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Jan 17, 2017 (newstodate): The Faroe Islands' leading seafood exporter, Bakkafrost is opening a new production plant to replace seven existing smaller production sites.
-Production will start by next week, and the new state-of-the-art facility is designed to processing of up to 400 tonnes of live salmon per day, says Regin Jacobsen, Bakkafrost CEO.
-The concept is to take in 400 tonnes of live salmon every morning, and by the end of the day the 400 tonnes of salmon are turned into various advanced products that will need direct uplift by air to the world's market places, where customers will feel the unusual quality of salmon that is more fresh than any other fresh salmon products sold today.
-As a first step, we will utilize the existing aircraft cargo capacity, and as the markets for our advanced new products develop we will consider the introduction of a dedicated freighter service which will, of course, require a considerable volume and a sound economic basis to secure a sustainable service. This phase may take months, or years, to develop.
-Salmon is a relatively new product in the market, with only some 20 years of history. Today, the trend is clearly towards fresh, rather than frozen, products.
-Traditionally, customers are used to simple products, and what's on the shelf is what you can get. Our idea is to really prove to the market what fresh salmon is, and here transport and logistics plays a key role, says Mr Jacobsen.
Bakkafrost alone now produces around 56,000 tonnes of fresh salmon, and adding volumes handled for other producers the total Bakkafrost production will reach between 60-70,000 tonnes in 2017.
-Production will start by next week, and the new state-of-the-art facility is designed to processing of up to 400 tonnes of live salmon per day, says Regin Jacobsen, Bakkafrost CEO.
-The concept is to take in 400 tonnes of live salmon every morning, and by the end of the day the 400 tonnes of salmon are turned into various advanced products that will need direct uplift by air to the world's market places, where customers will feel the unusual quality of salmon that is more fresh than any other fresh salmon products sold today.
-As a first step, we will utilize the existing aircraft cargo capacity, and as the markets for our advanced new products develop we will consider the introduction of a dedicated freighter service which will, of course, require a considerable volume and a sound economic basis to secure a sustainable service. This phase may take months, or years, to develop.
-Salmon is a relatively new product in the market, with only some 20 years of history. Today, the trend is clearly towards fresh, rather than frozen, products.
-Traditionally, customers are used to simple products, and what's on the shelf is what you can get. Our idea is to really prove to the market what fresh salmon is, and here transport and logistics plays a key role, says Mr Jacobsen.
Bakkafrost alone now produces around 56,000 tonnes of fresh salmon, and adding volumes handled for other producers the total Bakkafrost production will reach between 60-70,000 tonnes in 2017.