Cliff White has been the executive editor of SeafoodSource since 2016. Previously, he worked as the senior business reporter for the McClatchy-owned Centre Daily Times in State College, Pennsylvania, where he won state and national awards for his coverage of the development of the Marcellus Shale natural gas deposit and the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
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Noray Seafood sees itself as producing a different kind of shrimp than most Europeans are used to.
The Medina del Campo, Spain-headquartered land-based shrimp farmer, known as Gamba Natural until 2020, operates a fully vertically integrated production facility, including the first commercial shrimp hatchery in Europe. The company received a EUR 16 million (USD 19.2 million) investment led by Creadev, SWEN Blue Ocean, and Stellar Impact in 2022,
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Knut Nesse is CEO of AKVA Group, an aquaculture technology firm based in Klepp, Norway.
SeafoodSource: What is AKVA Group’s long-term vision for the future of land-based fish farming?
Nesse: If you look at our vision statement, it says "Pioneering a better future." So, we have more than 40 years of history in pioneering aquaculture. We were first with automated feeding. We were first with a plastic pen, and we have been a pioneer in many
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Elverta, California, U.S.A.-based Sterling Caviar has entered receivership, with creditors claiming the company owes them more than USD 23 million (EUR 21.5 million).
The company, which was purchased by Eugene Fernandez in October 2020 for USD 6.2 million (EUR 5.8 million) from Stolt-Nielsen via his holding company Hyde Road Agricultural Associates, received a USD 14 million (EUR 12.9 million) loan from CapitalView Investment Partners
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More than 10 percent of the staff at Pittman Seafoods are fully dedicated to ensuring the Zeebrugge, Belgium-based company’s products meet high standards.
In addition, Pittman Seafoods CEO Yoke Vandepitte said she often has to hire consultants to help with the work.
“I would not use the word unreasonable, but it is a lot for a company of our size,” Vandepitte told SeafoodSource at the 2024 Seafood Expo Global, which took place
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Trident Seafoods’ European subsidiary, Pickenpack, has resumed buying pollock sourced from Russia.
Pickenpack Vertriebs was purchased by Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trident Seafoods – one of the largest global vendors of Alaska pollock – in 2016, after the company entered bankruptcy in 2015.
Its European headquarters are located in Lüneburg, Germany, and it has sales offices throughout the E.U. The companies
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Wells Fargo Bank, the single biggest lender to beleaguered Peter Pan Seafoods, has filed a legal request to have the company moved into receivership.
The San Francisco, California, U.S.A.-based financial firm filed a petition for appointment of a general receiver in King County Superior Court in the U.S. state of Washington on 22 April 2024. The petition names Peter Pan Seafood Company, Alaska Fish Holdings, and Raymond Machine Shop as owing
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