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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May 12, 2026
Lakewood, Colorado, U.S.A.-based natural and organic grocery retailer Natural Grocers, which operates nearly 170 stores across 21 U.S. states, has launched a private-label smoked salmon line, aiming to capitalize on the growing demand for smoked fish in the U.S.
The thinly sliced salmon sold under the new Natural Grocers Brand Wild Smoked Salmon is certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and is cold smoked in small batches “at a… Read More
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May 8, 2026
U.S. consumer spending on this year’s Mother’s Day, which will take place on 10 May, is expected to reach a record USD 38 billion (EUR 32.3 billion), according to a survey conducted annually by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights and Analytics.
While flowers are the most popular gift category, 63 percent of Americans who are celebrating the holiday are planning special outings such as dinner or brunch.
210 Analytics… Read More
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May 7, 2026
Seafood brand Chicken of the Sea, which is owned by food conglomerate Thai Union Group, has announced that it will source all of its branded retail tuna products from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified fisheries by the end of this year.
The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.-based company will become the first mainstream U.S. tuna brand to carry the MSC blue fish eco-label across its entire retail portfolio, Chicken of the Sea said in a… Read More
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May 6, 2026
A U.S. district court judge recently dismissed packaged food firm Conagra’s attempt to dismiss a 2024 lawsuit related to artificially adding weight to its fish products via overglazing.
In June 2024, consumers who purchased Mrs. Paul’s and Van de Kamp’s products in the U.S. states of New York and Massachusetts, claimed that Conagra short-weighted its products and “pumped up” its fish with the industrial filler sodium tripolyphosphate… Read More
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May 5, 2026
Seafood is underperforming in e-commerce but still has huge potential for growth, according to new reports.
According to the Digital Engagement Transforms Grocery Shopping 2026 report, conducted by FMI – The Food Industry Association and NielsenIQ, only 8.2 percent of total seafood sales are made online, versus 43.3 percent of health and performance product sales and 27 percent of coffee sales, for example.
“Many shoppers still prefer to… Read More
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May 4, 2026
Despite the high and growing demand for sushi in America, sushi burrito restaurant brand Sushirrito is closing its doors.
“After an incredible journey building and scaling Sushirrito over the last 15 years (and through COVID in the SF Bay Area, of all places), we’ve made the difficult decision to wind down operations,” Peter Yen, previously founder and chief executive roller of San Francisco, California, U.S.A.-based Sushiritto wrote on… Read More
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April 30, 2026
When seafood boil restaurant chain Angry Crab Shack opened its first location in Mesa, Arizona, U.S.A., in 2013, it partnered with foodservice distribution firm Sysco to source several seafood species.
However, Angry Crab Shack quickly started to attract more customers, and it soon found that Sysco hadn't stocked enough shrimp, king crab, or snow crab in Arizona to meet growing demand.
To fill the gap, the chain’s buyers had to make five or… Read More
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April 30, 2026
Isola, Mississippi, U.S.A.-based Consolidated Catfish Producers has been named to the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH)’s 2026 Dirty Dozen report.
Spanning across industries, the report documents 12 companies annually that National COSH deems to have exhibited “recurring corporate failures” that place workers at risk, including extreme heat, hazardous machinery, toxic chemicals, wage theft, retaliation,… Read More
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April 28, 2026
In support of the sustainable harvesting practices of Scottish shellfish producers, retail chain Asda recently launched a premium meal made with Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified mussels that are rope-grown in the Shetland Islands and around the Scottish mainland.
The product is a microwaveable, convenient meal featuring MSC Scottish rope-grown mussels with chorizo in a fire-roasted tomato and rioja cream sauce, Asda Product Development… Read More
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April 23, 2026
Retail chain Walmart, which operates around 5,000 stores in the U.S., is opening new stores and remodeling existing ones, as well as revamping its private-label offerings.
The company announced recently it is opening 20 new stores by early 2027 and has more than 650 scheduled remodels at both Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets locations.
With the remodels, the chain aims to tout “eye-catching displays and expanded assortments,” as well as… Read More
