15 October, 2008 - By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
EcoFish, a sustainable seafood supplier based in New Hampshire, yesterday launched two seafood items that are certified gluten free. More than ever before, consumers with food allergies and sensitivities are able to find safe foods to eat. Seafood companies should explore this growing market.
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13 October, 2008 - By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
For many seafood retailers, restaurateurs and mail-order operations, the bulk of annual sales comes during the holiday season. But a historically disastrous week on Wall Street has them worried that consumer sentiment won't rebound by the time Black Friday rolls around on Nov. 28.
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10 October, 2008 - By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
Iceland is teetering on "national bankruptcy," Prime Minister Geir Haarde warned this week, and seafood executives worldwide are on edge. Over the past several days the Icelandic government has seized control of the nation's three largest banks, all major lenders to the global seafood industry. Will it be enough to prevent an all-out collapse of the country's overgrown banking sector?
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08 October, 2008 - By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
Alaska's valuable crab fisheries kick off next week, starting with king crab. But with a sluggish economy stateside and aggressive Japanese crab buyers seeking product, how much domestic crab will actually end up in the U.S. market?
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06 October, 2008 - By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
Expect Greenpeace's second sustainable seafood report card to make no more of a splash than it did in June when it debuted. Instead, let it serve as a wake-up call to seafood suppliers that aren't actively collaborating with their retailer customers to discuss sustainable purchasing programs.
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03 October, 2008 - By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
Negative characterizations are tough to shake.
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01 October, 2008 - By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
A consumer panel about seafood held in Las Vegas last week was a revealing event, to say the least. Eight people were asked everything under the sun about their seafood consumption, and what they had to say was absolutely priceless.
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29 September, 2008 - By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
With an expanding middle class, living standards are improving in Russia. But how the world's eighth-largest economy and its curious politics fit into the global trade picture is as mysterious as a Cold War spy novel.
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26 September, 2008 - By Fiona Robinson, SeaFood Business editor and associate publisher
Gulf shelters and hunger-relief organizations are overwhelmed as a result of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Seafood non-profit SeaShare has put out a call for donations to help the region's food banks, which are in desperate need of nutritious food to feed people who have nothing left.
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24 September, 2008 - By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
This year's active Atlantic hurricane season may be a blessing in disguise. Storms can stir up shrimp and the marine nutrients on which the crustacean relies - the so-called "Bubba Gump effect." However, the Gulf shrimp industry's woes don't lie as much with the resource as they do with high fuel prices.
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