Global Fresh Foods ships fresh salmon from Chile without ice or polystyrene

April 9, 2013
Global Fresh Foods (GFF), a company that naturally extends the shelf life of fresh food, announced that it is now shipping fresh salmon from Chile by sea to the West Coast of the United States.

Global Fresh Foods (GFF), a company that naturally extends the shelf life of fresh food, announced that it is now shipping fresh salmon from Chile by sea to the West Coast of the United States, the country’s largest market for salmon.

Without using ice, environmentally harmful polystyrene foam packaging, or costly and environmentally damaging air freight, GFF’s technology completely removes oxygen from the shipment so fish can arrive in the destination market with the same fresh quality as the day it came from the sea.

With this technology, West Coast seafood distributors now have the option to receive by ocean freight rather than by air, making it easier to provide a consistent supply of products around the world. GFF’s system offers a way to radically extend the fresh shelf life of fish, a result that has been tested and verified by independent laboratories.

“Our first shipment of Chilean salmon to the West Coast demonstrates that the seafood industry finally has the technology that compares to the perishable meat industry, where the supply chain process is often 40 to 50 days long,” said Mark Barnekow, chief executive officer of GFF. “By being able keep the fresh qualities of fish longer there, are new opportunities for suppliers, distributors, and retailers alike.”

To bring the shipment to the West Coast, GFF collaborated with Lusamerica Foods Inc. Fernando Frederico, the CEO of Lusamerica Foods, said, “Lusamerica is always exploring new and more efficient technology, with the ultimate goal of providing a better value for the customer and the consumer.”

GFF expects to continue its shipments of fresh salmon from Chile, extending from its current East Coast program, as well as commencing shipments to Japan later in April 2013.

Based in San Francisco CA with operations in Talcahuano, Chile, GFF provides naturally extended shelf-life technology for fresh protein supply chains worldwide. The company’s SAF-D technology system uses its patented oxygen management techniques to create and maintain an all-natural controlled-atmosphere environment that extends shelf life of perishable proteins.

For more information, visit www.globalfreshfoods.com or www.lusamericafish.com.

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