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.Anthonisen Seafood traded stockfish with groceries
such as flour, bread and rope which the fisherman took back home
with them. Over the years, N. Anthonisen & Co developed into
an export business dealing with many kinds of fish and fish products.
The second generation came into the firm when Fredrik J.E. Anthonisen
took over in 1900. Under his management, the firm developed its
export business to Southern Europe, stockfish to Italy, salted roe
to Spain & France, and dried salted fish to Spain and Portugal.
During this period, there were large resources of good quality herring,
rich in fat, and the firm started exporting considerable quantities
of this fish.
The export of stockfish to Africa started during
the same period, but it really took off after the First World War.
In 1923, the firm purchased a fish processing plant in Skansden
in Kongsfjord, in order to have control of production themselves.
They also purchased two other plants, Solsletten and Solvang, in
the same area. All these plants were ruined during the war in 1944
and were only partially rebuilt afterwards. Civil engineer Nordahl
Boe Anthonisen entered the firm in 1924 as the third generation.
The necessity to control production became more
important, and the processing plant of Kalle, situated strategically
on East Vagoy in the Lofoten Islands was purchased in 1986. The
firms warehouses in Bergen were destroyed during the Second World
War and a new warehouse and production plant was built at Bastoneset,
Florvag, outside Bergen. The building was extremely modern for its
time being built in concrete and housing a storage area of 4200
sqm. The plant contained a deep-freeze store.
The firm is managed today by Nordahl Fredrik Anthonisen.
Who joined the company in 1972. During the last 20 years there have
been dramatic changes in the market and export of semi-processed
and processed products has gradually become more important.
Anthonisen Seafood has survived over a 100 years
and the Anthonisen brand is exported by Anthonisen Seafood today.
Anthonisen Seafood continues to export traditional fish products,
but also participates in the development of new methods of processing
and packing. The firms aim is to supply top quality fish products
from Norway to markets all over the world.
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