Nutreco, Primstar join Dutch trade trip to Myanmar
The trip, organized and financed by the Netherlands government and organizations, will see a variety of seafood firms head to the Asian nation for a fish and shrimp-focused event
Coldwater shrimp prices leap again; expected to remain high into Q2 2015
Large amounts of production are already signed up for deals into spring, says one source; as Royal Greenland category manager confirms consumers are switching
Sykes hires former Mostell head of seafood as purchasing director
UK importer and processor adding to team with new hire from Mostell Seafood to start in new year, after losing two executives to a Sirena-backed newcomer to the market
West Coast pink shrimp landings hit record high as fisheries gear towards MSC
US West Coast pink shrimp landings hit a record high in 2014 at a time when global coldwater shrimp supplies are low, giving a nice boost to sellers
Number of Iceland’s coldwater shrimp plants falls from 25 to six
In 20 years the number of peeling factories has accompanied catch levels in dropping, with a similar story in vessels
ISI veteran out after 23-year stint
A 23-year veteran of Iceland Seafood International and its precursor, SIF, has left the trading and processing firm
World coldwater shrimp stocks to decline 12% in 2015
As total allowable catches the world over shrink and the Gulf of Maine enters a moratorium, North Atlantic countries look to research what can be done
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
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
Sirena taps former Sykes execs to run new UK arm
$400m turnover Danish group sets up UK business for sale of whitefish and shellfish, with two former execs from Sykes in place to run the operation