Skretting (Nutreco)

Skretting is the aquaculture business line of Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition. Its global operations are based in Stavanger, Norway, and it operates under the purpose "Feeding the Future." Skretting is a world leader in the manufacture and supply of aquaculture feeds, making it an essential link in the feed-to-food chain.

The company applies its knowledge of ingredients and the nutritional needs of fish and shrimp to develop innovations that achieve optimum nutritional value, sustainable production and economic performance. It operates production facilities across 18 countries on five continents (17 as of 2022 reporting) and delivers high-quality feeds from hatching to harvest for more than 60 species. Annual production volume exceeds 2.5 million tonnes (reported at 3 million tonnes in 2022), with around 3,798 employees as of 2022 reporting. Figures vary by source and year.

Skretting's head office is in Stavanger, Norway, while parent Nutreco is headquartered in Amersfoort, the Netherlands; Nutreco is owned by SHV Holdings, a privately-owned Dutch trading group. The company's international research arm, the Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre, is also located in Stavanger.

Founded in Norway in 1899 as an agricultural goods company, the various fish feed companies within Nutreco united under the global Skretting brand in 2003. As a research-driven leader in aquaculture feed, innovation in this space is central to its mission of sustainable production and nutritional performance.