The Norwegian Seafood Council invites the local value chain and Norwegian shellfish stakeholders to exciting shellfish days in New York. 

The Norwegian Seafood Council invites the local value chain and Norwegian shellfish stakeholders to exciting shellfish days in New York. 

 

 

Program 

Day 1: Monday, October 13 

7:00 PM: Dinner at The Fulton (89 South St #17, New York, NY 10038) 
 
The menu will be planned by the renowned Chef Lei Jiang — one of the Norwegian Seafood Council's culinary partners. Chef Lei participated in our crab journey to Finnmark last fall. 

Target audience: Value chain representatives in the U.S. and Norway, as well as food media and influencers from the U.S. 

Day 2: Tuesday, October 14 

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Shellfish Seminar and Lunch

Adr: Consul General's Residence, 310 E 53rd Street, New York

Welcome - Conculate General Jo Sletbak and Director USA Norwegian Seafood Council Karine Rød Haraldsson

Insights on the US market - Les Hodges, L Hodges Seafood & Consulting LLC

Business initiatives - Lars-Olai Flydal Rorgemoen, Marketing Manager Shellfish, Norwegian Seafood Council

Concumer insights and trends in the USA, Grant Prentice, SVP, Director of Strategic Insights at FoodMinds

Crab sourcing and quality - Freeman Wong, Manager, Aqua Best Seafood.

 
Target audience: Value chain representatives in the U.S. and Norway, as well as media from both countries. 

2:00 PM – approx. 5:00 PM: Store visits. 

Target audience: The Norwegian participants

Travel and accommodation to be booked individually. 

 

Please feel free to contact our U.S. Manager, Hilde Larsen Mostue (hlm@seafood.no), if you have any questions.