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News ❘ INTERSECTING PERSPECTIVES

More and more international

Producing some of the largest seafood tradeshows in the world, Diversified
Communications is well positioned to
observe trade patterns and identify trends.
With PDM's on-site help to cover the expo -
we have our finger on the pulse of the industry.
The biggest trend over the years at Seafood Expo Global is the increasing
internationality of the event. With more than 2,000 companies from nearly 90
countries exhibiting seafood products and related services, processing innovations and equipment, and attendees from 155 countries, seafood is no doubt
a growing industry. To us, that growth appears to be spread across the world.
Even at its busiest, Seafood Expo Global remains an exciting and welcoming environment. We thrive on bringing the seafood community together
and we're proud that year after year, no matter the obstacle, we deliver a platform that contributes to our customers' business goals. Over the past 17 years,
it has been a pleasure to collaborate on the expo's Daily with PdM."

En 1929, Yvonne Demarne a ouvert, seule, un simple commerce de
moules aux Halles de Paris... Pendant des décennies, Yvonne et ses descendants ont pris part aux évolutions de notre filière et ont su profiter des
opportunités, en s'installant sur le plus grand port de France, Boulognesur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais), et en participant au déménagement des Halles
vers le nouveau marché de Rungis.
Depuis 30 ans, notre défi est de prolonger notre histoire dans un
contexte de limitation et de régulation des ressources marines, de désintermédiation et de perpétuelle remise en cause de la légitimité des grossistes. Rungis était, dans les années 1990, la place centrale rassemblant
toute l'offre et la demande de produits de la mer. Le déploiement des
centrales d'achat, les facilités d'accès à l'information pour tous les opérateurs et les évolutions logistiques vers le « direct » ont bouleversé le
marché traditionnel et ses principaux intervenants.
En développant parallèlement nos activités de sourcing et de transformation et en offrant un niveau de service à nos clients toujours plus complet, nous répondons aux mutations de notre filière, passées et à venir.
In 1929, Yvonne Demarne opened, on her own, a small shop to sell
mussels at Les Halles de Paris. For decades, Yvonne and her descendants
took part in the development of our industry and knew how to make
the most of opportunities, by establishing themselves in France's largest
port, Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais), and helping to move Les Halles
to the new Rungis market.
For 30 years, our challenge has been to continue our history in a
context of limited and regulated marine resources, disintermediation
and constant questioning of the legitimacy of wholesalers. In the 1990s,
Rungis was the central place where all supply and demand for seafood
products came together. The success of central purchasing units, easier
access to information for all stakeholders and logistical changes towards
«direct» supply have shaken up the traditional market and all the companies involved.
By developing our sourcing and processing activities in parallel and by
offering an ever more comprehensive level of service to our customers,
we are responding to the changes in our industry, both past and future."

Jean-Paul et Romain Demarne,
grossistes à Rungis et Boulogne-sur-Mer

Jean-Paul and Romain Demarne,
wholesalers at Rungis and Boulogne-sur-Mer

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Liz Plizga, Group vice president, Seafood group
and integrative healthcare - Diversified Communications

I am optimistic for the future

The last 30 years have been marked by
an acceleration of change: from fax and
landline telephone to instant communication, from business travel to Europe to
a quick trip in Asia... At the same time, we
have realized that resources are limited.
This awareness has created an impressive movement towards quality, sustainable development and a sense of responsibility. We have seen a great increase
in the number of quality schemes, the integration of sustainability into specifications, CSR criteria, the concern to reduce packaging, the challenge of feeding populations, in a qualitative manner, while reducing the impact on the
environment and without prejudice to future generations.
Ireland has been committed to organic certification for our salmon and for
our mussels. We have defined a charter (Origin Green) for sustainable development to which more than 90% of our exporters are committed (raw materials, product processing phase and societal impact).
Today, with the Yuka generation, having respect for the planet is being
expanded to including the need for healthy eating. I am optimistic for the
future: the fisheries in Europe are among the most regulated in the world and
EU fishing stocks are gradually reaching maximum sustainable yield. Sales of
labelled and nutritionally healthy products are increasing and the diversification of diets is allowing companies to innovate, such as seaweed farming, the
return of flat oysters or progress in the formulation of feed for aquaculture."
DR

Demarne's history goes back 90 years or more....

Chez Demarne, l'histoire remonte à plus de 90 ans...

Finian O'Luasa,
Manager France and Belgium of Bord Bia

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