Leading Netherlands-based shrimp importer Klaas Puul is teaming up with Nutreco-owned Skretting, the largest shrimp feed manufacturer in Ecuador, and Dutch sustainable feed ingredient suppliers Protix and Veramaris to supply supermarkets across Europe with more sustainable shrimp produced in Latin America.
Veramaris’ ambitious near-term commitment to decarbonize builds on its mission to sustainably expand the world’s access to EPA & DHA Omega-3s from algae.
Veramaris has proven that it has taken strong measures and a robust year-on-year improvement in the area of sustainability to receive this recognition. Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC) Accredited companies are sustainably-led and measured businesses that drive positive impact for pets, people and the planet.
By signing up to the WWF Basket Blueprint, the CEOs of Co-op, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have committed to halve their overall impact on the natural world by 2030.
Around the world almost 20% of wild capture fish is solely used to feed other fish, putting huge pressure on vulnerable marine ecosystems. Veramaris and other key microalgae stakeholders have submitted a letter to Carmen Preising, Deputy Head of Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, expressing our commitment to working with The European Commission on their #EU4Algae initiative.
FMI—The Food Industry Association, today releases the 2021 Power of Seafood, which finds the seafood department was a leading driver in the percentage of increased grocery sales in 2020 with a 28.4% increase in sales, which exceeded the sales growth of the produce, meat or deli departments.
