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Northsea Snack nominated as Firda’s Finest

Firda, Northern Netherlands’ vocational training provider organizes an annual competition in which outstanding students, projects, etc. are awarded the title Firda’s Finest. In the projects category this year, this fun Seafood project was nominated! Lecturers Jos Veenema and Auke van…

Urk working visit ambassador to United States

This week the Ambassador of the United States, Shefali Razdan Duggal came to visit the Seafood sector in Urk. The trade magazine Fisheries News wrote the following article about it: URK – Last Thursday, March 28, the United States ambassador…

Brands Fish acquires Baarssen Fish Processing

The Fishing News features an article on Brands Fish’s acquisition of Baarssen Fish Processing. Read a summary below: Brands Fish recently acquired Baarssen Fish Processing, a deal ratified retroactively as of Jan. 1, 2024. Brands Fish, founded and run by…

On the exhibition floor in Bremen

As we previously reported, Urk Seafood members Visschers Seafood, Kramers’ Seafood and Lerøy Seafood were on the exhibition floor in Bremen. In addition, Diepvries Urk attended Germany’s largest fish fair as a visitor. Fish International is the largest fish fair…

Kramers’ Seafood shows breadcrumb line

Kramers’ Seafood gives a behind-the-scenes look at their paneer line. The seafood company shared a short video of the breadcrumb department on their LinkedIn page. The process of layering, breadcrumbing and packing is clearly shown in this short video.  » Read…

NorthSeaFood introduces robots in breadcrumb line

The Seafood industry continues to evolve technically. In an industry where quality requirements are increasing and innovations are rapid, this is the first step toward fully automating production lines. Supplied by the company VCU Robotics, the robots ensure that the…

Interview with Councilman Nathanaël Middelkoop

Urk alderman of finance, economic affairs and fisheries, land affairs, education and labor market Urk municipality’s development as an international seafood hub Fishing and entrepreneurship are two concepts that are in almost every Urker’s genes. Since the birth of the…

Neerlandia Urk gives filleting lesson on Youtube

Urk Seafood member Neerlandia scores with filleting videos on Youtube. The Urk fish company has a hand filleting department and proudly showcases this craft on their YouTube channel. And that craft scores! Some of the videos have been viewed tens…