US retailers banging out shrimp for the holidays, as promotional volume, prices both up significantly
It looks like US retailers have made a big bet on shrimp for the holidays, and the implications are very positive for US shrimp importers going into 2015
US port turmoil could drastically impact November shrimp shipments
Current congestion, or slow down, at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could have a major impact on timely delivery of holiday goods, including shrimp
Findus Group, Vegafish launch Swedish shrimp farm
UK frozen food firm and land-based, recirculating biofloc system company embark on project to target Swedish foodservice and retail
Vietnam shrimp plant opens with Mitsubishi as strategic partner
With Mitsubishi as partner, plan is to produce 5,000t in stage one and then double this
EU processors indicating gross weight would ‘willingly’ neglect new labeling regulation
Only net weight should be indicated on frozen glazed seafood products, Olivier Hottlet, president of Belgian Food Importers’ Association tells Undercurrent News
Reports from China show 2014 shrimp season was improved on last year
A review from the six major shrimp growing areas in China shows that local producers had a much better year in 2014 than they did in 2013
M&J deal has Fresh Direct CEO looking beyond sales target of £500m
Fresh Direct will be around £400m in turnover with addition of M&J and two other former Brakes companies, meaning CEO of enlarged group is looking to up five-year-plan turnover target
Seafood Connection hires former Handy exec as VP of US sales
Maruha Nichiro-backed Seafood Connection hires a VP of sales for its recently established US office
Bain Capital shifts M&J Seafood, two other Brakes firms into Fresh Direct JV
Bain Capital is combining M&J Seafood and two other former Brakes portfolio companies into a JV with Fresh Direct, with current MD of the latter to run the new business
India agriculure develpment bank rolls out $16m plan for fish farming
India’ National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has rolled out IDR 100 crore area development scheme for fresh water fish farming in five districts