Seafood trading site appoints former Grobest, Nomad exec as CEO
The seafood trading site Seafoodportal.com announced the appointment of Kristin Veriga as its new CEO, tasked with accelerating the group's expansion
UK processors brace for 30% price hike in fallout from Ukraine conflict
'Margins are already tight across the processing sector and many businesses (likely SMEs) will not be able to absorb these costs' -- Seafish
Russian pollock catching ahead of 2021
Russia's landings in the Far East are up 16% year-on-year thus far, and 18% up in the Okhotsk Sea
Blue Harvest, Channel Fish divvy up $25m USDA groundfish purchase
The USDA is awarding $25 million in contracts for some 100,800 combined cases of Atlantic pollock and other groundfish
UK whitefish processors prepare for ‘recalibration’ away from Russian supply
Russian industry supplies roughly 30% of UK's whitefish, but as retailers move to drop fish from the country, processors expect they will have to lean more on Iceland and Norway
US pollock sector has top-10 burger joint bragging rights
Alaska pollock is now the fish of choice in sandwiches offered by nine of the world's 10 largest burger chains, GAPP confirmed
GAPP launching $1.5m media blitz pushing Alaska pollock
The 'Always On' marketing campaign will use social media influencers and traditional media, among others, to highlight the wild-caught fish's selling points
McDonald’s is shuttering its Russia locations with impacts on Espersen plant likely
Espersen, which processes Russian pollock for McDonald's fish sandwiches, employs around 100 people at its plant in Veliky Novgorod, Russia
UK retailers pull Russian fish from shelves
UK retailers Asda and Wm Morrison Supermarkets are removing some Russian fish products from sale, the companies told Undercurrent News
Russian pollock landings up year-on-year
Overall wild catches reached 786,500t by the end of February, up 2.2% y-o-y, with landings in the Far East up 8.6%