Seafood industry news covering food service, seafood retail markets and seafood packaging.
By SeafoodSource staff
15 October, 2012
South Island salmon producer King Salmon has launched a new premium breed of salmon targeting local and overseas professional chefs and high-end restaurants.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
12 October, 2012
Cincinnati-based Kroger plans to add a few seafood products to its new Simple Truth private-label lines.
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By SeafoodSource staff
12 October, 2012
StarKist Co. is offering a new line of single-serve tuna pouches, marketed to on-the-go consumers.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
11 October, 2012
Online grocery sales continue to grow, benefitting fresh and frozen seafood products, according to a new report.
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By SeafoodSource staff
10 October, 2012
Verlasso has taken another step in increasing its distribution through yet another partnership, this time with Atlanta-based Inland Seafood.
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09 October, 2012
The executive chef of Napa restaurant at the 1,600-room The Peabody Orlando, talks local and sustainable seafood sourcing.
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By SeafoodSource staff
09 October, 2012
Phillips Foods has launched four varieties of albacore tuna to its foodservice offerings.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
05 October, 2012
Bon Appetit’s Eat Local (Fish) Challenge, a one-day event held at all 500 of its U.S. locations last week, was designed to educate guests about eating seafood.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
04 October, 2012
Over the past three years or so, most dollar-store chains have added refrigerated and frozen sections to their stores, featuring a variety of packaged seafood items.
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By SeafoodSource staff
03 October, 2012
Red Lobster isn’t just for the seafood lover in you. It’s also for that picky eater in every group who just wants a simple chicken dish.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
03 October, 2012
To celebrate National Seafood Month in October, Joe’s Crab Shack surveyed its guests about their seafood preferences. In addition, SeaPak Shrimp & Seafood Co. is running a month-long “Shrimptacular” campaign.
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By Lauren Kramer, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Vancouver, British Columbia
03 October, 2012
Ruby Tuesday has faced flagging sales for some time. Although the company closed 25 restaurants, the locations that did a high volume of seafood sales were converted into a new brand: Marlin & Ray’s.
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01 October, 2012
Walter Scheib, former presidential chef, talks presidents, first ladies, seafood sourcing and culinary philosophies.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
01 October, 2012
The primary reasons for sales increases at Captain D’s for the third straight quarter are its management team and employees, new seafood items, and new brand marketing campaign, according to Phil Greifield, CEO and president the chain.
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By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
28 September, 2012
Its abundance and affordability makes mackerel a firm favorite with television chefs and food writers, who go to great lengths to encourage consumers to eat more of these oil-rich fish.
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By SeafoodSource staff
27 September, 2012
Tesco will launch a major revamp of its entire frozen food range tomorrow (26 September).
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By SeafoodSource staff
26 September, 2012
Zur Alten Mühle hotel and restaurant provides an interesting twist to the traditional impression of southern German cuisine as being solely about meat by sourcing its fish from its own trout farm.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 September, 2012
Ten of the United Kingdom’s best fish-and-chip shops have made the finals of Seafish’s National Fish & Chip Awards 2013.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 September, 2012
High Liner Foods (USA), Inc., the leading seafood company in North America, today announced the launch of Yuengling® Lager Breaded Clam Strips, the newest addition to its Icelandic® Seafood foodservice brand’s Yuengling Lager product line.
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24 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 SeafoodSource staff
24 September, 2012
Despite increases in first-quarter profit and revenue, Darden Restaurants Inc. plans to make big changes to spur future sales at its flagship Olive Garden and Red Lobster brands, including revamped advertising and revised menus.
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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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