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FISK’s move for VSV stake to strengthen international marketing presence

At a time when HB Grandi and Brim are already consolidating into a major Icelandic unit, FISK's move for a third of pelagic and whitefish firm VSV could help it compete

By Neil Ramsden | Oct. 4, 2018 09:57 BST
VSV's Runar Bogason and the Breki
VSV's Runar Bogason and the Breki
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A recent move by Icelandic fishing company FISK Seafood to purchase rival firm Brim's stake in a third such company -- Vinnslustodin Hf. i Vestmannaeyjum (VSV) -- is seen by one Undercurrent News source as a part of the ongoing consolidation of the industry there. [...]

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