Nomad, the largest buyer of pollock globally and owner of Birds Eye, Findus and Iglo frozen seafood brands, acknowledged the difficulty of shifting its supply away from Russia amid the risk of further sanctions over the war in Ukraine Continue reading
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Sainsbury’s, Tesco not part of UK retail damages claim over alleged Norwegian salmon price fixing
Spokespeople for Sainsbury's and Tesco said the retailers are not involved in the action, which was revealed in the Q4 reports of Norway's Grieg and Leroy Continue reading
Captain Fresh to use recently acquired French shrimp cooker to grow in EU retail
India's Captain Fresh plans to use a French shrimp cooking plant it acquired last year to expand into European retail, having just snapped up CenSea to grow in US foodservice Continue reading
UK retailers sue Norwegian salmon farmers after EC price fixing statement
UK retailers have issued claims for damages against Leroy and other Norwegian-owned aquaculture companies after EC issued a preliminary opinion that they had been price fixing Continue reading
Aldi probes Portugal supply chain after North Korean labor in China report
Aldi is looking at supply from one Chinese plant accused of using illegal North Korean labor to its Portuguese operation and has made a local processor suspend dealing with another Continue reading
Asda chilled tender: Young’s wins coated, salmon back from Hilton as New England retains whitefish
The chilled tender in UK retailer Asda has concluded, with some coated fish and salmon business moving back to Young's, but the whitefish contract staying with New England Continue reading
UK e-commerce site relaunches, drops B2B element to focus on home orders
A home delivery service to bring seafood caught by British fishermen directly to the final customer, initially launched during the COVID pandemic, has returned to the market Continue reading
Long-awaited report concludes US, health focus best start for shrimp campaign
The report, commissioned by the Global Shrimp Forum, aims to lay the groundwork and advise future marketing strategies from the new Global Shrimp Council Continue reading
Alibaba’s Hema commits to $70m annual seafood buy from China’s Guolian
Alibaba's fresh food and grocery chain Hema has renewed its strategic cooperation agreement with Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products, one of China's leading shrimp companies Continue reading
Prices up, volumes down: UK coldwater shrimp retail market continues decline
While the overall retail market for shrimp -- farmed and caught -- has declined in 2023, coldwater shrimp has shrunk more sharply, with volumes down 11.4% over the first three quarters Continue reading
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