Greece’s Philosofish hires former Cromaris commercial director
Greece’s second-largest producer of bass and bream has named Giuseppe Virzi its new commercial director; he was hired from Cromaris, where he held the same job title
Mercamadrid prices for small bass drop as medium, large remain flat
The price of small-sized European seabass from Turkey, Greece and Spain fell during week five of 2022, while prices for large and medium-sized bass stayed stable
Spain’s Profand appoints board of directors, Caladero name disappears
Profand has completed a corporate restructuring after the entry, last September, of the investment arm of Banca March, Corporacion Financiera Alba
Impact investor strikes deal for four new seabass, salmon RAS
Switzerland-based ImpactMarine -- seemingly a newly created part of ImpactAgri, which develops and finances agribusinesses across sub-Saharan Africa -- has partnered with Denmark's Graintec
Mercamadrid prices for large, medium bass rise as small stay flat in week four
Prices for large and medium European seabass from Turkey, Greece and Spain, as traded in Spain, rose during week four, while prices for smaller sizes continued stable
Greek bass, bream giant Avramar’s former CEO Alex Myers passes away
Alex Myers, a Greek-American with a background with multinationals such as Carlsberg and Unilever, departed Avramar in December 2021
Mercamadrid price for small European bass rises as medium, large continue flat
The price for small-sized European seabass from Turkey, Greece and Spain, as traded in Spain, rose further to €5.90/kg in week three
Delayed shift of Tesco whitefish from Hilton underway, shrimp comes soon
Shift of part of Tesco's chilled whitefish contract from Hilton to Young's is underway, with Big Prawn and Lyons set to take on portions of warmwater and coldwater shrimp
Turkish seabass farmers expect stable output after profitable year
Good demand, combined with rising costs for raw materials, energy, packaging and transport, has driven prices up in recent months
Mercamadrid prices for small, medium European bass rebound in week two
Prices for small and medium-sized European seabass from Turkey, Greece and Spain, as traded in Spain, have rebounded after a fall seen during the previous week