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.
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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.
A popular East Yorkshire chippy has been named the winner of the Environment & Sustainability Award at this year’s National Fish & Chip Awards. Whitehead’s Fish & Chips in Hornsea beat off competition from finalists, Hennighans and Sea Queen Fisheries to take the top prize, being awarded for their outstanding commitment to responsible practices and sourcing.
We’re delighted to see our proud ocean nations unite once again at the 2024 Summit. This year promises actionable insights and expert opinions, enhanced with interactive Q&A and networking opportunities, for attendees to share ideas during or post Summit.
Seafood From Norway today announced that all winners of the National Fish and Chip Awards 2024, run for a second year by the National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF), will get the chance to go on a once-in-a-lifetime study trip to Norway in June. There, they will experience firsthand how delicious Norwegian cod and haddock is responsibly harvested from Norway’s cold, clear waters.
Seafood from Norway (SFN) and National Fish and Chip Award winners past and present have been donning festive “We Fish you a Merry Christmas” attire. Sharing season’s greetings they have been cheerily serving up portions of fish and chips using responsibly sourced Norwegian cod and haddock, and reminiscing about some of the lighter moments of 2023.
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Norwegian Minister for Fisheries and Ocean Policy, celebrates sustainable seafood education in UK hospitality
In celebration of the close seafood relationship Norway holds with the UK, the Norwegian Minister for Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Cecilie Myrseth, met this week with leading UK culinary institution, Westminster Kingsway Colle
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In a bid to support the next generation of UK chefs, Seafood from Norway (SfN), sponsors of the Craft Guild of Chef’s Young National Chef of the Year (YNCOTY) competition, recently attended the highly anticipated Finalist Mentor Day, alongside long-term SfN chef partner, Simon Hulstone.
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Presenting a recipe by Michelin-starred chef and a long-term Seafood from Norway partner Simon Hulstone, who created the dish at the Young National Chef of the Year Finalist Mentor Day.
The YNCOTY Finalist Mentor Day included an inspiring recipe showcase and product demonstration by Simon, all with a keen focus on the potential of responsibly sourced Norwegian cod.
Simon
Seafood from Norway is delighted to continue partnership with NFFF and resume as principal sponsor of the National Fish and Chip Awards 2024.
The National Fish & Chip Awards, organized by the National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF), celebrate the very best fish and chip shops in the UK and are the highlight of the fish and chip calendar.
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Retail is a key channel for seafood consumption in the UK, accounting for 67% of consumer purchases. 1 To help illustrate the current landscape and how together the category can build consumer confidence in seafood purchasing, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) has launched a whitepaper report with The Grocer.
The whitepaper “Building Seafood Consumer Confidence to Boost Consumpti
The Norwegian Seafood Council, proudly representing Seafood from Norway, has welcomed the UK’s leading fish and chip shops to the western shores of Norway as part of an educational study trip to showcase cod and haddock – two of the most popular species used by British fish and chip shops – and demonstrate why Norway is credited as a leading whitefish nation.
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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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