The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has welcomed two new funding partners.
Florida-based Tampa Maid Foods sources, processes and markets seafood products to the food service and retail markets whilst CGC Group is a Japanese cooperative of grocery chains contributing to the health, safety and enrichment of local communities. It is the fifth Japanese organisation to join the GSSI Global Partnership.
Tampa Maid’s chief operating officer, Rod Van Wyngarden, said: “We are proud to be a funding partner of GSSI and support the ongoing efforts to create a more transparent and sustainable seafood industry.
“Not only will this open up more sustainable sourcing opportunities, but it also allows us to satisfy our customer’s growing demand for responsibly-sourced, credible seafood.”
Atsuhiro Horiuchi, chief executive of CGC Group said: “As the world looks to Japan in the lead up to the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, ensuring the supply of sustainable seafood is high on the agenda and CGC is committed to increasing its offering of certified seafood for GSSI recognised schemes.”
