Recently, the Association of Fisheries Companies - SFS - decided to support Matís to work on the project - Nutritional value of marine products: labeling and response - which is an independent continuation of a project on Nutritional value of marine products, which AVS supported in the years 2008-2010. The project aims to strengthen the Icelandic fisheries sector in international competition in demanding markets, especially within the European Economic Area, not least with regard to increased requirements for nutrition labeling.
An agreement was reached on September 8 on the arrangement of the project, signed by Jens Garðar Helgason, chairman of SFS, and Sveinn Margeirsson, CEO of Matís.
The project immediately begins to prepare the ground for tomorrow's fisheries so that it can meet the needs of its customers, and it is one of many practical projects that Matís works on and serves the broad interests of the Icelandic fishing industry and prepares the ground for efficient Icelandic fishing. fisheries to the center and market of the future. The recipients of the project's results are the Association of Companies in the Fisheries Sector.
The project manager at SFS is Steinar Ingi Matthíasson. The project manager of the project at Matís is Ólafur Reykdal