Cooke Acquires Invergordon Fish Feed Mill

Cooke Inc. has revealed the formation of Northeast Nutrition Scotland Limited, following the purchase of the former Skretting fish feed mill in Invergordon. The mill, situated at Inverbreakie Industrial Estate, was previously used to produce fish feed for Scottish aquaculture firms. Northeast Nutrition Scotland Limited will now produce fish feed for Cooke Aquaculture Scotland Limited, a prominent salmon producer with facilities in the Shetland and Orkney Islands, as well as mainland UK. Invergordon is a port town in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. "Our salmon is raised on feeds that meet the highest animal feed safety standards," stated Glenn Cooke, Cooke Inc.'s CEO. "We are eager to incorporate domestic feed production in Scotland, contributing to the vertical integration of our operations and further improving our fish's full traceability." In November 2018, Skretting announced its intention to stop manufacturing activities in the UK, and it shut down the Invergordon facility in April 2019. Cooke intends to collaborate with former employees affected by the closure to restart operations at the mill. "We are delighted to offer new opportunities to these employees and have a dedicated and experienced team ready from the outset," commented Chris Bryden, mill manager. "Invergordon, a rural coastal community with around 4,000 residents, joining the Cooke group of companies gives us the chance to preserve Scottish jobs and play a significant role in a globally recognized expanding seafood leader," Bryden added. Cooke Aquaculture Scotland, along with Cooke's feed division and feed suppliers, employ teams of experts in fish nutrition, feed production, fish feeding behavior, fish health management, farm management, and IT to oversee every aspect of feed supply and delivery. Cooke's dedication to sustainably sourced feed ingredients, continuous enhancements to feed formulations, and innovations in feed delivery enable the company to produce healthy fish for its customers. About Cooke Inc. The Cooke Inc. group of companies encompasses global aquaculture divisions including its wholly-owned subsidiary Cooke Aquaculture Inc. and Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd, as well as seafood and wild fishery divisions under Cooke Seafood USA, Inc., Icicle Seafoods, Inc., Wanchese Fish Company, Inc., Omega Protein Corporation, Cooke Uruguay S.A. and Seajoy Seafood Corporation, one of Latin America's largest premium shrimp farms. Cooke Aquaculture Inc. is a vertically-integrated family company headquartered in Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada, with salmon farming operations in Atlantic Canada, the United States, Chile, and Scotland, as well as seabass and seabream farming operations in Spain. Cooke delivers fresh, sustainable True North Seafood branded products to over 67 countries. Cooke Inc. has secured the top position on the SeafoodSource list of Top 10 North American Seafood Suppliers and Cooke Aquaculture Inc. is a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies by Deloitte. Cooke Aquaculture Inc. was recently acknowledged as the leading private growth company in Canada by Grant Thornton and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.