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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Blue Star Foods is facing eviction from the recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility it acquired in 2021 via the acquisition of Taste of BC Aquafarms.
After finalizing the acquisition of Taste of BC Aquafarms, Blue Star Foods planned to raise steelhead trout in the facility. The company recently was granted a license extension renewal through 2033 covering white sturgeon, coho, and Chinook salmon, as well as rainbow trout, and had
… Read MoreBentonville, Arkansas, U.S.A.-based retail giant Walmart is facing another class-action pricing suit, just months after it paid USD 45 million (EUR 41.6 million) to settle a class-action lawsuit over improperly weighted products – including seafood offerings.
Yoram Khan, the plaintiff in the case, has alleged that the company’s actual prices are 10 percent to 15 percent higher than what is posted on its shelves.
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… Read MoreAfter closing more than 100 locations following the announcement of its bankruptcy, restaurant chain Red Lobster is hoping it can successfully negotiate leases on several additional locations that are on the chopping block.
At a creditor meeting held on 28 June, Red Lobster CEO Jonathan Tibus said the chain will close several additional restaurants because negotiations with landlords on the locations’ leases fell through.
Red Lobster,
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