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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US FDA bans Mississippi seafood wholesaler Quality Poultry and Seafood from importing for five years
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.-based seafood wholesaler and retailer Quality Poultry and Seafood (QPS) from importing food into the U.S. for five years.
The agency said in a recent Federal Register notice that it is taking the action because the company was convicted of a felony count for conduct related to importation.
The felony count stems from a federal court case in which Mary
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U.K. grocery chain Morrisons is revamping its in-store experience to offer shoppers a more premium “farm shop feel.”
Morrisons’ strategy, called “Morrisons magic,” aims to attract a broader range of amateur and accomplished home cooks, Retail Gazette reported, citing The Grocer, while still ensuring a “laser focus on clear pricing and value.”
The first store to undergo the “crisper, cleaner
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Grocery inflation in the U.K. jumped 4.1 percent in May, reaching its highest level since February 2024, according to new data from research firm Kantar.
During the same time frame, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) also reported a 2.8 percent hike in food inflation compared to last May, which is slightly above the three-month average of 2.6 percent.
“This latest jump in grocery price inflation takes us into new territory for
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Not long after Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.A.-based retail giant Walmart warned it would have to raise prices on customers due to tariffs, it is now planning to cut around 1,500 corporate positions as part of a restructuring push to simplify its operations, according to a memo reported by Reuters.
Teams in its global technology operations, e-commerce fulfillment in U.S. stores, and its advertising business Walmart Connect will be impacted,
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Some U.S. restaurants and retailers are already passing along the costs of tariffs to customers and have warned that future price increases on their products may occur should higher tariffs go into effect, such as proposed 46 percent tariffs on products like shrimp from Vietnam and 50 percent duties on E.U. imports.
Today’s Crab House in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.A., is one such restaurant that recently raised prices on shrimp and
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U.K. grocery executives have largely welcomed the recently signed E.U.-U.K. bilateral agreement, saying it will result in lower prices and help boost seafood exports.
The deal, which aims to update the two sides’ relations on topics such as security and defense, trade, and access to lucrative fishing grounds post-Brexit, will “ease a source of pressure on food prices,” Morrisons CEO Rami Baitiéh said, according to
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Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods (COSFF) is making its Responsibly Raised Shrimp available to other U.S. retailers and foodservice customers after successfully piloting the products in Food Lion and Hannaford stores earlier this year.
The new line of products stems from a shrimp decarbonization project between Samut Sakhon,Thailand-based Thai Union – Chicken of the Sea’s parent company – and environmental nonprofit The Nature
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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon recently said that the massive global retailer will likely have to raise prices due to tariffs instituted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
In response, Trump said that Walmart should just “eat the tariffs.”
“Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain,” Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social. “Between Walmart and China they
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Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-based Darden Restaurants abruptly closed 15 of its Bahama Breeze restaurants – around one-third of its total locations.
“Closing a restaurant is a difficult choice because it impacts our team members and guests,” Darden said in an email to Nation’s Restaurant News. “However, we believe this is the right decision because it will allow Bahama Breeze to focus on its highest-performing
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