Partnership with LVF
Triton partners with seafood processor LVF
Category: Timeline Stories
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Export of Lumpfish to China
Triton starts export of Lumpfish frozen whole round to China. Triton promotes law changing project which requires all Lumpfish to be landed and processed rather than discarded at sea after taking the roe. All lumpfish that is caught in Iceland today is exported.
Triton becomes a partner in Jón Þorsteinsson
Triton becomes a partner in Jón Þorsteinsson – cod liver canning factory in Akranes. Rolf Arnarson becomes CEO. Later the name is changed to Akraborg. Triton thus becomes along with Bornholms of Denmark sole sales agents for the factory.
Sale of rawmaterial begins
Triton begins to sell rawmaterial from Barentssea to Icelandic processors. Icelandic vessels start sailing to the “Loophole” in the Barentsea for fishing.
Founding of Jón Þorsteinsson canning factory
Dr. Erlendsson is instrumental in the founding of Jón Þorsteinsson, canning factory in Akranes and oversees the factory’s sales to begin with. ( Link to the document, see page 30-31)
Biggest single contract for preserved food in Icelandic history
Triton books a contract from a Hamburg based company for sales of canned shrimps. The contract with value of 6 mio. German-Marks was until then the biggest single contract for preserved food in Icelandic history.
New canning factory
Triton co-founds canning factory “Lagmetisiðjan Garði” to produce canned shrimps.