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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The sale of Red Lobster to Fortress Credit was officially approved at a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on 5 September, even as the U.S. trustee overseeing the bankruptcy case is opposed confirmation of the restaurant chain’s bankruptcy plan.
In late July, Red Lobster canceled an auction to sell its assets and announced that Fortress Credit – Red Lobster’s primary creditor – would be purchasing the company’s assets
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Shelf-stable seafood continued to perform well at U.S. retail stores in the second quarter of 2024, though frozen and fresh sales suffered throughout the period, according to new data presented by market research firm 210 Analytics.
Increased tuna sales were a main contributor to shelf-stable growth in the quarter. Sales of tuna jumped 5.2 percent by volume, while sales increased 3 percent by value . Salmon sales by volume in the category
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A seafood distributing and wholesaling company in the U.S. state of Mississippi recently pled guilty of conspiring to mislabel seafood and marketing imported seafood as premium local species, all as part of a case against historic restaurant Mary Mahoney’s Old French House.
Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.-based Quality Poultry and Seafood (QPS) has agreed to pay USD 1 million (EUR 899,000) in forfeitures and a criminal fine of USD 150,000 (EUR
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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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