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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Snow crab continues to be a retail staple this year thanks to its consistently low pricing, and one U.S. regional grocery chain has capitalized on the trend through promotions, an effective supplier partnership, and marketing efforts aimed at enticing budget-conscious consumers.
As soon as Canadian snow crab prices declined earlier this year, Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.A.-based Fresh Thyme Market, which operates 70 stores in the U.S. Midwest,
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Luke’s Lobster, the successful lobster shack chain began in New York City but with deep roots in the U.S. state of Maine, continues to expand with the opening of three new restaurants.
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.-based Luke’s Lobster has grown steadily since it opened its first restaurant in New York City’s East Village in 2009. Now operating more than 29 restaurants in 10 U.S. states as well as Japan and Singapore, the company
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The rate of grocery inflation in the U.K. continued to fall in June, but retailers are still urging suppliers to lower prices so consumers, fatigued by 15 months of overall inflation hovering just under a hefty 10 percent, can start to realize some savings.
After a two-month review into “historically high levels” of food inflation, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on 19 July that high food prices are not the fault of
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Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based cruise ship corporation Holland America Line has recently unveiled new Alaskan seafood-themed dishes as part of its expanded Alaska Up Close program.
Holland America has a longstanding commitment to serving local seafood, and it said its Alaska Up Close program allows guests to become “deeply immersed in the local culture with informative onboard programming, sea-to-table dining, and award-winning
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Sales of fresh, frozen, and ambient seafood in U.S. retail stores all decreased in June in spite of prices for the first two categories dropping in the period.
Fresh seafood sales fell 2.8 percent to USD 624 million (EUR 555 million) in June. Frozen seafood sales fell harder, dropping 5.3 percent to USD 627 million (EUR 558 million), according to Circana data provided by Lakeland, Florida, U.S.A.-based 210 Analytics
The decrease in sales comes
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On 18 July, Thai Union unveiled a multi-pronged plan backed by a THB 6.9 billion (USD 200 million, EUR 178 million) investment aiming to ensure 100 percent of the company’s seafood comes from responsible sources by 2030.
SeaChange 2030 represents the company’s most extensive sustainability initiative to date, spanning 11 overarching objectives. It has the support of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, the Aquaculture Stewardship
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Inflation and other economic headwinds are continuing to impact the U.S. grocery industry, but overall, products like seafood are in a good position to navigate the challenges in the marketplace, according to executives from FMI – The Food Industry Association.
In a 12 July webinar, FMI executives reviewed findings from the organization’s new report, “The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2023,” which included survey
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When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 and restaurants began to close, Biloxi Freezing and Processing, a Gulf of Mexico shrimp wholesaler and processor operating out of Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A., was suddenly stuck with a warehouse full of shrimp and no one to sell it to.
Prior to the pandemic, Biloxi Freezing and Processing ran one of the largest wholesaling operations of Gulf shrimp, supplying private-label and branded products to
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Many U.S. restaurants are taking advantage of recently declining crab and plateauing lobster prices by featuring them on summer menus.
Wholesale crab prices have dropped in recent months, encouraging retail and restaurant buyers to promote it this summer, which in turn has led to higher sales. Frozen crab sales spiked 41.9 percent in May 2023 compared to the same month last year, and fresh crab sales jumped 15.4 percent, according to research
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New summer deals from Red Lobster, Long John Silver’s, and other restaurant chains aim to boost sales of shrimp, which has experienced sluggish demand in the U.S.
“Stable” pricing has been favorable for U.S. retail and foodservice buyers, but despite that, U.S. shrimp imports are down more than 50,000 metric tons in 2023 due to “soft” demand, according to Eric Bloom, president of Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.A.-based
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