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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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is expecting food inflation to reach over 4 percent in the U.K. by the second half of 2025 after grocery prices rose 2.1 percent in February year over year.
“Inflation will likely rise across the board as the year progresses with geopolitical tensions running high and the imminent GBP 7 billion [USD 9 billion, EUR 8.4 billion] increase in costs from the Autumn Budget and the poorly designed packaging
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Several U.S. restaurants are rolling out shrimp promotions for the Lenten season, which started 5 March and ends 17 April.
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.-based Long John Silver’s is debuting a new Coconut Butterfly Shrimp and is offering several other shrimp specials for Lent.
Customers can order one of several Shrimp Baskets for USD 6.00 (EUR 5.70), including Six-Piece Coconut Butterfly Shrimp, Six-Piece Grilled Shrimp, Six-Piece
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U.S. grocery chain Kroger has announced that its chairman and CEO, Rodney McMullen, resigned from the company on 3 March.
On 21 February, Kroger’s board of directors was made aware of “certain personal conduct” carried out by McMullen, so it retained outside independent counsel to conduct an investigation overseen by a special committee, Kroger said in a press release about the news.
The investigation found that
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Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.-based restaurant group Bloomin’ Brands recently announced it sustained disappointing earnings in the fourth quarter of 2024.
In response, the group laid off 100 corporate employees and said it will also reduce the menu size at its Outback Steakhouse, Bonefish Grill, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, and Fleming Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar restaurants.
Consolidated revenues for Bloomin’ Brands fell 9 percent
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The amount of product made using Alaska pollock increased from 99,815 metric tons (MT) in 2023 to 115,065 MT in 2024, according to GAPP, which marks the highest amount of U.S.-caught Alaska pollock available for domestic consumption on record.
Additionally, since 2022, Americans have eaten 27 percent, or 24,583 MT, more of U.S.-caught Alaska pollock, GAPP said in a press release.
“We know from our research that provenance is extremely
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Seafood, particularly from Alaska, is featured prominently on major U.S. restaurant chain menus – such as McDonald’s, Jack in the Box, and Taco John’s – during this year’s Lenten season, which runs from 5 March to 17 April.
McDonald’s heavily promotes its Filet-O-Fish sandwich, made from Alaska pollock, every Lenten season, but Jack in the Box’s limited-time Fish Sandwich, also made with Alaska pollock,
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