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Byline: Jeff Wells In their quest for guilt-free seafood, consumers may have stumbled upon the holy grail of sustainable fish. Barramundi, a bass-like species native to Southeast Asia, has the [...]

Byline: just-food.com European convenience foods group Alfesca has launched naturally smoked chilled jumbo king prawns in the UK under the Lyons Seafoods brand. In a first for the UK market, [...]

- Seafish in health push. Seafish, the body responsible for promoting seafood, is launching a campaign to highlight its 'two-a-week' message and the benefits of eating fish regularly. Next month, [...]

Young's Seafood has launched what it claimed to be the first branded 'free from' product in the frozen cabinet - a variant of its fish finger range. 'There are own-label [...]

Brian McKnight is the latest celebrity to hear the famous words, 'you're fired,' from Donald Trump on the most recent episode of The Celebrity Apprentice, and as the competition intensifies, [...]

Byline: just-food.com US retailer Safeway has launched a line of own-label frozen seafood products, called Waterfront Bistro. The line includes almost 30 products, ranging from heat-and-serve to simple preparation options, [...]

Malcolm the Cat is back for Young's biggest-ever ad campaign--a push for its swanky Gastro range. Rupert Everett hams it up as Malcolm's voice, poshly eulogising about his owners' choice [...]

Food retailing and the single European market In this feature, written specially for Seafood International, PETER BACKMAN describes the retail developments in Europe that are taking place as 1992 approaches, [...]

Buy It! teams up with Food From Britain to bring you a selection of locally sourced produce currently in season from producers in the regions Wales Scotland Lobster Lobster is [...]

HADDOCK--Blocks: Supply is light with good demand, the market is stronger. Imported, some $2.50-$2.60, Single frozen some $2.65 with few higher, per pound f.o.b. New England. FLOUNDER--Blocks: Supply is moderate [...]

BOSTON - Keeping it simple was the mantra at the Retail Showcase Seminar at the International Boston Seafood Show last week, in a session where officials from Encore Associates, Alpha [...]

If you've never heard of callo de hacha, you're not alone. It wasn't until a few years ago that the local shellfish--native to the Sea of Cortez off Baja California--became [...]

Iceland has made a fresh commitment to ensure all of its branded fish and seafood is sourced responsibly with the creation of a new sustainable fishing scheme. The frozen food [...]

Price Hikes in Traditional UK Fish Pave Way for Alternative Species Cod, plaice and haddock are preferred, but shortages have driven up raw material costs to a point that is [...]

Drop-in, disk-to-disk (D2D) virtual tape library (VTL) appliance, REO(TM) 4500, helps solve complex backup challenges while facilitating near-instantaneous data recovery. Along with 27 TB raw data capacity, solution supports SAS […]

Buy It! teams up with Food From Britain to bring you a selection of locally sourced produce currently in season from artisan producers in the regions North South-east Salad potatoes [...]

JUNEAU, Alaska - With Lenten season accounting for as much as 35-40 percent of annual frozen seafood sales, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) here said it is urging retailers [...]

....In some countries, the rules of labeling fish are not as strict as in the U.S. For example, Europe allows antibiotics to be used if an animal is sick and [...]

Seafood Scotland's decision to sponsor the Fish & Chip Shop of the Year Competition is discussed. The competition is aimed to increase awareness among people about seafood in Scotland.

Byline: Australia's food manufacturers need to decide which brands they will sacrifice and which they will strengthen in order to survive massive growth in the supermarket private-label sector. PricewaterhouseCoopers, in [...]

The Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish) is embarking on a drive to encourage consumers to eat more seafood. The 'Twice a Week' initiative will be flagged up by a logo, [...]

* The Safe Harbor brand of certified low-mercury fresh fish was introduced at HOLIDAY QUALITY FOODS' 19 grocery stores in rural Northern California. It is part of a market test [...]

SEATTLE (FNS) - As a sales strategy, storytelling can be an effective way to sell fish and seafood, particularly premium and sustainably harvested products, an official at Wegmans Food Markets [...]

How hard is it for the seafood industry to live with country-of-origin labeling? Following the labeling and recordkeeping rules is an everyday reality for seafood companies and their supermarket customers. [...]

Retailers in landlocked places are setting up clubs to lure shoppers to their seafood counters. By joining the club, shoppers can get sizeable discounts on the catch of the day, [...]

American Pride Seafoods, a division of Seattle-based American Seafoods Group LLC, has launched Disney Cheddar Treasures, crunchy cheddar crumb fish nuggets, under the American Pride Seafoods brand. The frozen nuggets, [...]

Matsugi Kakiten has begun the marketing of 'Sanriku Shinkai Natsugaki' fresh oysters in their shell that have been immersed for 24 hours in sea water irradiated with ultra violet light [...]

CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. and other participants at the Great Inland Seafood Festival here were pleased that the event was so well attended despite rainy weather. Kroger had as its [...]

Fujikin, known as an industrial valve maker, has also been raising sturgeons for caviar at its Tsukuba Research Factory since 1988 and hatched eggs in 1992. The company plans to [...]

Young's Bluecrest Seafood is going head to head with Unilever's relaunched Bird's Eye kids' range, with a children's fish sub-brand called Young'uns. Aimed at children under ten, the brand extension [...]

Richard Wolford, the chief executive of Del Monte Foods Co. plans to revitalize a variety underperforming and seemingly dissimilar products it will acquire from H.J. Heinz Co. Mr. Wolford's plan [...]

Retailers recognize that adding value to fresh seafood products represents the best chance to align the department with the opportunities found in the take-home meal category. However, adding value in [...]

Marrs Foods, the seafood specialists, has designed an on-pack brand logo that uses the line 'fresh from the sea'. The move comes in response to increased consumer demand for assurance [...]

STILLWATER, Minn. -- Cub Foods brought Alaska fishermen into its seafood departments recently and succeeded in creating a wave of excitement around Alaska fresh cod, smoked salmon and other seafood. [...]

GLOUCESTER, Mass. -- The Gorton's Fisherman has reeled in a big catch. By offering print-at-home coupons on its company Web site, Gorton's hopes to encourage trial of its frozen fish [...]

* Atlantic Salmon of Maine has introduced a line of ready-to-cook marinated salmon fillets in vacuum-packed bags for retailers and restaurants. Within five years, the company expects to produce 4.5 [...]

DAYTON, Ohio -- Dorothy Lane Markets paved the way by giving customers lots of information and then sent sales of Alaskan red king crab legs soaring this fall. The upscale, [...]

Statistics show Americans like the idea of eating more seafood, but the reality is that they still feel skittish about cooking fish at home. Retailers looking to overcome that reluctance [...]