Hilton Foods has agreed to acquire chilled UK fish processor Icelandic Group UK (Seachill) for cash consideration of £80.8m. The Company also announces its intention to conduct a non-pre-emptive underwritten cash placing to raise ...
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PET film demand in the packaging market is forecast to expand 2.4% annually to 322 million pounds in 2021, faster than any of the major packaging film resins. Growth will be driven by rising barrier requirements, particularly in food ...
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Apetit Group has agreed to divest its seafood business in Finland, Norway and Sweden to Insula for an undisclosed price. The divested seafood segment of Apetit is made up of Apetit Kala fish processing business which salmon and rainbow ...
EnWave announced that it has signed a technology Evaluation and License Option Agreement (TELOA) with Born Wild, a seafood processor located in the US. Born Wild plans to develop dried seafood snack applications processed by the company's ...
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The global fish and seafood market has grown steadily in recent years, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8% between 2011 and 2015, according to data from research company MarketLine. MarketLine's latest report shows ...
Chile is set to sign seafood treaties with China at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Beijing to further facilitate Chilean seafood imports to China, Chilean officials said Wednesday. Raul Sunico Galdames, ...
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Mosca Direct, a strapping systems supplier, has introduced two new machines into the UK market, which can be used in seafood applications. The new German manufactured side-seal strappers SoniXs MS-VA and SoniXs TRS-VA can be used in fish, ...
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Pollution of the oceans and climate change has sparked concerns not just about the status of the marine environment but also about the impact on seafood safety and public health. In the global seafood market, European added-value lies in ...
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A giant bluefin tuna sold at a Japanese auction on Sunday for less than five percent of the record-breaking sum paid last year amid concerns over soaring prices for the prized delicacy. The 230-kilogram (507-pound) bluefin tuna was ...
Fish & Seafood market in Thailand is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 6% by 2017, says a report by Canadean Food. According to the report, "The Future of the Fish & Seafood Market in Thailand to 2017", the year-on-year ...
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Fish processor Seachill has launched its pound 40M brand The Saucy Fish Co on the Scandinavian seafood market. Saucy Fish aims to become a pound 173M brand by 2015. Saucy Fish Co products arrived on the shelves of 82 Ica stores ...
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US-based Gladstone Investment has announced an investment of $16.5m in Frontier Packaging, through a combination of debt and equity. Investment management company Gladstone provided the capital to purchase the business from its previous ...
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Consumers in the higher income groups formed over 50%of the Brazilian fish&seafood market,with the better off section holding 28%and the affluent 23%,finds a report by Canadean--Food. According to the report,Consumer Trends in the ...
Canadian seafood processor High Liner Foods saw its in half-year net profit plummet on the back of costs related to the acquisition of Icelandic Group. Net income for the six months of the year ending 30 June slides 80.9% to C$2.8m ...
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