McLean, VA – AquaChile has joined the NFI Salmon Council as its newest member. The aquaculture outfit produces Atlantic and Pacific salmon, Sea Trout and Tilapia, providing products to more than 30 countries across 5 continents.
Founded in 1988, AquaChile has operations in Chile, Costa Rica and the United States. Their facilities hold a raft of certifications including BAP, IFS, HACCP and Global G.A.P, employing 5,000 workers company-wide.
“AquaChile oversees every step of production from egg to harvest with meticulous quality,” said General Manager Vicente De la Cruz. “In joining the Salmon Council, AquaChile turns our focus to the last step of the process, the marketing and sale of salmon.”
In its fourth year, the NFI Salmon Council’s membership has grown to include companies at all levels of the supply chain including associate members who provide services to the salmon industry. First year members of the Salmon Council receive full membership benefits for reduced dues of $5,000.
Salmon Council Chairman Gianfranco Nattero views the council’s expansion as necessary to increasing salmon consumption
"Salmon is a global fishery,” said Nattero. “Producers in Chile, Canada and all other salmon producing countries, together with processors in the USA and fishermen from Alaska are equally responsible for promoting the versatility, healthy and nutritious qualities of salmon. The more perspectives we have informing the council’s work the more successfully we tell salmon’s story to consumers.”
The Salmon Council was established in January 2013 for the promotion of salmon in the U.S. market. The Salmon Council’s thirteen full members and six associate members represent wild-caught, farmed, domestic, imported products as well as essential services to the salmon industry.
For membership information, please contact Judy Dashiell at NFI, 703-752-8885.
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NFI Salmon Council members:
Agrosuper, AquaChile, Bluemar USA, Bumble Bee Seafoods, Icicle Seafoods, King & Prince Seafood Corporation, Marine Harvest USA, Morey's Seafood International, Norwegian Seafood Council, Salmon Chile, Slade Gorton & Company, Trapananda Seafarms, Trident Seafood Corporation
NFI Salmon Council associate members:
C.H. Robinson, Commodity Forwarders Inc., Integra Chile S.A., Marel, Miami International Transit, Northwest Farm Credit Services
Source: NFI Salmon Council
