Christine Blank

U.S. retail and restaurant trade groups are urging President Donald Trump to lower tariffs and pursue other measures to achieve his trade goals after he recently issued an executive order implementing new duty rates on 69 countries and the European Union.

“We encourage the [Trump] administration to negotiate binding trade agreements that truly open markets by lowering tariffs, not raising them,” National Retail Federation Executive

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U.S. grocery chain Sprouts Farmers Market is bringing its meat and seafood sourcing in-house and expanding its self-distribution network. The Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.-based chain of 455 stores said bringing sourcing in-house allows the company to gain more control over its supply chain while… Read More

Novotel, a chain of nearly 600 hotels across the globe, recently developed Sustainable Seafood Principles in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) that include a commitment to sourcing greater quantities of sustainable seafood.

Novotel’s new guidelines include banning the sourcing of 350 endangered seafood species and actions to promote responsible fishing by 2027.

The chain said in a release that the wild-caught seafood it serves

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Mowi Canada East Managing Director Gideon Pringle confirmed to SeafoodSource that there was a mortality event exceeding 10 percent of the site’s population at its Little Burdock Cove marine site in Newfoundland, Canada.

Pringle did not confirm the exact number of fish affected, but the total salmon population at the affected site in Bay Management Area 2 near Rencontre East, Newfoundland, is 176,249, Mowi said in a notice posted on the

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A British Columbia, Canada-based judge has sentenced Scott Steer to six years in prison and a fine of CAD 1.1 million (USD 794,000, EUR 696,000) after years of persistent fishery violations. 

B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Crerar said that Steer has the longest record of Fisheries Act violations in Canadian history. Steer and his co-accused corporation – which Crerar called a “sham” operated by Steer's wife – were

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After announcing goals to appeal to more consumer segments earlier this year, Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm Mowi has launched its new Mowi Signature range of products, focusing on U.S. foodservice customers.

Mowi already provides a variety of salmon options for foodservice operators, but the Mowi Signature line offers Mowi's most premium salmon options from Scotland and Norway, Mowi CP of Americas Senior Director of Category

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Two U.S. importers have recalled frozen half-shell oysters from South Korea due to possible contamination with norovirus. Vernon, California, U.S.A.-based Wang Globalnet recalled 1,200 cases of frozen half-shell oysters labeled “Product of Korea, Pack 144 counts,” with a harvest date… Read More

Grocery price inflation in the U.K. hit its highest level – 5.2 percent – since January 2024 in July, according to new data from research firm Worldpanel by Numerator.

Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) data added that the elevated inflation is not going anywhere, warning in its most recent Viewpoint report that retail food inflation is set to peak in late summer and is significantly outpacing general inflation.

"This rise is

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Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.A.-based US Foods is reportedly considering acquiring Performance Food Group (PFG).

If the rumored merger, reported by Bloomberg on 11 July, were to go through, it would create the largest broadline distributor in the U.S.

Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.-based PFG is the second-largest foodservice distributor in the country and generated USD 60 billion (EUR 51 billion) in sales in 2024, according to Technomic data cited by

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Modesto, California, U.S.A.-based Save Mart has managed to defy national trends and increase its seafood sales.

The company, which operates 194 stores – 140 Save Mart and Lucky grocery stores along with 54 FoodMaxx value-format stores – told SeafoodSource a combination of emphasizing local, fresh seafood and a price discounting campaign have managed to keep its sales steady year over year.

“Some categories, particularly those

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