Maddie Kearns is the Portland, Maine-based content manager with SeafoodSource and Seafood Expo events. Before diving into seafood writing, editing, and infographic-designing, she was the associate editor for an online publication geared toward small to mid-sized practice physicians, Medical Practice Insider. Maddie is a graduate of the University of Maine, where she served as a columnist and the opinion editor for the university's paper, The Maine Campus, and won a Grady Award in Creative Writing for her poetry.
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Consumers are becoming more interested in the sustainability credentials of the seafood they eat, a long-awaited trend the COVID-19 pandemic may have served to accelerate.
Data from GlobeScan found that in 2020, 38 percent of the consumers surveyed possessed a willingness to reward companies they perceived as responsible, a significant leap up from the roughly 20 percent the firm had historically tallied since 1999.
“There are very
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Before shelter-in-place orders swept much of North America in early 2020, Silicon Valley, California, U.S.A.-based strategy, insights, and product development firm Mattson was investigating an up-and-coming segment seemingly tailor-made for the mobile, modern consumer: grab-and-go.
The firm surveyed U.S. consumers online as 2019 came to a close and 2020 began, asking them about their habits as they related to the trend – defined by Mattson
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Tampa Maid Foods is featured in The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, published by SeafoodSource on 28 September, 2021. Tampa Maid Foods Director of Marketing Jenny Doan speaks here on behalf of the company.
SeafoodSource: Which products have you seen resonating in 2020/2021?
Doan: Seafood offerings that are convenient and easy to prepare are resonating with both consumers who are cooking more meals from home, and also from restaurant
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Annasea Foods Group is featured in The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, published by SeafoodSource on 28 September, 2021.
SeafoodSource: What are the key features highlighted in Annasea’s latest product innovations, and what kind of trends inspired them?
Annasea: Consumers, especially those ages 18 to 54, are looking for a quick and easy meal or entertainment-ready item. According to Dataessential, poke ranks in the 99th
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Top 25: Forever Oceans Q&A
Forever Oceans is featured in The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, published by SeafoodSource on 28 September, 2021.
SeafoodSource: What are the key features highlighted in Forever Oceans’ latest product innovations, and what kind of trends inspired them?
Forever Oceans: Forever Oceans is unique in that we have combined expertise and technologies in engineering, infrastructure, biology,
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Ocean Beauty is featured in The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, published by SeafoodSource on 28 September, 2021. Ocean Beauty Seafoods Vice President of Retail Sales Ron Christianson speaks here on behalf of the brand.
SeafoodSource: Which products have you seen resonating in 2020/2021?
Christianson: As consumers have been eating more at home during the pandemic, we are seeing increased interest in products that offer a more elevated
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Wild Planet Foods is featured in The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, published by SeafoodSource on 28 September, 2021. Wild Planet Senior Vice President of Marketing Heather Scott speaks here on behalf of the company.
SeafoodSource: What are the key features highlighted in Wild Planet’s latest product innovations, and what kind of trends inspired them?
Scott: This year, Wild Planet released a new and innovative product line:
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Wixter Seafood is featured in The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, published by SeafoodSource on 28 September, 2021. Wixter Founder/Owner Matt Mixter speaks here on behalf of the company.
SeafoodSource: What are the key features highlighted in Wixter Seafood’s latest product innovations, and what kind of trends inspired them?
Mixter: Foundational values – sustainable prime cuts with no preservatives, no additives, and no
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Welcome to The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, featuring a group of North American seafood providers that have brought an innovative shine to these uncertain times.
It’s been a long, busy 18 months for the seafood industry, and with 2021 a breath away from its final quarter, there’s much to reflect on. From record retail sales to comebacks for foodservice operators and in-person events, it seems stories of hope have
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Phillips Foods is featured in The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, published by SeafoodSource on 28 September, 2021.
SeafoodSource: What are the key features highlighted in Phillips Foods’ latest product innovations, and what kind of trends inspired them?
Phillips: We’re really excited about our new foodservice seafood dips, which we’re bringing out in several flavor varieties. Operators can serve them as is, or they can
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