Landeldi, which is being developed close to Reykjavik, has just signed a contract to supply Icelandic retailer Hagar, beginning in 2022 Continue reading
Tag Archives: Seafood entrepreneurs
Founder of Iceland’s Arctic Fish steps down, launches Reykjavik aquaculture center
Sigurdur Petursson has resigned from his position at the Icelandic salmon farm he founded after exactly 10 years; he's opened an education and visitor center in the capital Continue reading
Spanish land-based shrimp farm eyes multi-unit, pan-Europe growth
Noray Seafood has perfected its microbial technology over more than 10 years, and now seeks investment to grow towards its 25,000t target Continue reading
Chilean plant-based firm wins famous backers, will target salmon
NotCo said Tiger Global, tennis player Roger Federer, and Formula-1 driver Lewis Hamilton were among investors in the company's $235 million D round funding Continue reading
Startup aims to come to aquafeed sector’s rescue with natural coloring
Hawaii's Kuehnle AgroSystems aims to produce over 100,000t of natural astaxanthin -- which gives farmed salmon a pink hue -- earning $70m gross profit in the process Continue reading
HATCH accelerator seeks Americas aquaculture, ‘alt-seafood’ innovators
The accelerator program has opened applications for Hawaiian, northern and southern Americas projects looking to 'scale into the aquaculture or alt-seafood industry' Continue reading
Urchinomics hopes to tempt Norwegian land-based players with ‘blue carbon’ promise
The firm's CEO and founder said the blue carbon credit system could see the unleashing of an 'unfathomable amount of capital pent up in the corporate world' Continue reading
Amazon weighs in as excitement around Indian home delivery platforms builds
'Imagine the shakeup that could happen when some of the biggest players start showing interest'; for domestic consumption in general, but for shrimp especially Continue reading
Digital marketplace ShoreTrade raises $6m to back expansion into Asia, US
Australian founder Peter Manettas said 2020 has 'highlighted the need for greater access to international trade in a single, global database' Continue reading
Plastic-free smoked salmon producer looks to win own-brand retail contracts
Entrepreneur Dan Pawson said a unique selling point of the product was that it would be able to produce plastic-free salmon to the specifications of major retailers Continue reading