The Norwegian Seafood Council, proudly representing Seafood from Norway, along with Norwegian Frozen at Sea, welcomed the UK’s leading fish and chip shops and a number of key industry stakeholders to Ålesund, Norway as part of an educational study trip to showcase responsibly sourced cod and haddock – the two most popular species used by British fish and chip shops.
16th May 2024, London
Seafood from Norway hosted an Inspiration Day for the esteemed winners of this year’s National Fish & Chip Awards (NF&CA) alongside some of this year’s shortlisted Young Fish Friers of the Year, celebrating the successes of the wider industry and exploring innovative thinking around the future of fish and chips.
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Michel Roux Jr among culinary superstars at Norwegian Seafood Chef HQ takeover
27th March 2024, ExCeL, London
Celebrating the quality of Norwegian seafood and its story of origin, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC), in collaboration with Chef Publishing, staged a seafood takeover at this year’s HRC Chef HQ, inviting a star-
Seafood has been a part of my upbringing and my diet growing up. Norwegian seafood, the world’s best, still has a natural place in my life. The Norwegian Seafood Council does a tremendous job showcasing knowledge and inspiration about tasty, healthy, and sustainable seafood globally and back home in Norway. It was only natural for me to enter this partnership, says Erling Braut Haaland.
One of the UK’s top emerging chef talents and a group of international key food influencers have visited Norway, the seafood nation, on an inspirational study trip organised by the Norwegian Seafood Council. Discovering why origin matters when it comes to sustainable seafood while getting a taste of the fjord to plate journey of the celebrated Norwegian seafood.
Close to 200 leading stakeholders from across the seafood industry united on 27th February for the 2024 Norway-UK Seafood Summit. The event, which is firmly cementing itself as an important date in industry calendars, led with bilateral updates from the Norwegian Minister for Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Cecilie Myrseth, and the UK Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries, Rt Hon Mark Spencer.
The Norway-UK Seafood Summit, organised by the Norwegian Seafood Council, returned to Fishmonger's Hall, London, on 27 February 2023, following a two-year break due to the pandemic. The Summit drew nearly 200 stakeholders from the seafood sector and related industries, where the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen and develop seafood trade, with sustainability in mind.
The Norwegian Seafood Council works with the Norwegian wild fisheries and aquaculture industries to develop markets around the world for Norwegian seafood. In the United Kingdom, the Norwegian Seafood Council works with distributors, retailers, fish & chip shops and HoReCa, in addition to key influencers and stakeholders in the food industry to provide seafood expertise and insights. Our seafood experts can partner to provide bespoke marketing support and industry communications, education and training tools, seafood trends and insight data. The Norwegian Seafood Council is headquartered in Tromsø, Norway and maintains a local office in London.
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