Seafood Expo North America

We look forward to welcoming those of you attending the 38th edition of Seafood Expo North America / Seafood Processing North America in Boston next week. With 1,340 exhibitors from 56 countries, the exposition continues to break records and will be the largest in the event’s history. 

This year we have a lot for you to see and do at the expo:

The conference program is packed with educational sessions covering corporate social

Fresh and frozen scallop processor and distributor Northern Wind is celebrating its 30-year anniversary in 2018, a testament to the fortitude of the fast-growing business, according to a recent company announcement. 

Based out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Northern Wind was founded in 1987 by Ken Melanson and Michael Fernandes and has since established itself as one the fastest growing seafood processing and distribution companies in the

Thai Union Group-owned Chicken of the Sea is debuting the “world’s first pre-sliced, pre- seasoned tuna slices” made from whole yellowfin tuna loins at Seafood Expo North America in Boston, Massachusetts, 11 to 13 March, the company said.

The Yellowfin Tuna Slices product, which is being marketed to foodservice operators, is also a finalist in SENA’s Seafood Excellence Awards. The winners of the contest will be revealed

A breakthrough innovation from New Zealand King Salmon will allow for a handful of discerning chefs and diners to comfortably enjoy a seafood rarity: Tyee salmon. 

The New Zealand-based company has developed a limited supply of what it calls Ōra King Tyee, or farmed Tyee salmon, available for purchase. The fish, which were raised in the Te Waikoropupu Springs in Takaka, can grow to weigh more than 13 kilograms and are the latest product to

Alaskan Leader Seafoods took home the grand prize at the Alaska Symphony of Seafood competition on 27 February.

Alaskan Leader won the grand prize – along with winning the Retail division – for its Premium Wild Caught Alaskan Cod with Lemon Herb Butter. Alaskan Leader also won in the Beyond the Plate division for its Cod Crunchies Pet Treats.

“I attribute these wins to our entire company. No one person could have accomplished

Edmonds, Washington-based Keyport, one of the country’s largest distributers of snow, king, and Dungeness crab, has hired Gerry Brajcich as its director of sales for its national accounts and William Rogers as a business development manager

Brajcich previously worked as vice president of retail sales at Southern Fisheries in Miami, Florida, and at the same position at Aqua Star in Seattle, Washington. Rogers was most recently the fresh

Maryland, U.S.A.-based biotechnology company Intralytix plans on bringing its expertise in the use of all-natural bacteriophages to target and eliminate specific pathogens to Boston, Massachusetts this month for Seafood Expo North America, taking place 11 to 13 March. 

The company’s technologies, including its ListShield product, could play a key role in combating foodborne illness – one of the seafood industry’s biggest

Carl Salamone, who recently retired as the vice president of seafood sustainability at U.S. grocery chain Wegmans, has joined Tai Foong USA, as its vice president for sustainability. 

Tai Foong, based in Seattle, Washington owns the Northern Chef and Royal Asia brands, both focused on sustainably sourced, value-added pan-Asian seafood products. The company is owned by the Lam family.

Salamone’s job will have him acting as an advisor

Norwegian traceability and business software developer Maritech will conduct a series of launches for the U.S. market at this year’s Seafood Expo North America (SENA) event, coming to Boston, Massachusetts from 11 to 13 March. 

Among the innovations set to be showcased by the company at SENA18 is its suite of digital trading tools called DigitalSeafood, which is aimed at helping seafood processors, traders, and brokers access

Cambridge, United Kingdom-based technology developer Timestrip will have its newest seafood-focused invention on display at the upcoming 2018 Seafood Expo North America event – which comes to Boston, Massachusetts from 11 to 13 March – the company announced on 14 February.  

The cutting-edge product, Timestrip Seafood, has been designed to protect seafood packaged in reduced oxygen environments by detecting breaches in