Tag: seafood industry
China drives 40% of global growth in seafood consumption
According to RaboResearch’s recently published report, growing seafood consumption could make China a USD 29 billion seafood import market this decade.
According to a...
GSA assigns Mike Kocsis as its new CEO
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced the appointment of Mike Kocsis as the organization's new Chief Executive Officer. Longtime GSA leader Wally Stevens...
After a turbulent 2023, signs of optimism ahead for global seafood production
According to a recent Rabobank report, industry responses from the annual seafood production survey it conducted in partnership with the Global Seafood Alliance suggest...
GSA announces two senior management team promotions
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced two promotions on its senior management team. Steven Hart has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Market...
Grieg Seafood appoints Nina Stangeland as chief strategy officer
Grieg Seafood, one of the world’s leading salmon farming companies, has appointed Nina Stangeland as chief strategy officer. Stangeland will start her new role...
Chris Shearlock becomes Thai Union’s Sustainability Director for Europe
Thai Union, one of the world's seafood leaders, announced the appointment of Chris Shearlock as its new Sustainability Director for Europe. Tracy Murai, who...
Cooke acquires seafood manufacturer Slade Gorton
Cooke Inc. has completed the acquisition of Slade Gorton, one of the United States’ largest distributors, importers, and manufacturers of fresh and frozen seafood.
Headquartered...
Brasmar Group acquires British company Holmes Seafood
Holmes Seafood, one of the leading importers and distributors of branded frozen seafood in UK, has been acquired by the Brasmar Group. This acquisition...
Baldvin Thorsteinsson acquires Icelandic fishing giant Samherji’s foreign operations
An unnamed Dutch company owned by Baldvin Thorsteinsson, son of Samherji CEO Thorsteinn Mar Baldvinsson, will acquire all of the European and North American...
Intelligence in open sea aquaculture – AI Enabling Seafood Sustainability
Fish farming is entering a new phase in which daily decisions must be based on actual data and analytics rather than prior experience, a...
