Seafood Expo North America / Seafood Processing North America

Certification is a vital component to improving consumer trust in the seafood category, but Griffith Foods said oftentimes, ingredients added to seafood in secondary processing are not certified.

Sometimes that's just not possible, but Griffith Foods is dedicated to ensuring its ingredients are sustainably sourced, Griffith Foods Business Development Director Nicole Booth said at the 2024 Seafood Expo North America (SENA), which took place 10 to

Xinyuan, Taiwan-based Wen Chi Seafood is working to expand markets for its super frozen tuna and other super frozen species, betting the high quality of its products will appeal to new customers.

Wen Chi Seafood – originally called Wen Chi Store – started in 1990 and has steadily improved its processing to provide higher-quality tuna, marlin, swordfish, sailfish, shark, mahi, and more. In March 2013, the company officially opened a

It didn’t take K-Pack long to take over the South Korean market.

Operating in a niche field with few competitors, K-Pack – a manufacturer that specializes in packaging film for seafood and meat products and is based just southwest of Seoul in the city of Siheung – quickly found itself as a leader in packaging film production domestically.

“We’ve captured the majority of the [South Korean] market already, and our

Tenyu Foods Co., a Taiwanese company specializing in fish cake products, is working to capitalize on the Taiwanese-style shabu and hotpot trend to further its expansion into the U.S. market. 

Tenyu has been producing products for oden, hotpot, and Taiwanese-style shabu restaurants for over 30 years, and Tenyu Foods Account Manager Chi Wang told SeafoodSource the company's products have grown popular in Asia.

Wang told SeafoodSource at

Until recently, South Korean seafood companies largely relied on international machinery to handle their filleting needs, as no major domestic player had stepped up to the plate on a large scale.

Sensing an opportunity in the domestic market, Chamco Chungha Machinery, a seafood-processing technology manufacturer based out of Busan, rushed to fill that void.

The company collaborated closely with the South Korean government to develop filleting

Saco, Maine, U.S.A.-based restaurant chain Luke’s Lobster has expanded its Lift All Boats program, Luke’s Lobster Chief Innovation Officer Ben Conniff told SeafoodSource at 2024 Seafood Expo North America, which took place 10 to 12 March in Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A. 

The program was first launched in the summer of 2022 and was designed to encourage Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) youth involvement in

Seawise Innovative Packaging recently launched a new alternative form of packaging designed to replace widely used extruded polystyrene (EPS) foam, commonly known by the brand name Styrofoam.

The new form of packaging, dubbed thermoloc, was designed to be a cost-effective solution for companies trying to reduce the use of plastics in their supply chain, Seawise Sales Director Wayne Burke told SeafoodSource during 2024 Seafood Expo North America

Minorities in Aquaculture, Pine Island Redfish, and Viable Gear were recognized as Acme’s 2023 Seafood Industry Climate Award (SICA) winners at the 2024 Seafood Expo North America, which took place from 10 to 12 March, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

This year, the award for winning increased to USD 70,000 (EUR 66,244) per winner from the 2022 award of USD 40,000 (EUR 37,854) for each recipient, Acme Smoked Fish Chief People and