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
Clearwater’s new clam vessel set to drive Asia sales past Europe, North America
Clam vessel, due to arrive in Q3/Q4 2015, will drive Clearwater’s Asia sales value and volume ahead of Europe and the US, the Canadian firm’s CEO told Undercurrent News
China show blog: Mitsui sees slow-down in shrimp sales to China; Tilapia prices stabilizing high
Follow all the news from China Fisheries and Seafood Expo taking place in Qingdao this week
Maine’s 2015 shrimp season cancelled for second consecutive year
Shrimp population in the Gulf of Maine is at its lowest level in 31 years
Long term head of Canada fish workers union resigns
Earle McCurdy is stepping down after 21 years as president of FFAW
Morrisons plans to expand seafood plant sales to external customers
Turnover for its seafood processing plant were £78m for year ending March 2, 2014, as retailer states plans to expand sales to third party customers
Sykes FAS-focused sales director resigns as new MD, shareholder beds in
Family-owned UK firm Sykes has parted company with its FAS focused sales director, as relatively new managing director and shareholder with background in shrimp beds in
Clearwater brings in former Unilever, CSM exec as head of global supply chain
Canadian firm hires a veteran of Unilever, Saudi Arabia-based agribusiness group IFFCO and bakery firm CSM as its president of global supply chain
Havfisk reaps in benefits of modern fleet; 22% higher cod prices
Norwegian catcher in good position to benefit from price increase as it has kept a substantial amount of its cod quota to catch in Q4
Ramoen sells FAS filleting trawler, orders newer, bigger model
Norwegian whitefish catcher AS Ramoen has agreed to sell its vessel, one of Norway's only three remaining FAS filleting trawlers, to a South African group