SeaPak Shrimp & Seafood Co., St. Simons Island, Ga., partnered with Budweiser, St. Louis, Mo., to launch a new line of beer-battered seafood products.

Iceland Seafood International (ISI), Iceland, announced plans to merge Icelandic Ibérica and Iceland Seafood Spain into one company.

Trident Seafoods Corp., Seattle, Wash., announced plans to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting substances from refrigeration equipment on its vessels.

Lakeside Foods, Inc., Manitowoc, Wis., acquired Riverside Foods, a Two Rivers, Wis.-based processor of frozen cheese appetizers, vegetables and seafood for the foodservice industry.

Cooke Inc., a Canada-based division of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., acquired Seajoy Seafood Corp., a Miami, Fla.-based vertically integrated, premium shrimp farm.

The frozen seafood market is expected to significantly increase revenue contribution over the forecast period, according to a report published by Persistence Market Research, New York.

East Coast Seafood Group, Topsfield, Mass., announced the relocation of its live lobster packing facilities in Groton, Conn., effective Jan. 17.

Whitelink Seafoods, Fraserburgh, Scotland, is taking its packaging to the next level with the specification of a new ULMA Sienna Flow Pack Wrapper from Harpak-ULMA Packaging, Taunton, Mass.

The trū Shrimp Co., an affiliate of Ralco, Balaton, Minn., announced plans to build its first shrimp production facility in Madison, S.D.

Australis Aquaculture, Greenfield, Mass., introduced Garlic Teriyaki Barramundi to its frozen retail line of sustainably ocean-farmed barramundi.