Sainsbury’s to give away 7 tons of fish
Alternative species will include lemon sole, mussels, Cornish sardines, coley fillets and loch trout fillets during retailer's ‘Switch the Fish Day’
MW Brands CEO: Retailers need to stop devaluing our products
Industry has run out of good ideas on ways to absorb price increases, says MW Brands CEO, as canners engage in annual branded contract negotiations with French supermarkets
French canners hope for price relief
While canned retail prices have not budged since 2009, raw material prices have increased by 35% to 79% for key species, says association
Anchovy prices ‘unlikely to drop just yet’
While supply situation may improve, prices are unlikely to drop by much, says report by Globefish
Report: Russia offers to ‘swap fish for students’ ahead of Morocco talks
Russia’s fisheries agency suggests taking in more West African students and supplying equipment to West Africa in exchange for better fishing rights
Canner celebrates 110th anniversary
Norwegian canner King Oscar celebrates 110 years of existence
NOAA unveils hake, sardine survey
The acoustic-trawl survey involved first searching for fish using sonar, then doubling back to trawl for a sample for both species
John West expands can track to salmon, mackerel, sardines
John West has announced the expansion of its ‘Can Tracker’ application to include its range of tinned salmon, mackerel and sardines, as well as tuna
Concerns for Californian sardine stocks
Fishing operations to harvest 66,495 metric tons of sardines in 2013, a cut from the 109,409t permitted in 2012, but more than the 50,526t caught in 2011
Polish processor sees future in exports, salmon
However marinated products is a dying category in Poland, says Graal export director