Could Western seaweed be on the cusp of a commercial breakthrough?
If the key players in the West’s fledgling seaweed sector have one thing in common, it’s probably the problem of scale. While they may have outgrown the limited market for specialist food products, they are not yet big enough to achieve the costs and volumes required for more industrial applications.
It’s an issue that Simon Johansson, CEO of Nordic Seafarm, is currently confronting, but – should his discussions with “large actors in the food sector” make progress – there’s scope for hitting a sweet spot, in which he could ramp up production sufficiently for seaweed to become an ingredient in more mainstream foods. It could be a breakthrough, not only for Europe’s seaweed farmers but also for health-conscious consumers, who may like the idea of seaweed but struggle to turn it into an appealing dish in their homes.
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10moThe Fish Site Here we go again . . . . "If the key players in the West’s fledgling seaweed sector have one thing in common, it’s probably the problem of scale" The Real Key Players in the Western World's Seaweeds' Industries are doing just fine! Many of them with over 75 years presence in the markets. You are posting about people trying to farm some weeds, not about the Old and Well Established Seaweeds Industries that depend mainly on wild harvested weeds.