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Speaker: Mark DiDomenico, Datassential
Mark will draw from Datassential's extensive resources to examine seafood trends in the U.S. Specifically, he will identify the top and fastest growing varieties of seafood on menus, as well as the corresponding flavors and preparations that are paired with each from Datassential's MenuTrends™ database. In addition, this presentation will highlight consumer ratings for various types of seafood, utilizing Datassential's SCORES™ and Flavor™ databases, indicating preferred varieties and flavors for target demographic groups (Millennials, Gen Z, etc.). The objective of this presentation is to offer up relevant insights that will help conference attendees better understand seafood trends in the U.S. and build more targeted strategies and initiatives for their organizations.
Moderator: Maddie Kearns, SeafoodSource.com
Panelists:
John Connelly, National Fisheries Institute NFI
Sam Galetti, Southwind Foods/Great American Seafood Import Co
Plant-based seafood analog products are proliferating in North America and globally. Some traditional seafood suppliers have looked upon the emerging product segment as an opportunity for new growth, while others in the industry remain skeptical of its classification and positioning in the marketplace. This panel session explores these various viewpoints, from seafood suppliers stepping into plant-based analog product development themselves to those partnering with alternative protein food-makers. How might seafood and plant-based alternatives coexist? Where do the categories connect, and where do they diverge? What kind of labeling is needed for this analog?
Seafood processors are a study in efficiency when producing fillets from raw fish, but "extra" parts such as skin, organs and other body parts are discarded as waste far too quickly. In this webinar, we'll explore what uses exist for these parts, and the opportunities for revenue they offer.
Maine Lobster: A Variety of Products for Any Culinary Occasion
The Strategy Behind Sustainable Seafood Philanthropy – A Briefing for Industry from the Packard and Walton Family Foundations
Reframing the Sustainable Seafood Narrative by Shifting to a "Whole Chain" Perspective
With a growing e-commerce world, some seafood dealers have found lucrative opportunities through popular online retail portals. In this webinar, we'll hear how one seafood dealer managed to extend its reach using a major logistics company to carry its products to a whole new set of customers.
Recovery is well under way from ISA in Chile, and we seem to be turning the corner on EMS in Southeast Asia, but what about the next big biological catastrophe that may be waiting in the wings? Even though we may not yet know what that may be, there’s a surprising amount you can do now to prepare for the next epidemic, and the advice follows guidance on sustainable aquaculture that has been around for some time. In this webinar, we’ll discuss what you can do to plan ahead.
Information management in seafood has become more multimedial to accommodate rapid advancements in the technology sector. Spreadsheets and PDFs are no longer enough - the appeal of complementary media, like digital images, is on the rise and it is influencing industry purchasing decisions like never before. How can seafood sellers best keep tabs on image data and leverage it to enhance operations and sales? Join SeafoodSource and José Castro Fuentes, Director of CYRSE, to explore the power of sharing and archiving images in the seafood realm.
Peterson has 20-plus years of experience in consumer-goods marketing with Gorton’s of Gloucester, where she played a big role in the launch of several new seafood products and lines and Nicholson knows a thing or two about seafood innovation — since 2009, his company has captured four top prizes at two new product competitions — the International Boston Seafood Show’s Seafood Excellence Awards and the European Seafood Exposition’s Seafood Prix d’Elite.
