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Bakkafrost has purchased a farming service vessel as part of its value chain investment programme to develop farming operations in Scotland and strengthen biological performance. Bakkafrost has entere...

Since 2012, the Bakkafrost logo has decorated the uniforms of the Faroese men’s national football team, and this will also be the case for the next four years.Today, 12 March, Virgar Hvidbro, general ...

Press release JT electric have just completed the latest installation of their 5.6 km long sea cable to a Bakkafrost site in the Faroe Islands. The cable provides power from land to the remote fish fa...

The judges said: “Regin has worked tirelessly to tranform a sector that really needed changing. He has innovated and gone well beyond just improving his own company; also entering the political debate...

Today, Bakkafrost and MEST Shipyard have signed a contract on the construction of a fully electric workboat. The contract was signed at Bakkafrost’ s headquarters at Glyvrar. The workboat is solely ba...

Bakkafrost is among the finalists in two categories at edie’s Sustainability Leaders Awards 2021 which recognise and reward changemakers within businesses. Regin Jacobsen, CEO at Bakkafrost, is nomina...

Press release Yesterday, eleven businesses in the Faroe Islands signed an agreement to work together on a three-year corporate sustainability initiative: Burðardygt Vinnulív. The trial project, manage...

The total production of green energy from biological waste from the biggest hatchery at Strond is expected to be 1,120 MWh a year, equivalent to the annual electricity use of 225 households On Friday ...

As part of the company’s long-term investment plan, Bakkafrost has signed an agreement with Norwegian recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) technology company Nofitech to expand the Glyvradal smolt h...

Today, Coller FAIRR Index published new data in a comprehensive sustainability assessment on large meat, fish and dairy producers. The index assesses the 60 publicly-listed animal protein producers, w...

Today, following a 7-year assessment period, all Bakkafrost farms in the Faroe Islands are now certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard for responsible aquaculture. “We are deli...

The deadline to submit the tender to build an eco-friendly workboat for Bakkafrost was Monday 12th October. Four manufacturers have submitted the tender In June 2020, Kaj Leo Holm Johannessen, ministe...

The process of getting all Bakkafrost farming sites ASC certified continues, and now two more sites have been ASC certified. All Bakkafrost farming sites are expected to be ASC certified within 2020 O...

As a new way of delivering an excellent service to consumers in United States of America, Bakkafrost has opened a webshop. Here consumers can order Bakkafrost's renowned salmon and have it delivered d...

As part of our Healthy Living commitment to create shared value for society, Bakkafrost has entered into an agreement with Nám to sponsor the development of educational materials for children in 4th-6...