Seafood industry news covering food service, seafood retail markets and seafood packaging.
By SeafoodSource staff
02 February, 2010
The deadline to apply for the Seafood Prix d’Elite new product competition at the European Seafood Exposition is less than two weeks away.
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By Chris Loew, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Osaka, Japan
01 February, 2010
With the help of Japanese celebrity Yuuki Maomi, MOS Burger’s Gochiso Tuna Burger was so popular that it sold out before the promotion was due to end.
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By SeafoodSource staff
29 January, 2010
The luxury hotel chain will encourage its guests to donate USD 1 to the National Geographic Society to raise awareness and funding for sustainable seafood.
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By Chris Loew, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Osaka, Japan
29 January, 2010
Sales of nabe, a traditional Japanese stew featuring seafood, are experiencing a resurgence, thanks to the sour economy and the trend toward convenient foods.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
29 January, 2010
As consumers kick off the New Year with diets and healthy eating goals, retailers across the United States focus on seafood's heart-healthy benefits.
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By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
27 January, 2010
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute says Target’s decision to sell only wild Alaska salmon is creating “a lot of excitement” in the state.
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By Mercedes Grandin, SeafoodSource contributing editor
27 January, 2010
Culinary students from across the United States are encouraged to participate in Sea Watch’s third annual Creative Clam Challenge at the 2010 International Boston Seafood Show.
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By SeafoodSource staff
26 January, 2010
The United States’ No. 2 discount retailer will now sell only wild Alaska salmon at its 1,744 stores nationwide.
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By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
26 January, 2010
Fresh fish sales in France are holding up despite a weak economic backdrop, says FranceAgriMer.
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By SeafoodSource staff
26 January, 2010
Safeway joins forces with FishWise to develop
and implement a more comprehensive sustainable seafood purchasing
policy.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
26 January, 2010
Launches of new processed fish, meat and egg products in the United Stated dropped 22 percent from 2008 to 2009, says Mintel.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
25 January, 2010
Sales of refrigerated and canned seafood products are experiencing significant growth at U.S. drug chains like Walgreens, a unfamiliar avenue for seafood sales.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 January, 2010
Technomic now expects U.S. foodservice sales to fall 1.6 percent this year, compared to the 0.8 percent drop it had previously predicted.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
21 January, 2010
It’s been all good news since MacKnight Smoked Salmon’s Bagel Slice won last year’s International Boston Seafood Show new product competition.
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By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
21 January, 2010
Scotland’s Atlantic Fast Food fish-and-chips shop won this year’s National Fish & Chip Shop of the Year competition.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 January, 2010
The National Restaurant Association projects U.S. foodservice sales to reach USD 580 billion this year, up 2.5 percent from last year.
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By Mercedes Grandin, SeafoodSource contributing editor
20 January, 2010
One seminar at this year's International Boston Seafood Show examines seafood purchasing trends among U.S. consumers.
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 January, 2010
Scally’s SuperValu in Clonakilty, Co. Cork, wins the inaugural BIM Seafood Circle Supermarket Seafood Counter of the Year.
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 January, 2010
Anthem Worldwide designed the packaging for the Nova Scotia-based seafood company’s Pan-Sear Selects line.
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By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
18 January, 2010
Bumble Bee's Dave Melbourne talks to SeafoodSource about why consumers are purchasing more canned tuna than they did two years ago.
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By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
18 January, 2010
According to Mintel, 1,626 seafood products were introduced to the European and Russian markets last year, up from 1,442 the previous year.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
13 January, 2010
Despite all the doom and gloom surrounding the U.S. economy, mail-order seafood sales were strong over the 2009 holiday season.
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By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
12 January, 2010
Consumer spending on frozen fish at retail in the United Kingdom was up 5.1 percent through November 2009, according to new figures from TNS Worldpanel.
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By SeafoodSource staff
12 January, 2010
A new Technomic report shows that “fast food” is no longer confined to quick-service, drive-through restaurants and convenience stores, which bodes well for seafood.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 January, 2010
The company's latest ad campaign for its Crab Classic surimi-seafood brand targets Weight Watchers members.
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