High Liner’s veteran Newport News plant VP out
High Liner has let go its vice president of operations for the former Icelandic USA plant in Newport News, sources told Undercurrent News
Norway ups minimum prices for cod, haddock, saithe
Minimum prices for cod of are upped by NOK 0.75-1 per kilo for coming
Saucy Fish features on ‘CoolBrands’ list for second year running
Icelandic Seachill-owned brand featured on UK ‘CoolBrands’ list for second consecutive year, picked up consumers and a panel of style experts and celebrities
Grimsby’s Atlantic Fresh seeks alternatives to counter drop in whole cod imports
More whole fish processed in Iceland and larger supplies from Norway have hit volumes sold via auction, noted Atlantic Fresh in its annual report
World Food Moscow: Karat hoping to supply to McDonald’s by year-end
Undercurrent News reported from the World Food Moscow show in the Russian capital from Sept. 15 to 19, where the impact of the food ban was at center of all discussion
Russia aims at massive increase in home market use of its fish
Russia aims to have only 20% of its fish consumption coming from imports by 2020, compared to 53% at the current level, speaker told Humber Seafood Summit
Icelandic Seachill names new procurement, sales directors in latest reshuffle
Five Seachill staff promoted to form new leadership team of Icelandic Seachill, reporting to its newly appointed managing director Simon Smith
Polar Seafood Norway, Nergard plan joint whitefish factory
Companies in talks to lease facility in Finnmark in northern Norway, for whitefish with a focus on fresh
Macrae retail sales veteran on way out at Young’s
Veteran of Macrae-era before Young’s Seafood acquisition, seen as responsible for building up business with retailer M&S, is on way out
Samherji nets €50m on Africa sale to Karat Group firm
Samherji netted a big gain from the sale of its African assets last year, as it reported record profit on flat turnover