The president of Cooke Seafood told IntraFish Monday his company plans on investing "serious future capital" in Alaskan seafood giant Icicle Seafoods as it brings the company's huge portfolio of wild Alaska seafood products together with Cooke's already extensive farmed and wild portfolio.

Cooke's acquisition of Icicle Seafoods, announced Monday, opens up a huge new frontier for the New Brunswick-based group, expanding its network into an entirely new spate of wild species, and growing its customer base both across North America and the globe.

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