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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Published on
December 1, 2025
The U.S. restaurant industry has struggled with stagnating foot traffic in the latter half of 2025, but some seafood restaurant chains have been able to buck that trend as the year has progressed.
Customer visits to Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.-based quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Long John Silver’s, for instance, increased 8.5 percent in October, according to foot traffic analysis software firm Placer.ai, after jumping more than 7… Read More
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November 28, 2025
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based seafood company Trident recently debuted Wild Alaska Pollock Skinless Loin Portions, along with a new branded surimi item, at Walmart stores.
"We wanted to offer consumers a healthy seafood option that is wild-caught in the United States, packed with protein, and quick and easy to prepare,” Trident Retail Sales Director Colton Hayden said about the pollock loins. “We were able to collaborate with Walmart and… Read More
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November 26, 2025
Warren, Rhode Island, U.S.A.-based Blount Fine Foods is bullish on sales of its soups, particularly seafood soups and chowders, as the holidays near and as the winter season as a whole progresses.
“Seafood soups are growing at a great pace. People just don’t have the quality seafood ingredients available for them, such as fresh clam meat, lobster, etc., and time to make fresh soups like ours,” Blount Chief Customer Officer and Executive… Read More
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November 26, 2025
Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.A.-based US Foods and Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.-based Performance Food Group have called off the exploration process on a potential merger.
In September, the two major food distribution companies said they planned to exchange confidential information related to a potential merger.
“US Foods is pleased with PFG’s decision to engage in an effort to explore the regulatory considerations and synergies of a potential… Read More
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November 25, 2025
Grocery prices in the U.K. declined month over month in October, slightly helping consumers affected by inflation that rose throughout the summer, but seafood inflation jumped during the month.
Seafood prices increased 3.7 percent in October compared to the same month last year and rose 0.7 percent month over month compared to September, according to U.K. trade organization Food and Drink Federation. Other protein options also saw price… Read More
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November 24, 2025
After a better than expected sockeye salmon harvest in Bristol Bay, Alaska, this past fishing season, the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) stepped up retail and foodservice promotions and has outlined big plans for 2026.
The 2025 Bristol Bay harvest of 41.2 million sockeye salmon was 31 percent higher than the 2024 harvest and 23 percent higher than the recent 20-year average of 33.6 million sockeye, BBRSDA Executive… Read More
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November 21, 2025
A U.S. district judge sentenced former ABS Seafood Chief Financial Officer and minority shareholder Antonietta Nguyen to 36 months in prison, following her June 2025 conviction in a USD 9 million (EUR 7.8 million) embezzlement and fraud scheme.
On 14 November, Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Illston handed down the sentence and also ordered supervised release for three years, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District… Read More
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November 20, 2025
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.-based fast casual seafood chain Captain D’s has opened a new location in Broadstairs, U.K., marking the start of the company’s European expansion efforts.
“The U.K. is the doorway to Europe. It is one of the countries where if you are successful there, other countries will follow. If it makes it in the U.K., it will make it in Europe,” Captain D’s Senior Vice President of International Operations and… Read More
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November 18, 2025
Inflation on grocery prices led to drops in seafood sales at U.S. retail stores in October.
Frozen seafood prices increased 5.3 percent year over year in October, contributing to sales declines of 2.7 percent by value to USD 723 million (EUR 624 million) and 7.6 percent by volume, according to new data from market research firm Circana analyzed by Lakeland, Florida, U.S.A.-based 210 Analytics.
Two major species in the frozen category, shrimp… Read More
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November 17, 2025
U.S. seafood import firm Netuno USA has sued the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and other relevant government entities, alleging that tariffs Trump has imposed on countries around the world are unlawful and unconstitutional.
More specifically the company – which sources its seafood primarily from Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Mexico, Indonesia, China, and India – is claiming that the… Read More
