening a subsidiary in Nantes, France. The new company, Baader France, will serve both the fish and poultry processing sectors and will be supported by a sales force in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Previously, Baader was represented in France by Mondial Navys, which was Baader’s official distributor. Petra Baader, executive chairwoman Baader…
Read MoreStandard for seafood processors is updated
The global standard setting out good practice for seafood processing has been updated to provide more clarity on food safety measures. The latest edition of the Seafood Processing Standard (SPS), published yesterday, is part of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification programme. All operators seeking cerification under the programme must comply with the new…
Read MoreIceland salmon exports soar as new aqua bill approved
THE value of Icelandic farmed fish exports have jumped by 71 per cent to 8.6 billion kroner – or £54-million – during the first four months of this year, new figures show. The announcement comes as Iceland’s parliament, the Althing, approved a new bill on the future of the industry which includes a number of…
Read MoreMowi to build new smokehouse in France
MOWI has announced it will build a brand new, automated processing plant on the same site as the French facility destroyed in a fire last year. The new unit at the Landivisiau, Brittany, site will replace the Marine Harvest Kritsen processing factory, with a reported investment of around 60 million euros (£52.8 million). France will…
Read MoreFish inflation hits Young\’s profits
THE rising cost of fish – both wild caught and farmed – appears to have hit the profits of Young’s, Britain’s largest seafood company. The Grimsby based business today reported second quarter (January 1 to March 30) turnover of £134.2 million, down by just over £2 million on the same period last year. The EBITDA…
Read MoreFish inflation hits Young\’s profits
THE rising cost of fish – both wild caught and farmed – appears to have hit the profits of Young’s, Britain’s largest seafood company. The Grimsby based business today reported second quarter (January 1 to March 30) turnover of £134.2 million, down by just over £2 million on the same period last year. The EBITDA…
Read MorePrize winning St James eyes Miami supply
BRENDAN Maher, owner of Scotland salmon company St James Smokehouse, said winning a Seafood Excellence Global award in Brussels last night was a surprise, but he must be getting used to winning. The Annan and Miami based businessman said it had been ‘amazing’ when his Saint Pure Salmon won the prize for best new retail…
Read MoreMOWI launch in Poland ‘huge success’
THE world’s biggest salmon farmer is in its usual position in Hall 5 of the Brussels seafood expo, but the stand looks somewhat different this year, with the name ‘Marine Harvest’ replaced by ‘Mowi’. Mowi’s new branding exercise has been a ‘great success’ so far, according to Ola Helge Hjetland, group communications director. The first…
Read MoreSalmon demand ‘not what it used to be’
DEMAND for salmon is not what it used to be, with falling prices accompanying low supply growth, said DNB Bank seafood analyst Alexander Aukner yesterday. In an eve of exhibition seminar, held in Brussels by DNB and the commodity exchange Fish Pool, he told an audience drawn from across the industry that he saw the…
Read MoreBakkafrost posts lower Q1 profit
THE Faroese salmon farming group Bakkafrost today announced a first quarter operating profit (EBIT) of 267.7 million Danish kroner (£30.6 million), marginally lower than the same period 12 months ago. Harvest volumes, however, were up from 12,200 tonnes to 13,700 tonnes this year. The company said that while salmon spot prices had picked up since the…
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