A new Belgian venture -- Seacorin -- is looking to make headway in the country's domestic shrimp market, through tight relationships with suppliers in Vietnam and a focus on a "low-cost but sustainable" operation.
After six months of research, the new company was founded by three former Setraco executives on Sept. 5 this year, with the financial backing of foodservice firm Defraron, according to Koenraad Van Simaey, co-founder and purchase manager at Seacorin.
Van Simaey, who had been with €73 million ($93 million) turnover business Setraco from January 2012 to August 2014, told IntraFish at the Conxemar exhibition in Vigo, Spain he has partnered with Hans Lannoo and Steve Huys, both former sales executives at the Belgian trader.
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