The Japanese seafood processor Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd has announced plans to merge three frozen food production and sales units in the US by 2007, according to local reports.

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The three companies concerned are Gorton’s Inc; King & Prince Seafood Corp, a subsidiary of Gorton’s; and Fishking Processors Inc.


In addition to its activities in the US, Nippon Suisan Kaisha, which generates annual net sales of around JPY511bn (US$4.2bn), also has overseas operations in South America, Europe, Asia and New Zealand.

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