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Bonefish Grill thinks healthy

By SeafoodSource staff
08 January, 2010
 The casual seafood chain is promoting its seafood menu items as an easy way for consumers to dine healthier.
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Q&A: Oceanaire looks to life after bankruptcy

By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
08 January, 2010
The Oceanaire Seafood Room is on the verge of emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. So what's the upscale seafood chain's outlook for 2010? Wade Wiestling, the company's VP of culinary development, shares his thoughts with SeafoodSource.
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Birds Eye adds cod to Bake to Perfection range

By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
07 January, 2010
Through early December, sales of Birds Eye’s Simply Bake to Perfection range of ready-to-cook seafood products had reached GBP 15.5 million since being launched in March 2009.
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Gorton’s launches healthy recipe contest

By SeafoodSource staff
07 January, 2010
To promote its extended line of grilled seafood products, the Massachusetts company is inviting consumers to create a low-calorie, low-fat dish.
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Seafood Excellence Awards coming to Boston

By SeafoodSource staff
07 January, 2010
The Seafood Excellence Awards is the new name of the product competition at the International Boston Seafood Show.
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Mitchell’s Fish Market stabilizes

By SeafoodSource staff
05 January, 2010
The upscale seafood chain expects to post a 2.6 percent drop in same-restaurant sales in the fourth quarter, which would be a considerable improvement from the third quarter.
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McCormick & Schmick’s brings New Zealand home

By SeafoodSource staff
05 January, 2010
Greenshell mussel fritters and grilled king salmon are among the New Zealand-inspired menu items the upscale seafood chain is now promoting.
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Cautious optimism for U.S. restaurant industry

By SeafoodSource staff
04 January, 2010
Restaurant operators report a positive six-month sales outlook for the first time in three months, says the National Restaurant Association.
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Convenience, supermarket chains look to grow

By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
04 January, 2010
The expansion of several national convenience chains and regional supermarket chains provides new opportunities for retail seafood sales.
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Seafood on the menu at NHL Winter Classic

By SeafoodSource staff
31 December, 2009
New England clam chowder and lobster rolls are among the items available at Friday’s NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park in Boston.
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Bluewater Grill tackles college football fans

By SeafoodSource staff
29 December, 2009
The California seafood restaurant is offering college football fans a free appetizer or cup of clam chowder with the purchase on an entrée.
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Grupo Eroski recognized by fisheries minister

By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
28 December, 2009
Spanish Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Elena Espinosa awards supermarket company Grupo Eroski for actively engaging consumers and promoting regional and local products, including seafood.
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Seafood is symbolic in Japanese New Year

By Chris Loew, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Osaka, Japan
24 December, 2009
Business is brisk for Japanese seafood dealers right now, as consumers prepare for the New Year holidays.
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Restaurants promote ‘affordable luxuries’ for holidays

By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
23 December, 2009
Value is the name of the game this holiday season, as U.S. eateries push luxurious but affordable seafood items such as American lobster to cost-conscious consumers.
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Retailers get festive, promote seafood

By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
22 December, 2009
LaBonne Market, Pathmark and Food Lion are among the U.S. supermarket chains advertising seafood heavily for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
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Survey: Organic food sales remain strong

By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
21 December, 2009
Nearly 40 percent of the consumers polled have not changed their organic product purchasing habits due to the recession.
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Darden ‘pleased’ with 2Q results

By SeafoodSource staff
18 December, 2009
The casual-dining giant says its same-restaurant sales remain stronger than the industry average.
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Q&A: Fish scores touchdown at Shula’s

By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
18 December, 2009
Dave Shula, president of Shula’s Steak Houses, and chef Bob Luckhart talk about seafood’s role on the menu at Shula’s 347 Grill.
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Alaska Symphony of Seafood dates set

By SeafoodSource staff
16 December, 2009
The 17th annual new products competition will be held on 3 and 19 February.
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Flaky Smoked Salmon launched at Tesco

By SeafoodSource staff
15 December, 2009
Salar Smokehouse receives a pre-Christmas boost by introducing its Flaky Smoked Salmon to Tesco stores across Scotland.
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For students, fish is brain food

By SeafoodSource staff
15 December, 2009
Colleges and universities are catering to students’ expanding tastes by offering dishes such as Lemon Herbed Baked Tilapia, Fish Tacos and New England Clam Chowder.
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U.S. restaurant traffic still on decline

By SeafoodSource staff
15 December, 2009
The U.S. foodservice industry may turn the corner in the second half of 2010, according to The NPD Group.
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Blue Horizon nets equity financing

By SeafoodSource staff
11 December, 2009
The financing will allow the California company, which produces healthy and environmentally responsible frozen seafood products, to broaden its reach.
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Darden Restaurants, USAID partner

By SeafoodSource staff
08 December, 2009
The world’s largest casual-dining company teams up with the U.S. Agency for International Development to promote sustainable fisheries and responsible aquaculture.
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Bumper sales for Scottish mussels, oysters?

By SeafoodSource staff
08 December, 2009
The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group’s 19 farmers expect both mussel and oyster sales to increase Christmas week again this year.
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