Although Gorton’s Canadian subsidiary BlueWater Seafoods is set to close next June, the American company’s CEO told IntraFish Monday the decision is simply "capacity consolidation," and "not part of a broader effort" by its parent company Nippon Suisan Kaisa (Nissui) to continue with its exit from overseas subsidiaries.
Judson Reis, president and CEO of Gorton’s, said the US seafood company has the capabilities to produce the same amount of seafood products the Canadian plant was pumping out at its other North American facilities.
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