Big Prawn brings in sustainability manager from Hilton
The 10-year veteran of Hilton Food, and Seachill before the name change, has seemingly followed some Tesco supply contract in swapping Hilton for Big Prawn
Thai Union investing to ramp up production of plant-based seafoods
The company aims to take what would be a significant $30m revenue share of the market by 2025, building on existing sales throughout Asia, Europe and the US
Eichenlaub joins board of Indonesian aquatech firm
eFishery has just successfully closed a $90m series C fundraise -- the largest such fundraising for an aquaculture technology startup globally
Family behind US seafood giant on hunt for investor
One of the largest family owned US seafood companies is out in the market looking for an investor, sources told Undercurrent News
SeaPak introduces southern-style jumbo shrimp
The product features nine grams of butterfly shrimp in a pickle brined breading with a sweet mustard barbecue sauce
Thai vannamei shrimp prices pick up in week six
After three weeks of continuous drop, ex-farm prices for 60- and 70-count vannamei shrimp in Thailand rose by THB 2.5 per kilogram
Vietnam Foods: No reason shrimp biotech can’t boom in other production capitals
VNF is keen to work with companies in Ecuador and other 'shrimp capitals' to roll out its production of astaxanthin and chitosan from heads and shells
Saudi gov’t on staff training spree to back aquaculture ambitions
The country plans to grow to an aquaculture production of 600,000 metric tons of seafood by 2030, having spent $80m on research in the last three years alone
Indonesian gov’t finds five new potential locations for shrimp farming
Indonesia's ministry of maritime affairs and fisheries found five new potential locations for integrated shrimp ponds in an effort to produce two million metric tons by 2024
Editor’s choice: Fisher King sale kicks off; India, Ecuador top US shrimp import list
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week