Former Elite Seafood director joins Grobest

Former Elite Seafood Director Jason Carter has joined Taiwanese vertically integrated aquaculture group Grobest.

Carter, who announced his departure from Elite in January, will remain based in China, where he co-founded tilapia farming and processing group Elite Seafood.

Carter -- a New Zealand national -- was partnered with Taiwanese businessman JC Chou on the operation, which farms tilapia in netpens in Lake Xiao Jiang. Icelandic Group held a stake in the company in the mid-2000s, which it subsequently sold.

Vincent Lin, general manager and head of food of Grobest, told IntraFish at the Taiwan International Fisheries and Seafood Show in Kaohsiung last November that the Taiwan-headquartered shrimp feed and farming giant is looking to increase its foothold in shrimp processing.

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