Ignacio González, CEO of Nueva Pescanova, said this Monday “Canadian Cooke Inc. ideal partner for., that Abanca has negotiated for the exclusive sale of 80 percent of its shares in the fishing company in Galicia.
“This is an ideal partner because they are very strong in North America, they are very strong in Asia, we are very strong in Europe and I think such an agreement Galicia and the best possible for people working in Pescanova.“, González spoke to the press within the framework of the Galician Forum for the Global Sustainability of Seafood.
Abanca announced on April 13 that he had chosen Cooke against the American Red Chambers and Galician Iberconsa company for the sale of Nueva Pescanova and stated the following: Galician fishing company will maintain its brand and headquarters in VigoAccording to González, it’s an announcement that “should be looked at naturally” because it was planned that way.
Emphasizing the need for an industrial partner for Nueva Pescanova, González said, “From the very beginning, a company was identified on the roadmap that could accompany us in our future growth.”
“And I think Cooke is a great company that agrees very strongly with us on how we understand this business and the future, and we’re at the beginning of a process.” The parties know each other, manifested.
“We have a lot of information exchange because logically we are a large company and a company with a global footprint, and every operation has to be known. We started to know the generality and now we will need to know each of the operations,” González said. made statements about the process, the duration of which was avoided.
“It will depend on how long it takes for the countries to get to know each of the countries and our operations in depth; you have to consider that we are not a fishing company, an aquaculture company, a producing and selling company, then Digest needs time to get to know each other well,” he said.
Similar The possibility of Nueva Pescanova losing its presence in GaliciaReferring to the communique announced by Abanca that the headquarters will remain in Vigo and the brand will continue to be Pescanova, González said, “This should be a guarantee and a guarantee for those who work at home. The future of Galicia too.”
Defense of the octopus farm in the Canary Islands
Ignacio González replied Criticism of the Galician multinational’s project to set up an octopus farm in the Canary Islands.
“We are absolutely convinced aquaculture is the future of the oceansand to reduce the stress on wild fisheries, what you have to do is learn more every day to create species in aquaculture, and it must be looked at from a naturalistic perspective,” said within the framework of the Galician Forum for the Global Sustainability of Seafood.
“When aquaculture is done sustainably in terms of food, slaughter, animal welfare in the growth process, it doesn’t have to be a bad thing, quite the opposite.”
“we also have too much scientific reinforcement Really, what he’s done confirms we’re on the right track and we’ve never had any misunderstandings,” said González, before inviting anyone who would like to see them to visit. facilities owned by the multinational company in O Grove for octopus farming.
“The project is ongoing and the Canary Government has given us full support from the very beginning,” he concluded.