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The Walmart Foundation has awarded the International Justice Mission (IJM) with a third grant, allowing the anti-slavery organization to continue in its efforts to address human trafficking in the Thai fishing industry, the entities announced on Tuesday, 11 June, before the official kickoff of the SeaWeb Seafood Summit in Bangkok, Thailand
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The historic number of Seafood Champions grew by four on 11 June, when Diversified Communications and SeaWeb awarded Wakao Hanaoka, OceanMind, Darian McBain, and Francisco Blaha with the prestigious distinction in Bangkok, Thailand during the 2019 SeaWeb Seafood Summit this week.
The winners were chosen from a group of 17 finalists and are each regarded as seafood sustainability leaders
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On Wednesday, 12 June, the Marine Ingredients Organization’s Global Standard for Responsible Supply (IFFO RS) aims to spotlight the importance of closer collaboration among regional fisheries’ stakeholders all along the seafood supply chain during a 2019 SeaWeb Seafood Summit session.
At the summit – which is taking place in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 14 June at the the
… Read MoreLast month, more than 22,150 seafood industry professionals from around the world arrived in Boston, Massachusetts for the 2019 edition of Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, event organizer Diversified Communications revealed on 8 April.
With 1,329 exhibitors from 49 countries, this year’s expo – the largest of its kind in North America – covered
… Read MoreDutch Seafood Company has set its sights on expanding further into the United States market, U.S. sales director Remko Vedder told SeafoodSource at the 2019 Seafood Expo North America in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
The Harderwijk, The Netherlands-based company, which was formed in August 2018 out of a merger between shrimp specialist Klaas Puul and Foppen – which focused on smoked
… Read MoreTrident Seafoods’ new protein noodles made with wild Alaska pollock stole the show at Seafood Expo North America 2019 as the booth struggled to keep up with attendees looking for samples
… Read MorePalladium Equity Partners’ acquisition of Coral Gables’, Florida, U.S.A.-based Quirch Foods in December 2018 has enabled the company to take a major step forward in its growth plan, an executive with Quirch’s seafood brand, Panamei, told SeafoodSource at the 2019 Seafood Expo North America.
Jorge Roza, Panamei Seafood’s marketing director, said Quirch, which had
… Read MoreSustainable seafood consultancy and non-profit FishWise launched the Roadmap for Improving Seafood Ethics (RISE) website during Seafood Expo North America 2019, with the goal of creating a resource to streamline guidance and actionable steps seafood companies can take to understand the labor conditions throughout their supply chains.
The platform, which was developed in partnership with the
… Read MoreMassachusetts-based seafood supplier and distributor Stavis Seafoods is celebrating 90 years in the seafood industry throughout 2019, the company announced during Seafood Expo North America in Boston this week.
Founded in 1929 under its original moniker, Stavis Ipswich Clam Company, Stavis Seafoods has become an internationally-known, vertically-integrated company and prominent operator on
… Read MoreBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based Legal Sea Foods has entered into a partnership with Charoen Pokphand Foods to begin distribution of premium shrimp products in North America.
The partnership will have Bangkok, Thailand-based CP Foods supplying the shrimp for a number of fresh and frozen items, sourced at its aquaculture facilities. The two companies launched the products at Seafood Expo
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