Christine Blank, a veteran freelance writer and editor, covers all aspects of the seafood industry, from fishing to processing to selling and serving the final product. When she is not writing for SeafoodSource, Christine gets to taste scrumptious seafood dishes at U.S. restaurants for her food and travel blog, Flavorful Excursions (www.flavorfulexcursions.net). Christine loves to eat seafood of any kind, but lobster, crab and crawfish are among her favorites. In addition to SeafoodSource.com and SeaFood Business, Christine’s articles have been published in hundreds of leading magazines and newspapers, such as The New York Times, USA Today and Associated Press.
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Newly appointed Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun, named to the position in late August as the Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-based restaurant chain emerged from bankruptcy proceedings, said its “Ultimate Endless Shrimp” promotion was one of the company’s big mistakes leading up to its Chapter 11 filing.
“There were certainly a lot of big mistakes,” Adamolekun told CNN. “It’s a very expensive product to
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.-based seafood brand Acme Smoked Fish is rolling out its Smoked Salmon Candy product nationwide, as well as two new dips, in Whole Foods Market stores ahead of the end-of-year holiday season.
The candy is is inspired by candied smoked salmon that is popular in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. According to Acme Senior Marketing Manager Ellen Lee-Allen, the company has developed its own interpretation of the concept.
“We
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued new guidance warning restaurants that any décor implying the seafood they serve is local when it isn’t is illegal and could result in fines.
The new guidance, in part, stems from lobbying by organizations like the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), a U.S. domestic shrimp advocacy organization, and other groups. The push by the SSA comes as the organization has pushed to combat influxes of
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Menu price hikes at U.S. restaurants continue to make consumers wary about eating out, especially as economic concerns like inflation remain front of mind for many Americans.
Those concerns led to unpredictable restaurant traffic this summer – a season which restaurants usually count on for upticks in foot traffic – and resulted in lower-than-expected earnings across the restaurant industry, including at many establishments that
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