Urk Seafood looks back on a successful trade mission to Alaska. At the invitation of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), a delegation of member companies spent several days in this American state, where they met potential suppliers and further…
Last Thursday afternoon, one of the highlights of the Urk entrepreneurial calendar was on the program: the Seafood Party, organized by the Bedrijvenkring Urk (BKU) in cooperation with Urk Seafood. This time no less than 225 guests enjoyed an atmospheric…
Urk-Export, active member of Urk Seafood, is proud to present a brand new milestone: the first products under the Salmøy brand are officially in production! After months of preparation, development and design, Salmøy’s signature salmon fillets are now available in…
In 2023, Visscher Seafood Group acquired the trading operations of the Norwegian company Norwegian Seafood AS. As a result of this transaction, they therefore announced on May 6, 2025 that the name of Visscher Seafood Group will be changed to…
Recently, the revamped website of Urk Seafood member North Seafood was officially launched. It is a fresh and modern platform that shows well who they are and what they do. The website contains a lot of information about the work…
During the Seafood Expo Global, which took place last week in Barcelona, the Urk fish sector was strongly represented. As many as 25 Urker companies were present as exhibitors and also many Urker companies were present as visitors. It is…
Every year the Seafood Expo Global, the largest fish trade expo in the world, is held in Barcelona. This year as many as 14 companies from Urk Seafood are attending, namely: Kramers’ Seafood, Ocean Company, Lerøy, Visscher Seafood Group, Seafood…
Last month, Lerøy Seafood, a member of Urk Seafood, was able to receive and tour their company with the ambassador of Norway, Erling Rimestad. Together with their other guests Harm Post, Karin Orsel and Gerber van Erven, they had the…
Noordzee International has begun expanding its salmon production site at Urk. This expansion triples the current production facility in size, allowing the company to significantly increase its production capacity and better respond to the growing demand for salmon. This strategic…
URK – The Zalmhuys Group has further expanded its operations through the full acquisition of fish processor Baarssen Fish Processing, a transaction completed this week. Harm ten Napel, director of the Zalmhuys Group, and Marten Poelman, former director of Baarssen…