Christine Blank, a veteran freelance writer and editor, covers all aspects of the seafood industry, from fishing to processing to selling and serving the final product. When she is not writing for SeafoodSource, Christine gets to taste scrumptious seafood dishes at U.S. restaurants for her food and travel blog, Flavorful Excursions (www.flavorfulexcursions.net). Christine loves to eat seafood of any kind, but lobster, crab and crawfish are among her favorites. In addition to SeafoodSource.com and SeaFood Business, Christine’s articles have been published in hundreds of leading magazines and newspapers, such as The New York Times, USA Today and Associated Press.
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Published on
December 16, 2025
Upscale restaurants are performing well in the U.S., defying trends playing out across the rest of the nation’s restaurant industry.
Upscale and fine dining is the only restaurant segment showing “consistent momentum” heading into the holiday season, restaurant traffic firm Placer.ai said in a new report.
According to the report, weekly visits to upscale and fine dining restaurants rose 3.4 percent for the week of 10 November and 1.4… Read More
Published on
December 12, 2025
U.S. seafood import firms Mark Foods and Bristol Seafood have filed lawsuits over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff program, following the lead of fellow seafood companies Netuno USA and Bumble Bee.
New York City, New York, U.S.A.-based Mark Foods and Portland, Maine, U.S.A.-based Bristol Seafood filed separate lawsuits against the U.S. government, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott in the U.S. Court… Read More
Published on
December 11, 2025
Shoppers in the United Kingdom spent heavily on groceries in November, and retailers such as Aldi UK are offering discounts to ensure those high sales continue through the end-of-year holiday season.
Grocery sales in the U.K. rose 3.4 percent year over year in November, according to new data from Worldpanel by Numerator, and around 31 percent of that spending was on promoted items, up slightly from 30 percent during November 2024.
As a result,… Read More
Published on
December 9, 2025
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.-based grocery chain Whole Foods Market plans to capitalize on an anticipated spike in end-of-year holiday seafood sales, offering both value-oriented products and premium offerings, such as caviar, smoked fish, and more.
“Whole Foods Market remains committed to meeting seafood customers where they are … while also bringing exciting premium offerings like king crab legs and curated caviar gift sets for the holidays,”… Read More
Published on
December 5, 2025
U.S. customers came out in droves to buy groceries before the Thanksgiving holiday, which took place 27 November, and continued to shop at high rates through Cyber Monday on 1 December.
Between 20 to 26 November, in the lead-up to the holiday, traffic to U.S. grocery stores climbed 27 percent above the weekly 2025 average and rose 5.1 percent compared to the same week last year, according to retail and restaurant traffic firm Placer.ai.
The day… Read More
Published on
December 4, 2025
Ready-to-eat meal delivery service Factor, owned by the Berlin, Germany-based HelloFresh Group, recently doubled the number of seafood meals it offers as part of its largest menu expansion yet.
Factor now features over 100 weekly options for digital customers, including high-protein meals, offerings for people taking GLP-1 medications, and globally inspired dishes crafted by chefs and dietitians, the company said.
“We've doubled our menu… Read More
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December 3, 2025
A few weeks after seafood import firm Netuno USA sued the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and other relevant government entities, Bumble Bee Foods is filing a similar lawsuit, alleging that tariffs Trump has imposed are unlawful and unconstitutional.
San Diego, California, U.S.A.-based Bumble Bee Foods said in a complaint against the U.S. and CBP recently filed in the U.S. Court of… Read More
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December 1, 2025
The U.S. restaurant industry has struggled with stagnating foot traffic in the latter half of 2025, but some seafood restaurant chains have been able to buck that trend as the year has progressed.
Customer visits to Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.-based quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Long John Silver’s, for instance, increased 8.5 percent in October, according to foot traffic analysis software firm Placer.ai, after jumping more than 7… Read More
Published on
November 28, 2025
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based seafood company Trident recently debuted Wild Alaska Pollock Skinless Loin Portions, along with a new branded surimi item, at Walmart stores.
"We wanted to offer consumers a healthy seafood option that is wild-caught in the United States, packed with protein, and quick and easy to prepare,” Trident Retail Sales Director Colton Hayden said about the pollock loins. “We were able to collaborate with Walmart and… Read More
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November 26, 2025
Warren, Rhode Island, U.S.A.-based Blount Fine Foods is bullish on sales of its soups, particularly seafood soups and chowders, as the holidays near and as the winter season as a whole progresses.
“Seafood soups are growing at a great pace. People just don’t have the quality seafood ingredients available for them, such as fresh clam meat, lobster, etc., and time to make fresh soups like ours,” Blount Chief Customer Officer and Executive… Read More
