Chile salmon, trout exports soar to pre-COVID levels after strong 2021
Chilean salmon exports amounted to a total of $5.18 billion in 2021, representing a significant increase of 18.2% compared to 2020, data published by the Chilean Salmon Council shows
Norebo plans to stop China H&G pollock shipments in 2022
After a year in which the flow of H&G pollock from Russia to China has been severely disrupted and prices for fillets have rocketed, Norebo is focusing its vessels on the latter
Russian Fishery Company names new chief exec with immediate effect
Olga Naumova takes up the position of general director of RFC, while Viktor Litvinenko will continue to work for the company as a member of management
Mikael Thinghuus to leave Royal Greenland after 11 years
After 11 years as CEO of Royal Greenland, Mikael Thinghuus has agreed with the company's board that he will step down from his position in the summer of 2022
Aldi holds firm on fish finger prices with PBO pollock set for record level
'It's a surprise that Aldi didn't put the prices up. These contracts will run to the end of June, so we will see what happens after that, with the high raw material prices being discussed'
Editor’s choice: Boston exhibitor numbers dropping; US snow crab imports up
Tom Seaman, editorial director of Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
US seafood marketing campaign gets another financial boost
The Eat Seafood America! initiative has secured $2.5 million in support since it was launched by the Seafood Nutrition Partnership in April 2020
Israeli startup Plantish unveils whole-cut salmon alternative
The company reports to have a partnership with celebrity chef Jose Andres and plans to try its luck at select restaurants by the end of the year before entering the retail market
UK scampi firm’s 2022 focus on selling products, as inflation carried into new year
Whitby Seafoods was satisfied with its 2020 result, and has seen sales growth in 2021; the focus now is on pushing for more retail opportunities in the face of higher costs
ISI’s UK restructure continues with Danny Burton, sales director gone
Reynir Jonsson, ISI's chief financial officer and interim managing director in the UK, confirmed that both Danny Burton and Justin Appleford have left the business