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A German food processing company is specialised in the production of fish intermediates according to their customer’s requirements. The company is family owned with four decades of experience in fishprocessing. Since 2008, they own a new production site with newest standards and perfect conditions for production.

The company attaches a great importance to high quality and controlled processes in order to achieve perfect food-safety. The traceability of the fish is a relevant factor of it. They continuously improve their products and processes to be at the cutting edge of technology and standards.

The company is very much commited to the different factors of sustainability such as energy management, process management as well as quality control and maintenance concepts. They are certified under MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) and ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Coucil) and own the German organic label DE-ÖKO-007.

The company owns modern machinery and disposes of an in-house technical department in order to guarantee their clearly structured ways and processes. They are able to offer high production capacities and a maximun of flexibility to their customers.

They can provide IQF (Individual Quick Freezing) frozen components in different shapes such as cubes, sticks, chips, flakes or chunks. They offer these products from different fish species like salmon, tuna or white fish and in different methods of processing. They are ready to deliver their products according to the customer´s specification/recipe.

Here are some examples of their product range.

Raw cubes, strips or chips for use in all meals that are heated, such as soups, sauces, pizzas, ready meals.

Cooked cubes or strips, ready to eat without heating, usable e.g. in salads, ready-meals, chilled-meals, chilled pizzas, sandwiches made of the following fish species: salmon (farmed salmon, wild salmon), alaskan pollock, hoki, codfish, pangasius, tuna (Thunnus Albacares), others upon request

Hotsmoked cubes, slices, crisps made of salmon (farmed salmon, wild salmon), ready to eat without heating, usable e.g. in salads, ready-meals, chilled-meals, chilled pizzas or sandwiches.

Smoked strips or crisps made of salmon (farmed salmon, wild salmon), alaskan pollock, hoki, codfish, pangasius, tuna (Thunnus Albacares), others upon request.

Tuna products, ready to eat without heating, usable e.g. in: salads, ready meal, sandwiches and pizzas. Tuna granulate, made of Skipjack, (Katsuwonus Pelamis), in vegetable oil or in water.

High quality Salmon Tartar made of Atlantic salmon (farmed). Bespoke recipes are possible, individual weights from 20 g or IQF.

High quality Salmon Burger made of Atlantic salmon (farmed), spiced or natural for use in Streetfood, Better Burger, BBQ & Skillet or HORECA products.

Carboneutral dried fish products, perfectly suitable for instant meals, snacks, animal feed: cubes, chips, stripes made of the following fish species: salmon (farmed salmon, wild salmon), alaskan pollock, codfish, tuna, others upon request.

The company is aiming at signing manufacturing agreements with European companies from the food industry, especially with manufacturers of food products. They are also open for distribution services agreements with partners who sell the products their respective markets.

Advantages & innovations

The company has more than 40 years of experience in the fish sector. They offer customer-specific product solutions - from the idea to the finished product. They are able to produce fast and reliable in different quantities and offer perodical deliveries or production on demand.

Stage of development

Already on the market

Partner sought

The company is looking for partners in the European food industry, especially for manufacturers of food products (ready meals, pizzas, salads and similar convenience food) under a manufacturing agreement. They support their customers from the idea to the realisation of new, innovative products. They are also looking for distribution services agreements with partners providing of an existing network of potential clients to sell their products in foreign markets.