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GeoSalmo and the Icelandic National Culinary Team Announce Partnership

GeoSalmo and the Icelandic National Culinary Team Announce Partnership

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Laufey Kristín Skúladóttir

GeoSalmo and the Icelandic National Culinary Team have entered into a partnership to strengthen their respective operations through the development of high-quality products made from Icelandic land-farmed salmon.

Á íslensku fyrir neðan // Icelandic below

GeoSalmo will become a main sponsor of the culinary team, whose chefs will contribute to the company's product development and marketing efforts.

A Collaboration Built on Quality and Innovation

Jens Þórðarson, CEO of GeoSalmo, expressed great enthusiasm for the partnership:

“We are incredibly proud to begin this collaboration with the Icelandic National Culinary Team. Having some of the country’s top chefs join us provides a unique opportunity to develop premium quality landfarmed salmon that meets the highest standards and expectations – both domestically and in international markets. This partnership, rooted in a shared commitment to quality and innovation, is a key part of our journey. With the involvement of the Culinary Team, we ensure that we fully seize this opportunity and succeed in creating a product worthy of the world’s finest dining establishments.”

Focus on Resource Utilization

Þórir Erlingsson, Manager of the Icelandic National Culinary Team, highlighted the team’s excitement about the partnership:

“We are very excited about this collaboration and the opportunity to contribute to GeoSalmo’s product development in the coming years. GeoSalmo’s vision for developing land-based salmon farming and maximizing the utilization of all possible by-products from production aligns perfectly with our goals for resource efficiency. Over the past few years, the Culinary Team has established itself as one of the best teams in the world, and a major part of that success stems from our forward-thinking approach, just as we are taking with this agreement with GeoSalmo.”

About GeoSalmo

GeoSalmo plans to construct a landbased salmon farming facility in Þorlákshöfn, Iceland, with a capacity of up to 33,000 tons. The company aims to become a leader in landbased aquaculture in Iceland, with a strong focus on sustainability and harmony with the environment and society.

About the Icelandic National Culinary Team

The Icelandic National Culinary Team is comprised of the country’s most talented chefs and has established itself as one of the best culinary teams in the world. The team is dedicated to strengthening professional culinary arts, inspiring young people to pursue careers in cooking, and preserving Iceland’s culinary traditions.

This new partnership reflects the shared vision of both GeoSalmo and the Icelandic National Culinary Team for quality, innovation, and sustainability. Together, they aim to place Icelandic landfarmed salmon on the global map as a sought-after choice for the finest restaurants in the world.

GeoSalmo og Íslenska Kokkalandsliðið hefja samstarf

GeoSalmo og Íslenska Kokkalandsliðið hafa gert samstarfssamning sem miðar að því að efla starf beggja aðila með þróun á hágæðavörum úr íslenskum landeldislaxi. GeoSalmo verður einn af aðalbakhjörlum landsliðsins, en matreiðslumenn þess munu leggja sitt af mörkum við vöruþróun og markaðsstarf fyrirtækisins.

Samstarf sem byggir á gæðum og nýsköpun

Jens Þórðarson, framkvæmdastjóri GeoSalmo, lýsir mikilli ánægju með samstarfið:

“Við erum afar stolt af því að hefja þetta samstarf við Kokkalandsliðið. Að fá suma af fremstu matreiðslumönnum landsins til liðs við okkur gefur okkur einstakt tækifæri til að þróa hágæða landeldislax sem uppfyllir ströngustu kröfur og væntingar – bæði hér heima og á alþjóðlegum mörkuðum. Þetta samstarf, sem byggir á sameiginlegum metnaði fyrir gæðum og nýsköpun, er mikilvægur hluti af okkar vegferð og vöruþróun. Með aðkomu Kokkalandsliðsins tryggjum við að við nýtum tækifærið til fullnustu og að okkur takist að skapa vöru sem á heima á bestu veitingastöðum heims.”

Nýting hráefnis í forgrunni

Þórir Erlingsson, framkvæmdastjóri Kokkalandsliðsins, segir liðið spennt fyrir samstarfinu:

„Okkur hlakkar mikið til samstarfsins og að fá að koma að vöruþróun GeoSalmo á næstu árum.  Hugmyndir GeoSalmo um uppbyggingu á landeldi og hvernig nýta skuli allar mögulegar afurðir úr framleiðslunni passa algjörlega við okkar markmið um nýtingu hráefnis. Kokkalandsliðið hefur á undanförnum árum fest sig í sessi sem eitt af bestu landsliðum heimsins og stór hluti af þessum árangri er að við horfum langt fram í tímann eins og við gerum með þessum samningi við GeoSalmo“.

Um GeoSalmo

GeoSalmo áformar að reisa allt að 33.000 tonna laxeldisstöð á landi við Þorlákshöfn. Fyrirtækið stefnir að því að verða leiðandi í landeldi á Íslandi með áherslu á sjálfbærni og sátt við umhverfi og samfélag.

Um Kokkalandsliðið

Íslenska Kokkalandsliðið er skipað fremstu matreiðslumönnum landsins og hefur markvisst unnið að því að verða meðal bestu landsliða heims. Liðið leggur áherslu á að styrkja faglega matreiðslu, efla áhuga ungs fólks á faginu og varðveita íslenska matarhefð.

Þetta nýja samstarf er til marks um sameiginlega framtíðarsýn beggja aðila um gæði, nýsköpun og sjálfbærni. GeoSalmo og Kokkalandsliðið stefna að því að setja íslenskan landeldislax á heimskortið og gera hann að eftirsóttum valkosti fyrir bestu veitingastaði heims.

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