Nordic Group

Nordic Group AS, based in Trondheim, Norway, processes and exports fresh and frozen wild fish and shellfish. Its range covers processed and whole fresh and frozen fish, fresh and frozen shellfish, and fish from Norwegian fisheries such as cod, haddock and saithe. Its quality brand is Fjord Fresh, and it sells SKREI-branded cod. The company holds MSC Chain of Custody certification and states that it tracks its seafood products for traceability.

The company sells to catering and retail trade buyers and describes its customer base as worldwide. Its main activity is the export of fresh fish and fillet products, alongside exports of frozen fillet blocks. Earlier markets included the United States, the United Kingdom and France.

The business began in 1967 as a cooperative for exporting frozen fish, and became a private stock company, Nordic Group AS, in 1996. A subsidiary, Nordic Group Inc., was established in Boston in 1972. The company acquired two Trondheim fresh fish companies in 2009 and 2012, and took an ownership stake in Båtsfjordbruket AS in Finnmark in 2014. It has also helped pioneer sales of Live Stored Cod.

Product: Fresh and frozen wild fish and shellfish, processed and whole, including cod, haddock, saithe and live stored cod, sold for export.