Kvarøy Arctic Underwrites Two World Central Kitchen Aquaculture Programs

June 9, 2021 Kvarøy Arctic

Kvarøy Arctic is expanding its charitable giving and support of a more diversified, equitable, and climate-change resilient food system through World Central Kitchen’s (WCK) Food Producer Network. Kvarøy Arctic is underwriting two separate grants in the budding WCK program, providing essential support for aquaculture projects Coral Vita in The Bahamas and Tilapia de la Faja in Guatemala.

Kvarøy Arctic is Whole Foods Market “Perishable Supplier of the Year”

May 25, 2021 Kvarøy Arctic

Whole Foods Market announced Kvarøy Arctic is the Global Winner of the “Perishables Supplier of the Year” award. The ninth annual awards recognized 42 suppliers and were selected by buyers, category experts and other leaders within Whole Foods Market.

Kvarøy Arctic Earns Fast Company 2021 “World Changing Ideas” Recognition

May 4, 2021 Kvarøy Arctic

Fast Company magazine announced its 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards honoring Kvarøy Arctic in the General Excellence and Health categories. The fifth annual awards recognize businesses, policies, projects, and concepts from across the globe that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving the health and climate crises, social injustice, or economic inequality.

Kvarøy Arctic Announces 2nd Annual Women in Aquaculture Scholarship With SAGE

March 30, 2021 Kvarøy Arctic

The scholarship is hosted in partnership with SAGE (Seafood and Gender Equality), a non-profit initiative founded by former Fair Trade USA director Julie Kuchepatov with a mission to build a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive seafood industry and sustainable seafood movement.

Kvarøy Arctic is the First Fair Trade USA Certified Farmed Fin Fish

March 11, 2021 Kvarøy Arctic

Kvarøy Arctic, the third-generation sustainable Atlantic salmon producer from Norway, is the first fin fish farm globally to receive the valued Fair Trade USA certification after a rigorous vetting process of the farm’s social, environmental and economic impacts.