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July 22nd 2008
LION CAPITAL BUYS FOODVEST
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It has been agreed today that private equity firm, Lion Capital will acquire the Foodvest Group from funds advised by CapVest Ltd.
Foodvest is a major European food group with operations in the UK, Scandinavia, France and a growing presence in Central a ...more |
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July 1st 2008
YOUNG'S AND FOODVEST IN GOOD COMPANY IN TOP ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS!
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| Environmental excellence, innovation and leadership were celebrated yesterday (30 June), when 12 UK companies picked up accolades at the Business Commitment to the Environment (BCE) Environmental Leadership Awards. The Rt. Hon Pat McFadden, Secretary of State ...more |
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June 30th 2008
YOUNG’S IN GRIMSBY IS FIRST RECIPIENT OF HEALTHY WORKPLACE AWARDS!
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Young’s – and its sister company in Grimsby, The Seafood Company – have landed a first – an award for looking after employees’ health!
Young’s and The Seafood Company’s four factories in Grimsby are the first businesses in North East Lincolnshire to be ...more |
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June 17th 2008
YOUNG’S SEAFOOD SUPPORTS YOUNG FISH CHEFS
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Young’s Seafood has once again supported the UK Seafood Championship - a unique annual competition which aims to encourage catering students to get inventive with fish.
The final of this year’s competition was held this week at the Grimsby Institute o ...more |
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June 16th 2008
NEW YOUNG'S POSITION ON FISH FARMING
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Young’s Seafood has underlined the importance of fish farming to the security of future fish supply and highlighted its approach with a new policy document entitled: “Why we believe fish farming is a good thing.”
Fish farming – or aquaculture – is alrea ...more |
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June 10th 2008
YOUNG’S COMMITS TO MARINERS FOR THE FIFTH YEAR RUNNING
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Young’s Seafood has once again committed to being main sponsor of Grimsby Town Football Club, with the famous fish company’s logo appearing on Town’s new strip – which was unveiled this week.
The 2008/9 season will be the fifth consecutive year in which ...more |
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May 29th 2008
BIG TICK AWARD FOR YOUNG’S SEAFOOD
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Young’s Seafood has today (29 May) been awarded a ‘Big Tick’ for its sustainable sourcing approach in the annual Business in the Community Award (BITC) awards.
The BITC awards celebrate businesses which have a positive impact on the community, environme ...more |
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May 4th 2008
YOUNG'S BANTRY BAY MUSSELS
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Further to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) notice of Friday 2nd May regarding certain batches of frozen mussels, we can reassure our consumers that none of Young's Bantry Bay Mussels are affected.
For any further information please contact the Young's C ...more |
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April 14th 2008
NEW MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR YOUNG'S
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Young’s has restructured its marketing team under the leadership of new marketing director, Yvonne Adam.
Yvonne Adam has been with Young’s since 2005 and was most recently director of chilled marketing, focused largely on the company’s Scottish operatio ...more |
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April 4th 2008
IMPORTANT NEW QUALIFICATION FOR WOMEN MANAGERS AT YOUNG’S
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34 women at Young’s Seafood have become some of the first in the UK to achieve a new national qualification for women managers which was launched last year.
The Level 3 Introductory Certificate in Management was launched last year by Improve - the Secto ...more |
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March 3rd 2008
MIKE MITCHELL NAMED SEAFOOD CHAMPION!
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Mike Mitchell, who is head of seafood sustainability for Young’s was last week named a ‘Seafood Champion 2008’ by the Seafood Choices Alliance – the only UK representative in an international list of six seafood business leaders.
The awards were prese ...more |
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February 18th 2008
CHILLED SALMON: AN UPDATE
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Last week Young’s took the precautionary measure of recalling a number of chilled salmon products from sale. This was due to a batch of Scottish salmon from our supplier, Marine Harvest, having a potential taint which produced an unpleasant taste.
All ...more |
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February 4th 2008
NEW ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT ON WATER USE
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Young’s is one of a group of 21 of the UK’s leading food and drink manufacturers who are the first signatories to a new water efficiency initiative launched last week by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
The Federation House Commitment was jointly d ...more |
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January 29th 2008
NEW PROJECT TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING GUIDELINES FOR SEAFOOD
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This week a new partnership has been launched between Seafood Choices Alliance and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to ensure that international guidelines on sustainability reporting will address the needs of the global seafood industry.
The Foo ...more |
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January 28th 2008
FIRST EVER GREAT GRIMSBY DAY!
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| In celebration of the launch of its new ‘Great Grimsby’ range, Young’s organised Great Grimsby Day on 22 January, with celebrations in both Grimsby and London highlighting celebrating Grimsby’s proud heritage as Britain’s ‘home of fish.’ New research ...more |
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January 9th 2008
THE CREATION OF A MAJOR EUROPEAN FOOD GROUP
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| CapVest, the London based private equity firm, acquired Young’s in 2002 and Findus in 2006. Until now, the two companies have mainly operated as separate sister companies, but from the end of January they will come together under a new, unifying structure as ...more |
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December 28th 2007
COOL BLUE IS A GENUINE GREEN REVOLUTION
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This month Young’s Seafood has started using a revolutionary new form of packaging for its salmon which it is estimated will reduce carbon emissions by around 78%.*
Young’s has historically received fresh salmon from suppliers in polystyrene boxes – han ...more |
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December 19th 2007
FISH AND FOOD MILES
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Young’s believes an ethical approach to the environment to be one of its core responsibilities as a major food producer and UK employer.
As a seafood Company, our most important environmental concern is for the marine environment and responsible fishe ...more |
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November 20th 2007
YOUNG'S CALLS FOR A BAN ON DISCARDS
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Young’s Seafood has this month called for a ban on the practice of discarding – throwing dead fish back into the sea once they have been caught.
Mike Parker, deputy CEO, says, “We believe there should be a complete ban on discards, which is a senseless ...more |
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November 12th 2007
FULL DISCARDS STATEMENT
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| Young’s Seafood believes there should be a complete ban on discarding (ie. throwing dead fish landed by fishing vessels back into the sea). This practice is common in European fisheries but is a senseless waste of resources and a barrier to proper fisheries m ...more |
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November 8th 2007
CONCLUSION OF CONSULTATION AT YOUNG'S IN ANNAN
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Young's Seafood can confirm that the consultation process at Annan has today been concluded and terms for redundancy agreed with the site's joint consultative committee.
Mike Parker, deputy CEO, "As we said before, this is a very difficult situation for ...more |
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October 11th 2007
ANOTHER IMPORTANT AWARD FOR YOUNG'S SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMME
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| Young’s ‘Fish for Life’ has achieved further recognition this month, in the form of the IGD ‘Environmental Sustainability Award.’ This underline’s Fish for Life as the UK seafood industry’s most well-developed and respected sustainable fisheries programme and ...more |
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October 11th 2007
SITE CHANGES AT YOUNG'S SEAFOOD
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| Young’s has today announced a planned restructuring for its UK operations. Specifically it is proposing changes which would mean the transfer of activity from its sites in Pewsey (Wiltshire) and Annan (Dumfriesshire) to sites in Cromer, Fraserburgh and Grimsby ...more |
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September 18th 2007
YOUNG'S TAKES TO THE HIGH SEAS WITH ROUND THE WORLD RACE
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Young's Seafood has sponsored Lincolnshire lass, Rachel Axcell, to help achieve her goal of completing the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 2007/08 - which launched this week from Liverpool.
Rachel is crewing on the yacht, 'Hull & Humber' which repres ...more |
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September 11th 2007
YOUNG’S INTRODUCES A NEW VOCABULARY FOR FISH!
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This week Young’s Seafood is launching a definitive new guide to the texture, aroma and taste of 98 different fish species, The Young’s Lexicon of Fish.
The Lexicon carves out a new vocabulary to capture the immense diversity and complex characteristic ...more |
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September 10th 2007
EXCITING NEW TASTING INITIATIVE FROM YOUNG’S SEAFOOD
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| Young’s has launched a new tasting initiative designed to highlight its seafood specialist credentials to ‘foodie’ consumers. The brand will this month attend two major seafood festivals that are expected to attract a total audience in excess of 120,000 peopl ...more |
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September 6th 2007
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY RESEARCH ON ARTIFICIAL FOOD ADDITIVES
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| Further to publication of new research commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) regarding the effect of certain artificial additives on hyperactivity in children, Young’s would like to reassure customers that all Young’s brand products are free from the ...more |
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August 20th 2007
YOUNG’S IN DRIVE FOR STORNOWAY LANGOUSTINE TO GAIN MSC CERTIFICATION
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Supported by Young’s, the Stornoway langoustine fishery has this month entered full assessment for the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC’s) standard for sustainable and well managed fisheries.
Young’s has partnered the Stornoway fleet in a number of p ...more |
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August 17th 2007
35 MILLION SUSTAINABLE FISH MEALS A YEAR FROM YOUNG’S
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| GRIMSBY, UK. As part of its ongoing ‘Fish for Life’ programme, Young’s has switched 21 of its core ready meals to MSC certified [1] seafood over the past few months. This means that as many as 35 million Young’s ready meals a year will now be made with MSC fi ...more |
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August 15th 2007
NEW WEBSITE HAS ARRIVED!
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Young’s is delighted to announce the launch of its brand new website, at www.youngsfish.co.uk.
As well as being a comprehensive source of business information, company news, product details and information on Young’s business policies and sustainable fi ...more |
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August 3rd 2007
PRICE INFLATION FAILS TO DAMPEN CONSUMER APPETITE FOR FISH
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In its latest review of the market, Young’s (the UK’s biggest specialist fish manufacturer) predicts that rising global demand for seafood – coupled with more stringent fisheries management regimes - will put pressure on seafood pricing.
Nevertheless, ...more |
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August 2nd 2007
SCOTTISH FISHERIES MINISTER MEETS YOUNG'S
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Richard Lochhead MSP, Scotland’s newly appointed Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, met with Young’s executives at Macrae Seafoods in Fraserburgh yesterday.
The meeting was hosted by Young’s deputy CEO, Mike Parker, together with J ...more |
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July 27th 2007
STRENGTHENING THE FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY WITH NEW APPOINTMENTS
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The Foodvest Group, which is the parent company of both Young’s and Findus in Europe, has significantly strengthened its sustainability agenda with two new appointments.
Mike Mitchell has been instrumental in developing Young’s ‘Fish for Life’ programme ...more |
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July 26th 2007
YOUNG’S ACQUIRES THE SEAFOOD COMPANY
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| In a major deal announced today, Young’s has acquired The Seafood Company from Fishery Products International (FPI, based in Newfoundland), for an undisclosed sum. Young’s is part of FoodVest - which also owns Findus in continental Europe - and is backed by pr ...more |
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July 16th 2007
THE FINEST CORNISH SARDINES – FROM YOUNG’S, VIA GRIMSBY
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As part of its drive to increase the range and availability of natural fish in the freezer, Young’s has launched Cornish Sardines - caught to order by one of Cornwall’s most respected fishermen.
The sardines are fished by Stefan Glinksi, owner and skipp ...more |
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July 10th 2007
INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION FOR YOUNG'S SUSTAINABILITY APPROACH
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Young’s unique ‘Fish for Life’ approach – and within this its ‘Ten Principles for Responsible Fish Procurement’ - have received independent validation.
Fish for Life encompasses Young’s behaviour and ethical stance on the sourcing of fish from both w ...more |
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July 2nd 2007
ANOTHER SHOWING FOR FISHING COMMUNITIES EXHIBITION
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Marking its two-hundredth year, Young’s Seafood commissioned photojournalist, John Angerson, to record the people around the world who supply it with fish.
Some of these stunning pictures can now be seen again at an exhibition at the Round Foundry Me ...more |
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June 28th 2007
YOUNG'S PIONEERS NATIONAL TRAINING INITIATIVE
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The UK's newest Skills Academy - a Government initiative to improve productivity and skills in industry - has launched at Young's in Grimsby.
Technician Chris Howden and shift manager Tina Birks from Young’s are the first food workers in the UK to log o ...more |
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June 20th 2007
A CROP OF AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTS
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A host of delicious seafood made by Young’s Seafood and Macrae proved to be winners in this year’s ‘SuperMeat & Fish Awards’ which highlights the best meat, poultry, fish and shellfish products available in UK supermarkets.
There were two awards for Asd ...more |
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June 19th 2007
YOUNG FISH CHEFS FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY
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This week eight teams of catering students from around the UK tested their mettle in the National Seafood Championship Final at the Grimsby Institute.
The Seafood Championship is a competition for full-time catering students in the UK. The aim is to ...more |
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June 1st 2007
NEW LOOK FOR YOUNG’S PRODUCTS
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Young’s has embarked on a major brand redesign which will bring a fresh new look to every pack in its entire range of fish products.
Young’s is probably the UK’s most long-standing food brand, with over 200 years’ continuous history. The new livery hi ...more |
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May 24th 2007
CONTINUING THE DRIVE INTO MSC FISH
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| Young’s has continued the drive to increase the availability of sustainable seafood with the UK’s very first MSC scallops. This is the thirtieth Young’s brand product to be made with MSC-approved fish – the company is already the UK’s leading MSC manufacturer ...more |
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May 17th 2007
Boost for Scottish Seafood with opening of 10M factory for MACRAE | Young's Seafood Limited
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| The Scottish seafood economy has received a significant boost with the official opening of Macrae’s new £10m seafood factory at Livingston. The state-of-the-art facility already employs 230 and is expected to create a further 50 new jobs over the coming month ...more |
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April 20th 2007
NEW SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR
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In a major appointment, Katherine Hunter has joined the Board of Young’s Seafood as supply chain director.
Katherine is a highly experienced professional, whose background spans a number of senior supply chain roles as well as significant operations man ...more |
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March 23rd 2007
MAJOR AWARD FOR 'OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT' BY YOUNG'S
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| Young’s was this week presented with one of the UK fish industry’s most prestigious accolades - the Seafish Award for Outstanding Achievement - in a gala ceremony held in London on Thursday. It was a highly successful night for Young’s, which also took two ot ...more |
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March 15th 2007
YOUNG'S WELCOMES PROPOSALS FOR NEW MARINE BILL
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Young’s Seafood has welcomed the publication today of a Government White Paper that launches consultation on a proposed new Marine Bill.
Mike Parker, deputy CEO of Young’s Seafood says, “We welcome the concept of a Marine Bill intended to result in p ...more |
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March 14th 2007
YOUNG'S ANNAN: AN UPDATE
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Young’s can today update the situation relating to its scampi factory at Annan in Scotland, following the outbreak of a major fire at the site last Thursday (8 March).
The investigation into the precise cause of the fire is continuing. We can confirm a ...more |
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March 14th 2007
BASA: EXCITING NEW SUSTAINABLE SPECIES
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Young’s Seafood has launched Lime & Ginger Fish Goujons - the UK’s very first retail product to be made using the exciting new Vietnamese farmed fish, basa.
Basa is a high quality white fish which is already proving very popular and successful in cont ...more |
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March 8th 2007
UPDATE FOLLOWING FIRE AT ANNAN
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| Young’s Seafood can confirm that there has been a major accidental fire at its scampi production facility in Annan. The fire was reported at approximately 1.30am on Thursday 8th March with fire crews in attendance by 1.33am. Around 25 staff were working on t ...more |
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March 4th 2007
BALTIC COD: Our approach
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Background
The Baltic consists of two fisheries (Western and Eastern). The Western Baltic is managed by the European Union; the Eastern Baltic is jointly managed by the EU with the Russian Federation.
The latest scientific information from b ...more |
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January 25th 2007
A NEW TWIST ON THE TRADITIONAL HEALTHY KIPPER
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One of the most delicious ways to enjoy healthy Omega-3 rich oily fish is the Scottish kipper. Now Young’s has brought a breath of fresh air to this most traditional of smoked fish with the January launch of its new Fraserburgh Smokehouse ‘Steam Kippers.’
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