Rising consumption offers hope to squeezed Polish processors
Profits have fallen by more than half over recent years due to high raw material prices, but increasing consumption, and modernized plants, point to better times ahead
SalMar beats expectations with strong profit
Norwegian producer beats analysts’ consensus, despite loss in VAP and sales division
New Zealand mussels gain popularity in US
American consumers prefer New Zealand Greenshell mussels to the smaller blue variety grown in Canada and the US, says industry leader
Alaskan processor pledges wage increase
Coastal Villages Seafood will pay 10 dollars an hour for new employees this summer, which is up from nine dollar an hour new workers have started at over the past four years
US salmon price point making distributors uneasy, buyers still hungry
Salmon buyers see strong demand amid high prices as farmed supply remains tight, leaving uncertainty over whether the market will hold
Cermaq sells stake in soy producer for $16.3m
Sale is part of strategy to focus on core business, says owner of Ewos and Mainstream
Pacific Seafood-owned smoker recalls salmon products over listeria risk
US smoker Salmolux, part of Pacific Seafood Group, recalls 11 different products; says no illnesses have been reported
Marine Harvest to stick to original bid unless ‘material progress’ is made shortly
Group will 'immediately' launch its original 50:50 cash-stock offer of NOK 104 per share 'if no material progress' is made shortly
Massachusetts processor revamps seafood burgers
Blue Horizon Wild's Surf Burgers have been given a revamp in flavor and packaging to appeal to the retail and foodservice markets
Sources: Purse seine group won’t continue with MSC Alaska salmon program in 2014
Purse Seine Vessel Owners Association is planning to drop its role as MSC client for Alaska salmon certification for 2014, sources in Seattle say