Nueva Pescanova: “Cooke is the ideal partner”

CEO of Nueva Pescanova, Ignacio Gonzalezhe described this Monday as an “ideal partner” for the Canadian Cooke Inc., a fishing group with which Abanca is exclusively negotiating the sale of an 80 percent stake in the Galician fishing company.

“It’s an ideal partner because they’re very strong in North America, they’re very strong in Asia, we’re in Europe, and I think it’s the best possible deal for Galicia and for the people who work in Pescanova,” González told reporters. in the framework of the Galicia Forum for Global Sustainability of Seafood Products.

Abanca announced on April 13 that it had chosen Cooke over the American Red Chambers and the Galician company Iberconsa for the sale of Nueva Pescanova, and stated that The Galician fishing company will keep its brand and its headquarters in Vigo, an advertisement “that must be looked at from the natural side”, according to González, future that’s how it was planned.

“From the beginning, a company that could accompany us in future growth was set on the road map,” said González, who emphasized that an industrial partner is essential for Nueva Pescanova.

“I think Cooke is a great company, very aligned with us in how we see this business and the future, and we’re at the beginning of a process where the parties are getting to know each other,” he said. .

“We have a lot of information exchange because, logically, we are a big company and a company with global influence and you have to know every operation. We started to know the generality and now we would have to know each of the operations,” González explained the process, the duration of which he avoided saying.

“It will depend on how much time it will take to get to know each of the countries and each of our operations more deeply; You have to think that we are a fishing company, an aquaculture company, a production and sales company, so it takes time to digest to get to know each other well,” he said.

As the possibility of Nueva Pescanova losing its presence in GaliciaGonzález referred to the announcement made by Abanca according to which the headquarters will continue to be in Vigo and the brand will continue to be Pescanova: «This must be a guarantee for the people who work in the house and a guarantee for the future for Galicia as well,» he said.