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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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Sobeys commits to BAP-certified seafood

By SeafoodSource staff
07 December, 2009
Canada’s second largest food retailer launches its first line of private-label farmed seafood products certified according to the GAA’s Best Aquaculture Practices.
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Smoked salmon, fish fingers net awards

By SeafoodSource staff
04 December, 2009
Eight of the 13 seafood products shortlisted for the United Kingdom's 30th annual Quality Food Awards were awarded prizes.
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Q&A: Master of the seafood buffet

By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
04 December, 2009
Allgauer's chef Josh Hill talks about the Chicago restaurant's evolving seafood repertoire, including Maine lobster's much-anticipated return to the Friday night buffet menu.
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What’s hot? Local, sustainable fish

By SeafoodSource staff
02 December, 2009
Locally and sustainably sourced seafood scores high in the National Restaurant Association’s What’s Hot in 2010 survey.
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Is Mrs. Paul’s packaging full of air?

By SeafoodSource staff
02 December, 2009
Consumer Reports is calling out a number of food products featuring packaging with a lot of “slack fill,” including Mrs. Paul’s Lightly Breaded Tilapia Fillets.
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Top French chefs shun bluefin tuna

By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
01 December, 2009
Relais et Châteaux joins a growing list of businesses worldwide that have pledged to stop menuing threatened or overfished species.
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Scottish salmon stars in culinary competition

By SeafoodSource staff
01 December, 2009
Trainee chefs were asked to prepare a fish course using Label Rouge Scottish salmon.
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Sustainable seafood survey scores UK retailers

By SeafoodSource staff
27 November, 2009
The Marine Conservation Society ranks UK supermarkets according to their sustainable seafood sourcing policies, and Cooperative, Sainsbury's and Waitrose come out on top.
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Seafood ads abound for Thanksgiving

By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
25 November, 2009
 This week, it's all about turkey. But that's not stopping a few U.S. retailers, including Dorothy Lane Market, Pathmark and Safeway, from promoting seafood.
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Q&A: Boston chef looks to sustainable fish

By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
25 November, 2009
Greg Griffie, executive chef of 606 Congress, is turning his attention to sourcing sustainable seafood items such as farmed shrimp from Belize, farmed halibut from Scotland and barramundi from Massachusetts.
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Young's responds to mislabeling claims

By SeafoodSource staff
24 November, 2009
 The UK frozen fish firm said it "categorically refutes" all allegations of short weighting.
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Salmon, prawns set sights on Gold Q

By SeafoodSource staff
20 November, 2009
Thirteen seafood products are among the 100-plus retail food products shortlisted for the United Kingdom’s 30th annual Quality Food Awards.
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For oysters, growth lies beyond Christmas

By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
20 November, 2009
A new French report identifies ways to encourage occasional oyster eaters to up their consumption beyond Christmas time, when three-quarters of the country’s annual oyster sales occur.
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Q&A: Fish-and-chips guru returns to roots

By Neil Ray, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Bangkok
17 November, 2009
Award-winning chef Heng Sok goes back to his roots and opens two restaurants in his native Cambodia.
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Hannaford Bros. touts local seafood

By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
16 November, 2009
The New England retailer is promoting local seafood vendors as part of its new Close to Home program.
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Fast-casual chains look to seafood

By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
12 November, 2009
Panera Bread Co, the latest fast-casual chain to add seafood to its menu, will soon offer salmon in both salads and sandwiches.
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Walmart touts sustainability initiative

By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
12 November, 2009
The world’s largest retailer says it’s “aggressively” moving its sustainability initiative forward despite the global financial crisis.
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Acme to launch Bering cisco in New York

By SeafoodSource staff
09 November, 2009
A partnership between Kwik'pak Fisheries and Acme Smoked Fish Corp. will bring a new smoked whitefish to a national audience.
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Q&A: Seafood 101

By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
09 November, 2009
Chef Michael McGreal talks to SeafoodSource about seafood's role in Joliet Junior College's culinary arts program and about his recent trip to Prince Edward Island. 
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Landry's posts 3Q net income

By SeafoodSource staff
09 November, 2009
The Houston restaurant company's revenues slipped in the third quarter, but it still managed to record a net income of 8.9 million.
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