In Denmark, our wholly owned subsidiary Musholm produces more than 3,500 tons of salmon trout each year. The company farms salmon trout with eggs in order to differentiate itself from Norwegian aquaculture companies, the world leader in salmon farming. Most of the eggs are exported to our company and used as raw materials in our domestic processing operations. The meat of the fish is sold to European countries and other markets, where it is used as raw material for processing smoked salmon.

In Japan, we established Japan Salmon Farm Co., Ltd. in Fukaura-machi, Aomori Prefecture in June 2017 to produce salmon trout. Utilizing the large-scale production know-how of our Danish subsidiary Musholm, a leader in salmon farming, we have established an integrated farming system from eggs to adult fish.

The Group has acquired ASC certification for its aquaculture business. ASC certification is an international certification system for aquaculture managed and operated by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, which certifies that aquaculture farms do not pollute the natural environment or overuse resources, and that their aquaculture operations are recognized as sustainable.