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Leading Swedish wholesaler is over the moon about Pittman Seafoods' UHP lobster
Pittman Seafoods takes on France
Enjoying the seasons with the world's favourite crustacean
Frozen makes fish an every day dish
Know your cod: Atlantic versus Pacific
Compass Group Belgium serves up 100,000 meals a day
Pittman Seafoods: investing in perfection
Does the nuclear disaster at Fukushima have an impact on the quality of fish?
Colruyt: focused on sustainability, price and quality
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Compass Group Belgium serves up 100,000 meals a day
In the past twenty years, Compass Group has grown to become the number one in the catering business. Compass Group Belgium has more than 1,800 employees on its payroll. One of them is Serge Englebert. He's been working at Compass Group for twenty years. Around fifteen years ago the function title on his name card was ‘Purchaser'.
Pittman Seafoods: investing in perfection
Pittman's first sawing line was installed in 1994 and replaced after 10 years of use in 2004. For our new equipment we turned to Nienstedt in the German town of Haltern am See. Nienstedt is the number one in the world when it comes to frozen food processing.
Does the nuclear disaster at Fukushima have an impact on the quality of fish?
24/02/2014 Tom Robbens | Quality manager
There is a definite unease in the market with respect to the possible influence of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima following the tsunami of 11 March 2011. To what extent will fish and other seafood be contaminated with radioactive isotopes (such as caesium-137)?
Colruyt: focused on sustainability, price and quality
24/02/2014
What started 80 years ago as a small family business in Flemish-Brabantian Lembeek has since grown into an empire comprising different retail formulas in four countries. Today, Colruyt Group has more than 25,000 employees and is a huge and well-oiled machine. Michel Jenquin has worked at Colruyt for 32 years. One of his responsibilities is to purchase deep-frozen fish for the group.
Convenient fish: the trends
When buying fish, consumers are now paying more attention to variation, taste, health value and sustainability. And yet convenience remains a high priority. Consumers want to be able to whip up a tasty and balanced meal quickly, which is why ready meals are becoming more and more popular.