Saithe: Refining the Process from Catch

To secure maximum product freshness and quality, saithe producer Faroe Origin works closely with the skippers that supply its key processing facility for exports to Germany and France—intent on taking a top market position.

With its seafood processing plant at Runavík streamlined to match updated product lines and marketing programs, Faroe Origin looks well poised to seize a sizable share of the German and French saithe (coley) markets. According to sales and marketing manager Sólja Jóanisdóttir, the company—having acquired key assets from the liquidators of what used to be Faroe Seafood—is already one of the foremost Faroese exporters of fresh seafood while also a leader in frozen products from the North Atlantic archipelago.

“Our most important priority is making sure our clients get the highest product quality,” Ms. Jóanisdóttir said.

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