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| Ash Clouds Good News for Culimer |
The volcanic eruption in Iceland that sent ash clouds over much
of Europe may have been bad news for a lot of business, but it
was good news for Culimer B.V., Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which
saw demand for its super frozen tuna more than double in a couple
of days.
The eruption of the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano has caused chaos
throughout the seafood industry in Europe. Because of the closure
of airports seafood suppliers could not import any fresh fish
from Asia and other continents. As an alternative, many
wholesalers and retailers have turned to Culimers super frozen
tuna, billed as fresher than fresh. At comparable prices or less,
better product is available on a steady, hassle free basis.
Marketers of other kinds of fresh fish, however, didnt have any
such convenient alternative. Boston-based Black Pearl Seafood was
supposed to import 25 tons of fresh fish from a London warehouse,
with a wholesale value of $320,000. "None of it left the ground,"
said Black Pearl owner Dick Martin. "They're just backed up like
cords of wood with no end in sight." The company was able to
freeze the fish and divert it to another market, but that could
make for a shortage of fresh fish at US supermarkets, he said.
"Super frozen tuna has many advantages compared to fresh tuna,"
said Maarten van Geest, communication manager of Culimer.
"Besides offering fresh quality tuna and having waste reduction
of approximately 30%, chefs can offer super frozen tuna whenever
they want. Even during these airspace closures." It is frozen -60
degrees Celsius, to assure that it wont deteriorate in storage
until it is put to use in sushi and other forms.
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| 22-Apr-10 |
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