Seafood industry news covering food service, seafood retail markets and seafood packaging.
By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
24 September, 2012
Mike Kern, CEO of Long John Silver’s, is calling for a national U.S. seafood marketing organization that would promote the benefits of eating seafood.
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By SeafoodSource staff
24 September, 2012
It looked like another Market Basket bargain: a 1.5-pound bag of mackerel fillets for USD 3.69. But the package contained more than 2 ounces of ice.
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By SeafoodSource staff
24 September, 2012
Morrisons on Monday re-launched its Food to Go program, including new fish sandwiches and sushi offerings.
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By Melissa Wood, SeaFood Business assistant editor
19 September, 2012
The sticking power of stories is good news for the seafood department, because it contains more stories than anyplace else in the grocery store. Sophisticated and interactive point-of-sale (POS) materials are helping retailers share those stories to educate their customers about seafood.
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 September, 2012
A number of Maine restaurants will be adding whiting to their menus for a special promotion to introduce diners to underutilized species from the Gulf of Maine.
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 September, 2012
Verlasso has inked an exclusive partnership with Brooklyn, N.Y.-based smoked producer and distributor Acme Smoked Fish Corp.
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By SeafoodSource staff
18 September, 2012
Tasmania-based salmon producer Tassal has launched a national marketing campaign focused on increasing salmon preference and consumption in Australia.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
18 September, 2012
Long John Silver’s (LJS) executives aim to set the massive chain apart from other quick-service seafood restaurants with a new marketing slogan and by improving the quality of its core products, CEO Mike Kern said in an exclusive interview with SeafoodSource.
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17 September, 2012
Just before Long John Silver's annual conference, Mike Kern, CEO of the casual seafood chain, gives an update since splitting from Yum brands and moving the company headquarters.
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By Mark Godfrey, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from Beijing, China
17 September, 2012
A slowdown in economic growth, caused by weakness in the European Union, China’s leading export market, has been heightened by a government squeeze on credit to the real estate sector.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 September, 2012
King & Prince Seafood has added 10 battered and breaded pollock options to its Oceanway seafood line.
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12 September, 2012
Chef Aaron Bashy, executive chef at the renowned The Water Club restaurant in Manhattan worked at Le Bernardin for several years and most recently ran his own restaurant, The Minnow, in New York.
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By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
12 September, 2012
Reinforcing its global objectives, Spain’s leading tuna and mussel canner, Grupo Calvo, is to undergo a major expansion program pushing sales in America and China while strengthening its presence in North Africa, Brazil and Argentina.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
11 September, 2012
Canned seafood manufacturers have developed canning and packaging techniques that essentially boost the health benefits of a naturally healthy product.
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By SeafoodSource staff
10 September, 2012
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of its commitment to sustainable seafood, Shaw’s Supermarkets has expanded its fresh seafood offerings.
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By SeafoodSource staff
10 September, 2012
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute has released its Alaska Seafood Species Quick Reference Guide in a mobile format.
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By SeafoodSource staff
10 September, 2012
The Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board approved a marketing partnership with the National Football League’s New Orleans Saints in a special board meeting held last week at the board’s offices in New Orleans.
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 September, 2012
The Food Institute of Upper Saddle River, N.J., on Friday reported that food inflation, including the impact of the severe drought in the Midwest, will cost a family of four USD 351.12 more in food spending in 2013 than in 2012, approximately USD 6.75 a week.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 September, 2012
Marine Harvest has announced an addition to its value-added salmon line, Royal Fjord.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 September, 2012
In a new collaboration announced Wednesday, Houston-based seafood distributor Louisiana Foods will distribute Verlasso’s “harmoniously raised salmon” throughout the Texas market.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
06 September, 2012
Bonefish Grill, a chain of about 160 restaurants operated by OSI Restaurant Partners in Tampa, Fla., knows how to put social media to work.
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By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
05 September, 2012
UK restaurateur, food writer and fishmonger Mitch Tonks is joining forces with South Devon College to open a new seafood academy at the college next month.
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By SeafoodSource staff
05 September, 2012
A new company called Open Ocean Trading is offering commercial fishermen in Massachusetts another option for selling their catch besides the conventional seafood display auction.
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04 September, 2012
The director of meat and seafood for United Supermarkets, which operates the United, Market Street and Amigos banners, talks to SeafoodSource about staying competitive in today’s market.
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By Mark Godfrey, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from Beijing, China
04 September, 2012
With China’s economy slowing, retailers are slowing their expansion plans.
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