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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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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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not currently detain imported seafood products contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which can cause damage to human immune systems.
However, on 19 March, it released a document to guide the industry through a crackdown on PFAS that will likely lead to import alerts and detentions in the near future.
PFAS are a group of human-made chemicals used in a wide range of consumer
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A federal judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit to proceed that claims Conagra’s display of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification on its seafood packages is deceptive.
U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall ruled on 25 March 2024 that plaintiffs Abdallah Nasser and John Bohen can continue to pursue claims against Conagra but cannot be granted injunctive relief, which would have required the company to take immediate action to
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Red Lobster has replaced its CEO and is exploring a bankruptcy filing.
After taking the reins of the Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-based seafood restaurant chain in September 2023, Horace Dawson is retiring and will be replaced by Jonathan Tibus, the managing director of Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.-headquartered management consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal, according to the Orlando Business Journal.
Tibus is considered an expert in
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Sky-high grocery prices – brought about due to supply chain disruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic – are persisting, and retailers may be price-gouging, according to a 22 March U.S. Federal Trade Commission report.
The report, “Feeding America in a Time of Crisis: FTC Staff Report on The United States Grocery Supply Chain and the COVID-19 Pandemic,” calls out the largest retailers for raising prices and limiting
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