Norway-based consumer goods company Orkla has signed an agreement to divest Rieber Foods Polska (Delecta) to an investment fund managed by Innova Capital for about PLN100m ($29.34m).
Norwegian farmed salmon producer SalMar announced its strongest ever operational EBIT in the first quarter of 2014 as a result of record high salmon prices.
Cermaq approved to distribute a dividend of NOK 1.80 (USD 0.30, EUR 0.22) per share for the fiscal year 2013 at the company’s general meeting Wednesday.
Norwegian seafood processor Leroy Seafood Group has continued on its upward trend, capitalising on rising Atlantic salmon and trout prices to record its "best quarter ever".
Farmed salmon is rich in fat, but fillets of farmed salmon contain less marine omega-3 than previously, because a large fraction of the fish oil in the feed has been replaced by plant oil.
The Norwegian government is following other examples in seeking a national seafood sustainability certification program, competing with private international organizations such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
Norway-based seafood farmer Grieg Seafood is discontinuing its production of trout in its Finnmark division and Pacific salmon in British Columbia, Canada
Marine Harvest announced on Thursday that it has successfully priced a EUR 375 million (USD 518.6 million) offering of convertible bonds with a five-year tenor.
Cermaq on Wednesday reported its 2013 results, including a net income of NOK 3.99 billion (USD 665.6 million, EUR 481.7 million) in 2013, up NOK 3.65 billion (USD 608.9 million, EUR 440.7 million) from 2012.
Marine Harvest has taken advantage of the plastics expertise of Fusion Marine by installing decking made from environmentally friendly recycled plastic at their Ardnish Feed Trials Unit at Lochailort.