Incorporating the newest technology in our drying tunnels, we produce more sustainable clipfish from cod, saithe and ling, as well as other species.
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Through generations we have produced wetsalted fish, both for special occasions and as everyday meal for thousands of families all over continents.
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We strive for responsible consumption and production of food, and take full advantage of our raw material, ask us for salted backbones and dried swim bladders.
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Norwegian Bacalao made with passion isn’t only about us taking pride in our products through generations, it is also a commitment to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and take actions that advance societal goals.
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Proud Participant of the United Nations Global Compact.
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The Marine Stewardship Council is an international non-profit organization, that recognize and reward efforts to protect oceans and safeguard seafood supplies for the future. Every company that takes ownership of MSC certified seafood and sells it as certified, is independently audited and certified against the MSC Chain of Custody Standard. The Standard ensures an unbroken chain where certified seafood is identifiable, segregated and can be traced back to another certified business, and show their fish and seafood is from a sustainable source. We've been certified since 2021.
Getting certified by ISO 14001:2015 helps us achieve the intended outcomes of our environmental management system and to enhance our environmental performance. This provides value for the environment, our organization itself and all our interested parties.
This standard contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals
Our food safety management system (FSMS) is based on FSSC 22000, developed through the international and independent standards ISO 22000, ISO 9001 and technical specifications for sector-specific Pre-Requisite Programs (PRPs), such as ISO/TS 22002-1. This provides us a framework for effectively managing our organization’s food safety responsibilities and provides a robust food safety management system.
The history of Johan Giskeødegård AS goes back three generations, to 1938 when Store P, grandfather of the current owner, started salting and drying fish on the pebbles around Valderøya.
Clipfish production has long strong traditions in this area, and the location could not have been better, with the city of Ålesund as its closest neighbor. This is one of the world's largest export ports for clipfish, a beautiful Art Nouveau town, with its busy fishing port right in the city center and with sales of fresh fish and shrimp on the quayside.
Around 1970, the company moved from the islet out at sea to Gjøsund on Valderøya, where production takes place today. Here it has also been upgraded and expanded in several construction stages, and most recently in 2015 with new modern dryers, packaging lines and expanded cooling capacity.
Back in the day, as a typical family business from Sunnmøre, several family members were involved in the daily production and operation, also the younger ones had to take their tacks, after school hours and on weekends. That’s how it was – everyone had to contribute. Making the company grow and develop wasn’t easy as pie, but with both adversity and hardship, which is how it was and still is, we produce "Bacalao made with passion!"
Through years of experience and with the help of many skilled employees, we have developed a unique expertise, and today we can deliver quality products that we are proud of.
The once small company that started in the pebbles around the island, to the traditional clip fish warehouse operated by the whole family, has now developed into a modern production company, exporting to Europe, South America, Caribbean and Africa, and employing approximately 25 employees all year round.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to send us an email. You can send your enquiry to:
Johan Giskeødegård
Silje Brungot
Phone: +47 70 18 90 00
Sætrehamna 15, 6050 Valderøya, Norway
