Bolton Inaugurates First “Bolton Food Research & Innovation Center” to Advance Sustainable Seafood Science

14 January 2026, Singapore: Bolton, through its Food Business Unit, has inaugurated its first Bolton Food Research & Innovation Center, marking a significant milestone in the company’s long-standing commitment to innovation, science and sustainable development in the global seafood industry.

Established in Singapore with the support of Enterprise Singapore (Enterprise SG), the Center represents a strategic investment in science-driven innovation aimed at addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing global food systems today.

Bolton Food operates across the seafood sector with a global, fully integrated presence along the value chain, from catch to can. This end-to-end oversight enables a holistic and systemic approach to sustainability, integrating product quality, environmental stewardship and social responsibility at every stage of production.

For many years, Bolton Food has worked to generate positive impact across the seafood industry by leading transformative partnerships that promote more sustainable fishing practices, protect marine ecosystems, safeguard human rights throughout the supply chain and ensure the protection of human health.

The launch of the Research & Innovation Center represents a further step in this journey. Conceived as a permanent platform, the Center is designed to deepen scientific understanding of the impacts of seafood products on both people and the planet, and to translate this knowledge into concrete solutions that optimize resources, reduce waste and support more resilient food systems.

Structured as a non-profit and permanent entity, the Bolton Food Research & Innovation Center is dedicated to fostering open, science-based innovation for the benefit of the entire seafood industry. The Center will collaborate closely with universities and research institutions in Singapore, with the ambition of delivering long-lasting impact on global challenges such as malnutrition and food security, resource optimization and marine ecosystem conservation.

In its initial phase, research activities will focus on three priority areas. Fish-value valorization will aim to maximize resource utilization by improving yield efficiency and converting by-products and fish waste into high-value derivatives. Seafood consumption and human health will strengthen scientific evidence on the role of seafood in sustainable nutrition, health maintenance and balanced diets, with particular attention to vulnerable populations. Plastic reductionwill focus on developing solutions to reduce plastic use and contribute to efforts to combat marine plastic pollution.

The Center is strategically located in Singapore, leveraging the country’s position as a global innovation hub offering advanced R&D infrastructure, strong institutional support and access to a highly skilled talent pool.

Commenting on the launch, Luca Alemanno, Chief Executive Officer of Bolton Food and Tri Marine, said that the new Center strengthens the company’s long-term commitment to building a more sustainable seafood industry through research and innovation. He noted that the Center brings together science, knowledge and vision, supported by strong scientific and institutional partnerships, to deliver tangible solutions and drive meaningful change across the seafood sector, while creating value across the entire value chain and contributing to healthier people and protected ocean ecosystems.

Lee Pak Sing, Assistant Managing Director of Enterprise Singapore for Trade and Connectivity, said the agency was pleased to support Bolton Food in launching its first Research & Innovation Center. He added that Bolton’s expansion leverages Singapore’s role as a leading trade and innovation hub and opens opportunities for collaboration with Singapore-based universities, research institutions and agrifoodtech companies to co-develop sustainable solutions.

The inauguration ceremony, held at the Shangri-La Singapore, was attended by representatives from Bolton, the Board of Directors of the Center, Enterprise Singapore, the Singapore Economic Development Board, as well as leading universities and key stakeholders from the innovation and sustainability ecosystem.

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