HKScan and Scandinavian Aquasystems AB have signed a cooperation agreement for the sale of fish products under the Gårdsfisk brand and the manufacture of meal components made from fish in Sweden. At the same time, HKScan becomes a minority owner in the company with a share of just over 10%.

Gårdsfisk specializes in fish farming on Swedish farms based on a recirculating water system. For this purpose, the company has created its own environmentally friendly agricultural concept. Through this collaboration, HKScan’s product portfolio will be expanded to include fish products.

“Consumers want more and more varied food. The journey of change that HKScan has begun, which is illustrated by the collaboration with Gårdsfisk, is certainly historic for HKScan as a well-known meat company, but it feels natural as consumer habits change. The HKScan of the future will be a a versatile food company that offers its customers and consumers high-quality meat, fish and plant-based products “, says Lars Appelqvist, HKScans EVP Sweden.

Sales of fish products sold under the Gårdsfisk brand will be transferred to HKScan’s Swedish organization in early 2022. In addition, the product portfolio will be expanded with meal components made from Gårdsfisk’s raw materials.

vd Tero Hemmilä comments: “Gårdsfisk is an example of HKScan’s partnership strategy in Sweden. Our strategic goal is to expand through partnerships to new food companies and raw material bases. We provide a strong commercial platform for developing and forward-looking companies, whose products and raw materials will be part of our food portfolio through the partnership. Partnerships also enable the upscaling of commercially attractive products and concepts. ”

Under the Gårdsfisk brand, fish is produced responsibly and in close collaboration with Swedish farms. The fish is grown in tanks with an environmentally friendly farming method RAS. The nutrients produced in the fish farm are used as fertilizer on the farms. Gårdsfisk was awarded the Climate Farmer of the Year title in Sweden last year and it also received the Swedish Seal climate certification.

Locally produced fish is an interesting new opportunity for farms to renew their operations, as fish consumption as a source of protein increases. Scandinavian Aquasystems aims to expand fish farming on new farms in the coming years; new investments are already underway. HKScan’s own network of contract farmers in Sweden provides a good basis for upscaling the concept.

HKScan Corporation

Heidi Hirvonen
SVP Communications
tel. +358 10 570 6072

More information:
CEO Tero Hemmilä, tel. +358 10 570 2012
HKScan Media Service Desk, tel. +358 10 570 5700 or via email: [email protected]

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