Marel Changes Hands
Fish and seafood processors will be interested to know that the Icelandic public company, Marel, is divesting of its holdings to JBT, a private...
Will the Real Owner Stand Up Please
Remember the February 2022 story about how a whistleblower revealed Eyethu Fisheries was allegedly a B-BBEE front for the Spanish multinational fishing giant, Iberconsa?...
Heading to Any Seafood Expos? Did You Know There’s A New Seafood Traceability Website?
The Barcelona Seafood Expo takes place later this month and as Europe counts as amongst South Africa and Namibia's largest markets, it will be...
Seaweed Start-Up Selected for International Regenerative Farming Accelerator Programme
Ole Blu Africa is a South African-registered seaweed start-up company in the #bluefood and aquaculture space. It has made it on to a global list of 10 companies that will be participating in a Regenerative Farming Accelerator programme. The programme is the brainchild of Bright Tide, a UK-based environmental consultancy which helps businesses make climate change and biodiversity a strategic priority.
IFFO Conference in South Africa
IFFO - The Marine Ingredients Organisation, will be hosting its 61st Annual Conference in South Africa this year. Some 400 delegates are expected to attend.
Seafood Masters Cook-Off Sharpens Skills
Aspiring young chefs had the chance to showcase their culinary skills at a seafood-inspired cook-off held in Cape Town towards the end of August....
Nod for Merger
Seafood importer, packer and distributor, Atlantis Food Holdings, is to acquire Snoek Wholesalers. The Competition Commission South Africa has given the nod to the deal with conditions.
Past Processing Plants: Marine Oil Refiners of Africa Ltd and the Solexol Process
Driving towards Simon’s Town on the corner of Main and Dido Valley Roads, once stood a fish oil refining factory called Marine Oil Refiners...
Global Seafood and Processing Expo Highlights Latest Trends and Developments
It’s expensive, but South African and Namibian fishing companies could learn a lot by participating at the Seafood Expo Global / Seafood Processing Global...
The Bigger Picture. It’s Not Just About Fish Paste Brands
Some people love it, others hate it, but fish paste has been on supermarket shelves for nearly 80 years and South African consumers have...