Pangasius prepared in the traditional French “meuniere,” or breaded style, is being served in French schools across the country, supplied by Vietnamese firm OFCO, which plans to triple its shipments by mid-2010.

“We are selling over 10 metric tons per month but we should quickly, by middle of 2010,reach around 30 metric tons per month for this market,” Director Jean-Charles Diener told IntraFish.

The company is ready to sell the breaded product into both catering and retail sectors in the United Kingdom, Diener said, and the firm is eyeing listing the product in the German market, though said the formula may need to be altered to suit the German market.