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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Seafood prices continued to decline in March 2024, but the drop is not yet translating to higher sales.
Frozen seafood sales fell 6.4 percent by volume and 5.7 percent by value to USD 870 million (EUR 819 million), and fresh seafood sales dropped 3.2 percent by volume and 4.6 percent by value to USD 819 million (EUR 771 million), according to Circana data analyzed by Lakeland, Florida, U.S.A.-based 210 Analytics. Only shelf-stable seafood sales
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Charles C. Foot, Jr., the former attorney general of Louisiana and a partner at the New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.-based law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, has initiated an investigation into Conagra Brands’ claims over the sustainability of its seafood.
Conagra is one of the largest frozen food manufacturers in the U.S. and owns the Mrs. Paul’s and Van de Kamp’s frozen seafood brands, in addition to
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Higher protein prices and stagnant traffic growth are dealing a blow to the U.S. restaurant industry.
Technomic said there was a 0.7 percent year-over-year decline in restaurant traffic in January 2024, and research firm Circana has forecast a paltry 1 percent growth in 2024 restaurant traffic.
Darden Restaurants, which operates nearly 2,000 establishments around the U.S. including the Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Yard House chains,
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