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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Health-conscious grocery shoppers in the U.S., which account for an estimated USD 285 billion (EUR 274 billion) in annual spending at grocery stores, frequently look to the fresh seafood department when making food purchases, according to a new report from customer data science firm dunnhumby.
“The role of food and other health categories is blurring, with food now playing a bigger role in customers’ health journeys,” dunnhumby
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Major U.K. grocery chains are cutting prices on groceries – including seafood items – to start the new year.
Asda launched a Big Jan Price Drop initiative on 2 January, which cut prices by an average of 26 percent on more than 2,500 products. In addition to chicken breasts, cheese, and other products, Asda reduced the price on its own-brand 240-gram salmon fillets from GBP 4.50 (USD 5.60, EUR 5.40) to GBP 3.00 (USD 3.70, EUR 3.60)
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The U.S. restaurant industry struggled throughout 2024, but restaurant operator Darden Restaurants closed out the year strong, reporting higher earnings year over year in its most recent fiscal quarter.
The Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-based operator of such restaurant chains as Ruth’s Chris, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Olive Garden reported a 6 percent total sales increase in its fiscal second quarter of 2025.
The company largely
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Due to disappointing earnings throughout 2024, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.-based global food supplier Conagra Brands is lowering its earnings outlook for the remainder of its fiscal 2025 year.
In the earnings report for its second fiscal quarter of 2025, released on 19 December, Conagra reported that its gross profit was flat at USD 847 million (EUR 811 million), and its adjusted gross profit decreased 2.3 percent year over year to USD 842 million
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U.S. seafood industry organizations are welcoming updates to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) “healthy” claims label, which could benefit the seafood industry.
In its final rule issued 19 December, the agency said the "healthy" claim on food labels has been updated “to help consumers find foods that are the foundation of a healthy dietary pattern and could also result in the development of healthier
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New seafood specials from Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-based restaurant chain Red Lobster – the latest effort by the chain to generate sales momentum following its bankruptcy – are just one of many winter and holiday promotions that U.S. restaurants are rolling out as 2024 comes to a close.
Red Lobster’s new Happy Hour specials, which include USD 5.00 (EUR 4.77) drink specials and USD 2.00 (EUR 1.90) off select starters, feature
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Clackamas, Oregon, U.S.A.-based Pacific Seafood has officially completed the purchase of Trident Seafood's Kodiak, Alaska-based processing operations, which the two companies previously announced in October.
The acquisition includes three well-established processing plants – Star of Kodiak, Alkod, and Kodiak Near Island – as well as the Plaza bunkhouse apartments for team member housing, the two major suppliers said in a press
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