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A significant moment for the business took place on Saturday the 7th of January 2023, as one of the largest well boats in the global aquaculture industry – the 109-metre Bakkafossur – was added to the...

The collaboration agreement is extended until the end of 2027. Bakkafrost will provide funding of 5.6 million DKK over five years for research and to support the establishing of a new Centre for Ccean...

The renowned Danish food magazine ‘Gastro’ has voted Bakkafrost Smoked Salmon as the best product in a test comparing eight different smoked salmon products, which are available in Danish supermarkets...

Yesterday, on the 23rd of November, we hosted the Bakkafrost Supplier Day where we engage with our most significant suppliers in the Faroe Islands to discuss sustainability actions and ESG reporting. ...

On 20th September 2022, Bakkafrost entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire the shares in P/f Faroe Seafood 2011 and the company’s subsidiary Faroe France S.A.R.L.. Faroe France has a sales ...

Yesterday, 15th September, MEST shipyard delivered Bakkafrost’s first fully electric catamaran named ‘Grønarók’. The electric catamaran is the result of an energy project facilitated by the Nordic Cou...

A new report from Position Green (formerly The Governance Group) ranks Bakkafrost among the top performers of the 300 largest companies on the Scandinavian stock exchanges regarding ESG reporting. Ran...

Demand and requirements for sustainability reporting have been continuously increasing in recent years, and only since Bakkafrost launched its first sustainability report in 2017, the report has grown...

On the 10th of August, Bakkafrost signed contracts with Faroese entrepreneurs Malltek, RV-tøkni and Nomatek on the expansion of Hall D at Viðareiði hatchery with 2,000 m3. The hall will be equipped wi...

FarCargo P/F, a Bakkafrost subsidiary, has closed a deal to purchase a Boeing 757-200 aircraft, a 47-meter plane with a flight range of 7,000 kilometers, able to carry some 35 tonnes of cargo. The mai...

Following months of intense and determined training, 48 cyclists and 12 assistants from Team Rynkeby Faroe Islands headed off on their 1377 km trip to Paris. Due to Covid-19, their annual trips to the...

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has today announced it will rename its operations in Scotland to Bakkafrost Scotland. The Scottish Salmon Company was acquired by Bakkafrost in 2019. The corporate fo...

As part of Bakkafrost’s overall strategy, we now initiate “Bakka Salmon”. The affected products are “whole fresh salmon” from the Faroe Islands.   Even though we introduce a new name and logo the chan...

As demand for sustainable investment tools continues to grow, Euronext Group, owner of Oslo Stock exchange, has responded by launching a new suite of ESG indices, reflecting the top 40 companies liste...

The yearly Seafood Expo Global (SEG) in Barcelona will be held from the 26th to the 28th of April. Bakkafrost will have booths at the exhibition showcasing all our products both from Scotland, Denmark...