Innovation and new digital tools pay off for manufacturers when pandemic hit

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SINGAPORE - Behind the fresh and frozen seafood supplied by food manufacturers lies the labour of many workers taking on the arduous task of filleting fish by hand.

But seafood supplier Hai Sia Seafood has moved past such manual labour by investing in a fish-filleting machine that has enabled it to weather the pandemic that has kept manpower on site to a minimum.

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