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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Conagra – the maker of Van de Kamp’s and Mrs. Paul’s frozen seafood products – is fighting back against a class action lawsuit claiming the company is short-weighting fish and mislabeling its products.
The class action complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago on 11 June, alleges Conagra “pumps up” its fish with the industrial filler sodium tripolyphosphate
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Welwyn Garden City, U.K.-based retailer Tesco is committing to enhanced shrimp welfare through its new Farmed Decapod Crustacean Welfare Policy, which includes such planned measures as no longer selling live shrimp and ensuring its suppliers electrically stun their shrimp before slaughter.
“We recognize that there are several major welfare concerns with the transport, storage, and eventual slaughter of decapod crustaceans when sold as live
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Restaurant chain Red Lobster announced plans to close 23 more locations as part of its ongoing bankruptcy proceedings.
Additionally, the chain has appointed a new CEO to take over operations after a U.S. bankruptcy judge officially approves its sale.
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-based Red Lobster, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May, is rejecting the leases of 23 additional locations by 31 August, CNN reported. The company will
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Relying on Americans’ continuously growing desire for convenient protein snacks and meals, Reston, Virginia, U.S.A.-based seafood brand StarKist is expanding into beef offerings for the first time, rolling out new StarKist Beef Creations pouches.
StarKist has found success with its tuna, chicken, and salmon creations pouches, so building on that momentum, the supplier is now offering single-serve, fully cooked beef pouches in three
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U.S. retailer Kroger filed a motion for preliminary injunction against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) challenge of its merger with Albertsons, one week after confirming it would lower grocery prices by USD 1 billion (EUR 900 million) if the merger is approved.
Simultaneously, UFCW Local 555, a union representing grocery employees, pulled its support for the Kroger-Albertsons merger and voted to strike against Fred Meyer, a Kroger
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Pacific Seafood has added fresh and frozen Norwegian Atlantic salmon fillets to its lineup of product offerings.
The GlobalGAP-certified salmon arrives in the U.S. from Norway within 72 hours of harvest, according to Pacific.
“As a company, our primary focus is providing consumers with the highest-quality seafood options,” Pacific Marketing Specialist Kady Freeze told SeafoodSource. “Norwegian Atlantic salmon has a reputation
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