January 22, 2020 — The movements in this year’s edition of our World’s 100 Largest Seafood Companies report reflect some key trends that shaped the industry last year.
Salmon farmers, particularly those in Chile, and several key multi-species consolidators such as Canada’s Cooke and Parlevliet & Van der Plas (P&P) of The Netherlands had a strong year.
2019 wasn’t as fortunate for several other sub-sectors in the seafood business such as shrimp suppliers, and Japanese-based distributors and wholesalers that face the challenge of difficult population demographics.
This year’s list also features six companies that are newcomers to our ranking: Spanish tuna processing and catching group Atunes y Lomos, Vietnamese pangasius producer Vinh Hoan, US lobster and scallops supplier East Coast Seafood, processors Iceland Seafood International and Seachill UK — which made past rankings under its past incarnation Icelandic Group — and Spanish fishing firm Grupo Iberica de Congelados, which is better known by its abbreviation, Iberconsa.