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 U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued new guidance warning restaurants that any décor implying the seafood they serve is local when it isn’t is illegal and could result in fines.
The new guidance, in part, stems from lobbying by organizations like the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), a U.S. domestic shrimp advocacy organization, and other groups. The push by the SSA comes as the organization has pushed to combat influxes of
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Menu price hikes at U.S. restaurants continue to make consumers wary about eating out, especially as economic concerns like inflation remain front of mind for many Americans.
Those concerns led to unpredictable restaurant traffic this summer – a season which restaurants usually count on for upticks in foot traffic – and resulted in lower-than-expected earnings across the restaurant industry, including at many establishments that
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Red Lobster announced its exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 16 September after gaining the newly created RL Investor Holdings as its new owner and officially appointing Damola Adamolekun as CEO.
RL Investor Holdings is an entity created by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, alongside co-investors TCW Private Credit and Blue Torch. With the company taking over as the chain’s new owner, Red Lobster has
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