UK retailer Sainsbury’s confirmed it awarded its fresh and smoked salmon processing contracts to Marine Harvest.

“We have been carrying out a thorough review of our Scottish salmon suppliers to ensure we can offer our customers the best products possible,” said a spokesperson for the retailer.

“As a result of the supplier tender, we have given advance notice to Young’s Seafood that they will no longer pack and process salmon products for us. Marine Harvest, our Scottish farmed salmon supplier has acquired this business which will be carried out at its new factory in Rosyth, Scotland.”

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