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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Aldi USA has announced all of its private-label brands, including its Fremont Fish Market line of products, will soon carry the Aldi name on their packaging
In its largest packaging refresh to date, the Batavia, Illinois, U.S.A.-based operator of more than 2,500 stores is putting its name on every product exclusive to Aldi and launching its first-ever namesake brand “to make its trusted private labels even more recognizable for
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Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trident Seafoods has been in the pet supplements market for over a decade with its Alaska Naturals brand, but it has released a new brand that represents “a fresh chapter” for the firm, Trident Director of Business Development Analise Gonzales told SeafoodSource.
Trident’s new wellFURst brand features dog health products made from Alaska pollock and salmon, created to “deliver the fresh
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As part of a refresh across its entire frozen foods department, the U.K. stores of retailer Tesco have debuted several new seafood products under its own-label product line, along with a few new branded seafood items.
The Welwyn Garden City, U.K.-based retailer introduced 17 new product lines and revamped seven existing products across meat, fish, and poultry, the retailer said in a release.
Among the 15 new own-brand seafood SKUs are several
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To take advantage of holiday gifting and entertaining buying patterns, Echo Falls Seafood is officially launching its new wasabi salmon caviar flavor to U.S. retailers.
The Monroe, Washington, U.S.A.-based company, which rebranded as a standalone company last fall, first offered a sneak peek of the flavor at the 2025 Seafood Expo North America in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., earlier this year.
Wasabi, though a unique flavor, appeals to
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Two new studies presented at the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers’ (GAPP) recent annual meeting revealed the economic importance of the Alaska pollock fishery on both the state’s and the country’s economies.
Research conducted by Northern Economics and the McKinley Research Group presented at the meeting – which took place in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. on 18 September – found that around 1.43 million
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Several seafood suppliers have received sales and marketing funds from the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP).
At its annual meeting, the most recent edition of which was held in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., on 18 September, GAPP announced that the recipients included Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S.A.-based Aquamar; Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trans-Ocean; and Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trident Seafoods,
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Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-based restaurant operating firm Darden Restaurants has raised the financial outlook for its 2026 fiscal year after reporting an increase in Q1 sales.
Darden reported a sales increase of 10.4 percent year over year to USD 3 billion (EUR 2.5 billion) in the first quarter of its 2026 fiscal year, largely driven by a blended same-restaurant sales increase of 4.7 percent, as well as sales accrued from the acquisition of 103
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Two major U.S. foodservice distributors are considering a merger.
Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.A.-based US Foods said in a release that it and Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.-based Performance Food Group will exchange confidential information based on a potential merger.
“US Foods is pleased with PFG’s decision to engage in an effort to explore the regulatory considerations and synergies of a potential combination,” US Foods said in the
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