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BAADER signs up to Quality Salmon project Food processing solutions business BAADER has signed up as a key supplier for a major land-based fish farm and production site in Sweden.
Above: Robert Focke
THE Quality Salmon industry symbiosis and circular industry park will combine a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) and processing site, from rearing to packaging and transport in one complex. The park, operated by Quality Salmon Sotenäs AB is under construction on the
west coast of Sweden. Its aim is to produce salmon with a small CO2 footprint, zero waste, and zero emissions into the sea. The principal investor for the project is Lighthouse Finance, a Norway-based global financier. Robert Focke, Managing Director BAADER Fish, said: “We are
pleased to support Quality Salmon in creating sustainable salmon processing. By best combining automation, digitalization and humanisation in the holistic processing solutions we provide, we share common values with the project’s aim of joining forces in creating the most sustainable salmon
production.” He added: “We are convinced that RAS farming in combination with state-of-theart BAADER processing technology and the comprehensive collection and analysis of information in the value chain will not only help to meet the future demand for safe and sustainable proteins but will also make an important contribution to the development of regions with limited infrastructure and employment opportunities.” When fully developed, the Quality Salmon Industry park will operate on a 140-hectare land site producing up to 100,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon per year.
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Above: Peter Pan Seafood
The industrial park will include all functions, and production will almost entirely be a circular economy including feed factory, salmon farm, slaughter, processing, management of residual products and water purification. Earlier this month, BioMar signed as feed supplier to the project.
KROMA acquires Dansupply DANISH fish-processing equipment manufacturer KROMA A/S has acquired the fish and food industry element of its compe�tor, the Dansupply Automa�on Company. KROMA said its investment in Dansupply Automa�on will give it access to Dansupply’s new conveyor system which is very hygienic. The system is being used by Kroma’s target customer base, providing an addi�onal marke�ng opportunity. The acquisi�on will also give KROMA a bigger foothold in the salmon market in the near future. In the long term, KROMA said the company will also deliver conveyor systems in other parts of the food processing industry and support future growth. KROMA said: “Dansupply’s knowledge, crea�vity, and exper�se will be valuable assets to its por�olio, which fits the way KROMA A/S thinks and works. Building a more hygienic and effec�ve fish processing capability and equipment is not only progressive but also pre-emp�ve. We
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live in a world with an increasing challenge of ensuring that food is safe. Beyond profit, such a move is a social service on a global scale, as fish harvest processed in one part of the world gets to various places across the world. Buying and revitalizing the part of Dansupply’s business bought by KROMA A/S will help the fish industry retain and protect cri�cal fish processing infrastructure. It will also help people keep their jobs, encourage the flow of ideas, and help the industry grow.”
Above: Dansupply equipment
Silver Bay COO leaves to take up role at Peter Pan
THE chief opera�ng officer of Alaska salmon processor Silver Bay Seafoods has le� the group for the Peter Pan Seafood Company, which recently changed hands. Silver Bay execu�ve Branson Spiers, formerly general manager of the company’s California opera�ons, will take over as interim COO in the wake of Hickman’s departure. At the end of 2020, Tokyo-based Maruha Nichiro sold Peter Pan to an investment group including Alaska-based private equity group McKinley Capital Management, RRG Global Partners Fund and Rodger May, the current owner of the Northwest Fish Company. The new ver�cally integrated Peter Pan Seafood Company is composed of Peter Pan Seafood’s assets and the value-added sales channels of Northwest Fish. Peter Pan is one of Alaska’s oldest salmon processing companies.
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