Marubeni-owned North Pacific snaps up two wild salmon plants
North Pacific Seafoods purchases two Alaska processing plants from Inlet Fish, one of which has ability to sell fresh salmon to the US market
ASPA: MSC salmon arbitration with only Trident, Icicle, North Pacific ‘not workable’
'Borrowing from the MSC policy to minimize fishery clients and overlapping assessments, ASPA too wants a singular solution to sharing the MSC certificate,' group claims
Soetantyos structuring Icicle fishing deal via firm owned by US-based associate
US-based and educated relative of lawyer for Indonesian family linked to holding listed as acquiring whitefish harvesting assets of Seattle-based firm, documents show
Indonesian Icicle buyers sued in US court by former employees
Two former executives from a US business sold last year by the Soetantyos, now in the process of buying Icicle, are suing two of the Indonesian business's family
Former Chicken of the Sea owners are latest foreign investors in US fishing
Indonesia’s Soetantyo family, former owners of Chicken of the Sea and a bidder for Bumble Bee, are latest foreign investors in US fishing with Icicle buyout, after deals by Bregal, Cooke and Oceana
ASPA reportedly withdraws from binding MSC salmon arbitration talks
The Alaska Salmon Processors Association reportedly withdrew from the binding arbitration process regarding who can use MSC certificate for Alaska salmon on June 26
Icicle sold to Indonesian investors
Private equity investment firm Paine & Partners will sell Icicle Holdings to Convergence Holdings and Dominion Catchers, Paine and Icicle said Friday
Alaska governor Walker contacts MSC on salmon certification
Alaska’s Governor Walker urged 'fairness' from the Marine Stewardship Council in the certification of Alaska salmon, in a letter sent to MSC executive Rupert How
Putin extends Russian ban on western food imports by one year
Russian president Vladimir Putin has extended a ban on imports of seafood and other food from the US, the European Union, Canada, Australia and Norway
Bolton vs Thai Union: Different approaches to tuna consolidation
One goes for 100% acquisitions and is openly vying for world seafood domination, the other is willing to take minority stakes while remaining fiercely private, but both look set to continue to drive sector consolidation