Teddy Hans

The sales pitch Yuhong Yang gives to prospective customers who want to buy Hainan, China-based Amyco Foods’ tilapia is blunt. “Chinese tilapia is high-quality, there is a lot of it, and it’s cheap,” Yang, who is the director of Amyco, said. “The quantity coming from… Read More

Covid-19 shut off direct contact between Kaohsiung, Taiwan-based Tri Ocean Seafood and its many European clients. So, the goal for Tri Ocean General Manager Chi-Ching Huang at the 2024 Seafood Expo Global, which ran from 23 to 25 April in Barcelona, Spain, was simple. “For many years, we… Read More

Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A.-based fishing company Tri Marine Group has received the BRCGS Agents and Brokers certification, which is awarded to companies that ensure their supply chains adhere to rigorous food safety standards. Luciano Pirovano, the global sustainable development director at… Read More

Greenfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based barramundi producer Australis Aquaculture recently celebrated three years of partnership between its The Better Fish brand and the Fair Trade USA Certification, representing one of the latter organization’s first aquaculture partnerships. Fair Trade… Read More

In the wake of Corporate Accountability Lab, Associated Press, and Outlaw Ocean reports alleging forced labor and antibiotic use in the Indian shrimp industry, the Seafood Task Force (STF) has committed itself and its partners, some of which include Indian shrimp companies, toward taking the lead… Read More

Certification is a vital component to improving consumer trust in the seafood category, but Griffith Foods said oftentimes, ingredients added to seafood in secondary processing are not certified. Sometimes that's just not possible, but Griffith Foods is dedicated to ensuring its ingredients are… Read More

It didn’t take K-Pack long to take over the South Korean market. Operating in a niche field with few competitors, K-Pack – a manufacturer that specializes in packaging film for seafood and meat products and is based just southwest of Seoul in the city of Siheung – quickly found… Read More

Until recently, South Korean seafood companies largely relied on international machinery to handle their filleting needs, as no major domestic player had stepped up to the plate on a large scale. Sensing an opportunity in the domestic market, Chamco Chungha Machinery, a seafood-processing… Read More

The global shrimp industry experienced one of the worst years it has weathered in over a decade in 2023, suffering from heavy oversupply, low prices, and weak demand.

As global shrimp companies look for the light at the end of the tunnel, Laitram Machinery Marketing Director Karen Quaas told SeafoodSource the company's focus on efficiency could be a boon for companies looking to recover as many cents on the pound as possible. The Harahan,

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Japanese exhibitors have been attending Seafood Expo North America, which takes place this year from 10 to 12 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., for many years, but with China's recent ban on seafood from Japan, the 2024 edition of the show has been pivotal, according to Japan External Trade… Read More