Processing
Mowi’s new processing centre to cut out wellboats
Mowi has announced plans to build a “state-of-the-art” processing centre in Hitra, Norway. Work on the new factory will start in April and is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2024. The factory will have a production capacity of 100,000 tonnes and will replace Mowi’s current factory at Ulvan. The new plant will…
Read MoreSeafish plans UK seafood survey
Seafish, the public body that looks after Britain’s seafood industry, is to carry out a confidential survey of companies in the seafood processing sector. Seafish said the data is designed to help the government understand how businesses and communities are impacted by local, national and international events – and there have been plenty of those…
Read MoreDawnfresh in administration as 200 processing jobs go
The farming business of Dawnfresh, Scotland’s largest trout producer, is up for sale following the company’s move into administration. Meanwhile there have been 200 redundancies – and possibly more to come – on the seafood processing side of Dawnfresh’s business as its plant at Uddingston, near Glasgow, has been closed with immediate effect. Dawnfresh’s Arbroath…
Read MoreAfter the split
It was one of my Salmon Scotland colleagues who put it best: “We have no greater access to Europe than a tilapia farmer from Zimbabwe. We are a third country now and we are being treated as such.” That shouldn’t come as a surprise. After all, we knew this was going to happen. We were…
Read MoreLerøy Seafood’s Madrid factory set to develop new product ranges
Lerøy Seafood has said its latest factory near Madrid will provide a platform for the launch of several new products to strengthen its position in Spain and Portugal. Just opened, at 9,000 square metres and employing 160 people the new facility, which opened recently, is Lerøy’s largest so far in the region. The company, which is…
Read MoreMowi set to close its processing plant in Surrey, BC
Mowi Canada West has announced that it will permanently close its fish processing plant in Surrey, British Columbia, blaming the Canadian Government’s decision to shut down salmon farming in the Discovery Islands region. Mowi is British Columbia’s largest salmon producer and its 23,000 sq ft processing plant, in the town of Surrey, currently employs around…
Read MoreYoung’s Seafood returns to profitability
Young’s Seafood has returned to strong profitability under its new ownership, figures for its most recent financial period show. The UK’s largest seafood supplier and a major buyer of farmed salmon, but best known for its Gastro and Fish Shop brand, reports a pre-tax profit of £29.5m for the 53 week period ending 3 April…
Read MoreMowi UK chooses Maritech Eye quality scanner
Mowi Consumer Products in the UK has teamed up with the software technology company Maritech to help enhance the quality of its smoked salmon products. Using a device known as the Maritech “Eye” (pictured), the system was specially developed to scan defects at speed. The development work included Maritech, Mowi UK and the Norwegian research…
Read MoreBakkafrost takes majority stake in Danish canner
Bakkafrost has acquired a majority stake in the Danish canned salmon and general fish company Munkebo Seafood AS, it was announced today. The Faroese fish farming group, which has major interests in Scotland, said it had acquired 90% of the shares in Munkebo from Paul Lybech, who has been involved with the business for the…
Read MoreNothing wasted
Fish farming byproducts have the potential to increase the sustainability of aquaculture and contribute to other sectors – such as food, diet supplements, animal feed and cosmetics – according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture have found byproducts – such as fish heads, frames, trimmings, skin and organs…
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