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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Brampton, Ontario, Canada-based seafood supplier and value-added processor Toppits Foods has declared bankruptcy and owes more than CAD 20 million (USD 15 million, EUR 13.5 million) to its creditors.
Its 14 May bankruptcy filing lists 95 entities to which it owes money, including some seafood suppliers that have not been paid for their shipments. The company reported just CAD 6,000 (USD 4,400, EUR 4,000) in assets in its bankruptcy filing,
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A U.S. judge has narrowed a class-action lawsuit alleging Walmart made misleading seafood sustainability marketing claims.
U.S. District Judge Manish S. Shah granted a motion in part made by Walmart to dismiss the suit, which was filed in March 2023 in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois.
In the suit, U.S. consumer Marissa Sanchez claimed that Walmart’s Great Value and Sam’s Choice frozen seafood products
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U.S. retailers and restaurant chains have ramped up their seafood promotions leading up to Mother’s Day, which will take place 12 May this year.
Spending on this year’s holiday is expected to reach a near-record USD 33.5 billion (EUR 31 billion), according to the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics’ annual consumer survey. If that comes to fruition, 2024 Mother’s Day spending would reach the
… Read MoreASMI report outlines how economic challenges, plant closures are impacting Alaska's seafood industry
The Alaskan seafood sector faced a particularly difficult year in 2023, marred by global and domestic economic pressures, the closure of processing facilities, an inventory glut, and low sales.
“The economic conditions facing the industry right now are serious, significant, and incredibly challenging,” Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) Communications Director Greg Smith told SeafoodSource. “ASMI is doing everything we
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