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Maruha Nichiro merges Alaska pollock subsidiaries amid market challenges

The merger of Westward Seafoods and Alyeska Seafoods comes amid challenges in the Alaskan pollock sector, including last year's collapse in surimi prices and rising labor and operational cost

By Masahiko Takeuchi | Feb. 26, 2025 08:07 GMT
Westward Seafoods' Dutch Harbor plant. Credit: Maruha Nichiro Corp.
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Japan's Maruha Nichiro, the world's largest seafood company, has consolidated two of its Dutch Harbor, Alaska-based subsidiaries engaged in pollock procurement and processing, the company announced Wednesday (Feb. 26). [...]

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Contact the author masahiko.takeuchi@undercurrentnews.com

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