Published: Nov 22, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

BASF has announced that it plans to acquire Pronova BioPharma of Norway, a company with expertise in the research, development,and manufacturing of omega-3 fatty acids .

Published: Nov 16, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC)’s 2013 quota for northeast Arctic Cod has hit a record high.

Published: Nov 16, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Weak market prices and a lower benefit from sales contracts stalled third quarter sales at Marine Harvest Oslo, Norway.

Published: Nov 15, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Hofseth BioCare's fish oil and protein processing facility has received Friend of the Sea sustainability certification, the company announced today.

Published: Nov 14, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The value of Norwegian seafood exports in October totaled NOK 5.5 billion.

Published: Nov 09, 2012

Despite higher prices, Norwegian salmon saw a year-on-year increase of NOK 460 million (USD 80.5 million), in its October 2012 exports to NOK 2.7 billion (USD 472.7 million) driven by strong European demand.

Published: Oct 26, 2012

Norwegian supplier Rimfrost and botanical extraction company Avoca have reacted to a global spike in demand for krill oil by agreeing a joint venture to produce and process the omega-3-rich product.

Published: Oct 16, 2012

This year to date the value of Norwegian seafood exports totals NOK36.3 billion, down by NOK 1.9 billion or five per cent from the same period last year, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: Foodmate team

Norwegian krill supplier Aker Biomarine has won a patent for krill processing technologies in Russia (Number 2460309) for krill oils and powders that contain krill proteins and phospholipids.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Shane Starling

The problem of oxidation of phospholipids in krill being investigated by an €800,000 tri-party Norway government-backed project is close to publicising initial findings.

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Vivek Singh

Launched after the completion of five-year non-compete clause between Sadananda Maiya and MTR Foods, Maiyas Beverages And Food is all set to raise PE funds of around $20 Mn for expansion, according to BS.

Published: Sep 14, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Norway exports of cod, including dried fish, salted fish and stockfish, 718 million in August. This is 20 per cent less than the same month last year. A decrease of frozen cod is behind the decline.

Published: Sep 11, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Drinking just one cup of caffeinated coffee in the mornings may help reduce chronic neck and shoulder pain associated with working long hours at a computer, according to a new study published in the journal BMC Research Notes.

Published: Sep 08, 2012 By: Hank Schultz

A fresh face in the omega-3s category, Arctic Nutrition, is making a splash with a new ingredient taken from one of the world’s oldest fisheries, deriving its DHA-rich phospholipid oil from the roe of herring caught off Norway.

Published: Sep 06, 2012

Since 2009, researchers from the Institute of Marine Research, Nofima and the University of Oslo have developed new technology to measure the environmental conditions in salmon cages.

Published: Sep 04, 2012

Several areas in eastern Finnmark will be periodically closed for catching crab from 4 to 13 September 2012.

Published: Sep 04, 2012

The European Commission has confirmed it will work with Norway to end discards in the Skagerrak. The proposal features an obligation to land all catches of certain fish species so as to stop the practice of discarding by 2015.

Published: Sep 01, 2012

Analysis has confirmed Pancreas Disease (PD) SAV 3 on a Mainestrem Norway salmon farm in Alta, Western Finnmark.

Published: Sep 01, 2012

Residual waste from herring should come to better use. Enzymes from herring can be used for washing powder and juice.

Published: Aug 31, 2012

According to a new proposal by the European Commission, the EU and Norway are to harmonise technical and control measures for fisheries in the Skagerrak to ensure long-term sustainability of fish stocks.