Seafood Business articles from April 2002

Seafood Business archives from April 2002

Families unify industry: the seafood community relies on family businesses for leadership and strength. (Top Story).
April 1, 2002... Family businesses are the heart and soul of the seafood community, tying together an otherwise fragmented industry. Families possess the work ethic needed to run a labor-intensive business, the loyalty essential to maintain long-term...

GAA seeks to certify food-safety practices at shrimp farms. (Supply).(Global Aquaculture Alliance)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Global Aquaculture Alliance in mid-March voted to create a third-party certification program to verify that overseas shrimp farms follow the best possible environmental and food safety practices. The program, which will also monitor use...

Ocean beauty acquires Cook Inlet. (Processing).
April 1, 2002... Seattle processor Ocean Beauty Seafoods agreed early last month to acquire Cook Inlet Processing. Cook Inlet, which has approximately $65 million in annual sales, operates processing plants in Seward, Nikiski, Kodiak and Uganik, Alaska,...

Tricon buys Long John Silver's and A&W. (Late News).(Tricon Global Restaurants Inc. acquires Yorkshire Global Restaurants Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Long John Silver's and A&W will join Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut in the family of brands owned by Tricon Global Restaurants. Tricon announced in mid-March an agreement to acquire Yorkshire Global Restaurants for $320...

Merger makes Fjord No. 2 salmon company. (Late News).(Fjord Seafood merger with Cermaq and Domstein)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Fjord Seafood announced in late March it will merge with the aquaculture operations of Cermaq and Domstein, two other Norwegian companies. The merger will make Fjord the No. 2 salmon farmer in the world behind Nutreco's Marine Harvest. The...

Salmon farmer fined for withholding ISA reports. (Late News).(Heritage Salmon Co.)(infectious salmon anemia)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Heritage Salmon, a division of George Weston Ltd., agreed in late March to pay almost $15,000 for failing to promptly report the presence of infectious salmon anemia in its Cobscook Bay fish pens last fall. The Maine Department of Marine...

IBSS exhibitors donate 11,470 seafood meals. (Late News).(International Boston Seafood Show)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Exhibitors at last month's International Boston Seafood Show donated nearly 15,000 pounds of seafood, or 11,470 meals, to the Greater Boston Food Bank and the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans. The donated seafood, a variety of...

Smoked sea bass takes top prize: Antarctic krill and bourbon salmon are runners-up. (New Product).(MacKnight Smoked Foods Inc.)(Top Ocean)(Slade Gorton and Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... MacKnight Smoked Foods' cold-smoked Chi-lean sea bass won the gold medal in the International Boston Seafood Show's annual New Products competition held in mid-March. The silver medal was awarded to Antarctic krill meat produced by Top...

Fish consumption benefits fetuses: Danes have good news for pregnant women who eat fish regularly. (Health).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The omega-3 fatty acids in seafood aid fetal development, finds a recent study in Denmark. Expectant mothers who eat fish are three times less likely to give birth prematurely than pregnant women who don't consume fish, say the Danish...

Delta Pride Catfish. (Biz Briefs).(company wins Perishable Distributors of Iowa's Vendor award)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Delta Pride Catfish was named Perishable Distributors of Iowa's Vendor of the Quarter for fourth quarter 2001. The award goes to one of 456 PDI vendors each quarter, based on nominations, reviews and voting by PDI buyers, transportation and...

Cargotech. (Biz Briefs).(wins awards)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Cargotech won the Flexible Packaging Association's Highest Achievement and Gold awards in Technical Innovation and Environmental Achievement. Cargotech manufactures AirLiner inflatable insulated packaging.

The New York Seafood Council. (Biz Briefs).(marketing)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The New York Seafood Council has made material from its promotional campaigns available online at www.nyseafood.org.

Shrimp site upgraded: facility conducts shrimp pathology research. (Aquaculture).(Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A $400,000 state-of-the-art shrimp pathology facility opened this month at the University of Arizona's West Campus Agriculture Center in Tucson. The university's aquaculture pathology program provides diagnostic services to penaeid shrimp...

StarKist builds on pouched-tuna line with three flavors: tuna giant looks to draw new customers and expand consumption. (Retail).(Tuna Creations)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... StarKist is capitalizing on the success of its pouched tuna by launching a new line of flavored tuna in select supermarkets this month and nationwide in May. Called Tuna Creations, lightly marinated premium chunk light tuna will be...

PCC limits seafood offerings to sustainable species: Seattle retailer commits to selling only EcoFish-branded products. (Retail).(PCC Natural Markets)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... PCC Natural Markets, a seven-store co-op in Seattle, has become the first retailer in the nation to limit its seafood selection to fresh fish certified sustainable by EcoFish. The Portsmouth, N.H., seafood distributor sells product that...

Facts & figures. (News Line).(canned tuna)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... 1 U.S. canned tuna supply in 1999, in billions of pounds 0.98 U.S. canned tuna supply in 2000, in billions of pounds 3.5 U.S. per capita canned tuna consumption in 1999, in pounds 3.6 U.S. per capita canned tuna...

Processor uses fish for fuel: tests show that 50-50 blend burns efficiently. (Processing).(UniSea)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A Dutch Harbor, Alaska, processor is using a mixture of fish oil and diesel fuel to generate power in an experiment to reduce fuel costs and air pollution. UniSea, one of the state's largest groundfish and crab processors, is working with...

Gulf states draft action plans for reducing Vibrio illnesses: shellfish group turns to post-harvest treatments to kill pathogen. (Food Safety).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Four Gulf states are working to reduce the number of illnesses caused by oysters containing Vibrio vulnificus by 60 percent by 2007. V. vulnificus is a bacterium prevalent in warm waters. If present in raw oysters consumed by people who...

Salmon made simple. (Off the Shelf).(Simply Salmon)
April 1, 2002... Chef and cookbook author James Peterson has already published an encyclopedic volume on seafood cookery in "Fish & Shellfish," so why devote a second cookbook, "Simply Salmon," to just one finfish? Because, says Peterson, salmon is the...

Rising stars judge contest. (Line Items).
April 1, 2002... Celebrity chefs will judge nine finalists in the Seafood From Norway recipe competition based on their technique and creativity. The deadline for entries is April 30.

Red Lobster a winner. (Line Items).(in Choice in Chains consumer survey)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Restaurants and Institutions in March named Red Lobster a platinum winner in its annual Choice in Chains consumer survey. Thirty-one percent of consumers surveyed had eaten at a Red Lobster in the past year.

Store brands popular. (Line Items).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Nearly 60 percent of consumers say they buy supermarket store brands at least one-fifth of the time, says the Private Label Manufacturers Association in its new report "Store Brands Come of Age." Seven of 10 consumers surveyed say store brands...

Traffic grows at chains. (Line Items).(consumer spending at chain restaurants)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Consumer-reported spending at restaurants grew about 3 percent in 2001, reports NPD Foodworld. For the last quarter, traffic was up by 7 percent at small chain restaurants, up by 3 percent at major chains and down by 2 percent at independent...

Eco-label moves forward: FAO fisheries committee to handle label issue. (Environment).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A global seafood eco-labeling plan overseen by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization cleared an important hurdle in mid-February. The FAO's fish trade subcommittee moved eco-labeling forward to its parent body, the Committee on...

In my retail case.(Jungle Jim's Inc.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
April 1, 2002... Retail concept: International market catering to multi-ethnic consumers Seafood sales: Approximately 144,000 pounds annually Finfish in the case: Farmed salmon, tilapia, Chilean sea bass, yellowfin tuna. Live tanks hold rainbow trout....

Gulf harvest shows promise, but Maine pinks were a bust: after leveling off in the first quarter of 2002, shrimp import prices may fall in the second. (Shrimp).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... The 2002 domestic Gulf shrimp harvest is off to a productive start. Landings totaled 4.8 million pounds in January, up about 550,000 pounds from the same month last year. Louisiana shrimpers hauled in 2.4 million pounds, 32 percent more than...

Frozen whitefish hold steady during Lent: prices for both fresh and frozen halibut will be dropping in April. (Groundfish).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Alaska's pollock fishery is as strong as ever. The Bering Sea fleet had harvested about 84 percent of the 500,000-metric-ton quota for Season A through March 15. Prices held steady during Lent. Domestic pollock shatterpacks were priced in the...

Soft demand keeps shellfish market stable: tight supplies have driven up prices of warmwater spiny lobster. (Shellfish).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Expect supplies of sea scallops to remain ample this year. The 2002 East Coast scallop fishery kicked off March 1, with quotas in the Hudson Canyon set at 14 million pounds and Virginia Beach at 600,000 pounds. Both areas have about the...

Catfish supplies rising: prices should keep declining this year. (Focus).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Domestic producers yielded more than 597 million pounds of catfish in 2001, up 3.5 million pounds from 2000. In January, they picked up where they left off, harvesting 52.6 million pounds, 12 percent more than the same month last year. ...

Alaska expects sub-par 2002 fishery: smaller pink and sockeye harvests tied to this year's anticipated drop. (Salmon).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Fisheries managers are calling for a sub-par Alaska salmon harvest in 2002. This year's catch is projected to total 128 million fish: 87.5 million pink, 22.1 million sockeye, 13.3 million chum, 4.8 million coho and 416,000 chinook. That's...

We've been freshening up. (Editor's note).
April 1, 2002... Returning to the office after spending a week at International Boston Seafood Show has its good and bad points. The upside is having had a chance to renew contact with members of the seafood business and hear first hand what industry issues...

Regs needed to ensure drug-free seafood supply. (Issues & Answers).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The discovery in Europe of trace amounts of the antibiotic drug chloramphenicol in a few shipments of Asian shrimp prompted our industry and the Food and Drug Administration to take proactive measures to prevent similar problems in the United...

Seafood's potential on chain menus undeveloped. (Health Forum).(Foodservice Consultants Society International survey)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A landmark survey conducted by Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI) last year asked respondents to name the 10 best-selling items in their restaurant. The resulting 157-page study covers 11 countries, seven of which include...

Seafood buyer takes chefs' needs straight to the fishermen: Tim Ferleman heads up 1.3 million pounds of seafood purchases for Anthony's Restaurants. (Seafood Star).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... When Tim Ferleman stepped into his seafood-buying position in 1984, his customer base consisted of just five Anthony's Restaurant units. Since then, the Bellevue, Wash., chain has more than tripled in size, expanding to 18 locations scattered...

Baby boomers reach seafood-loving years: build sales by tapping the expanding market of middle-aged consumers. (Trend Watch).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... If you want to know what the future holds for seafood, look to the increasing ranks of middle-aged Americans. Just consider these three key statistics Darden Restaurants, Red Lobster's parent, presented to its investors last spring: *...

"Takeout" catering adds to seafood operators' bottom line: the self-service concept also provides a better value for price-conscious consumers. (on the Menu).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Self-service catering offers a huge opportunity for additional sales for operators who have the right resources. Closer to takeout than true catering, the self-service concept involves party platters, box lunches, family-style portions and...

Reduce your shrink and see profit margins grow: tangible shrink factors in the seafood department can be controlled easily if you follow these simple tips. (The Grocery Store).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... In the unique language of the grocery industry, one word that crops up in every merchandising or operations meeting is "shrink," most often in reference to the seafood department. Shrink is profit that mysteriously vanishes due to intangible...

Retail Q&A. (The Grocery Store).(scallop color)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Q: Why do some scallops have an off color or orange tint? I've been told it's due to everything from feeding patterns to improper shucking procedures. A: Brownish, pinkish or mottled scallops are usually a sign that roe pigment leaked into...

Dungeness crab: the harvest is strong and the meat quality is high, but the recession has quelled demand for the crustacean. (Species Focus).
April 1, 2002... Talk about a turnaround. The 2001-02 West Coast Dungeness crab fishery yielded last season's total catch in less than two months, and the quality of Dungeness crab meat is exceptionally high. But there's a downside: The economy, although...

Turbot: a surge in farmed production from Chile and China may give more Americans a taste of this pricey flatfish. (Product Spotlight).
April 1, 2002... Turbot without genius is better than genius without turbot," says Alain Ducasse, arguably Europe's finest chef. When he opened his eponymous restaurant in New York last year, it was no surprise that Ducasse would feature Europe's finest...

Software: seafood suppliers are confronting e-commerce at the demand of their retail customers. (Equipment Focus).
April 1, 2002... Seafood buyers and sellers were subject to a lot of hype a few years back when everyone and their brother was getting into the business of online marketing. The Internet, proponents said, was going to revolutionize the way buyers and sellers...

Robert Wholey & Co. (People in the News).(William Stevens chief financial officer)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Wholey William Stevens has been named chief financial officer of Robert Wholey & Co. The CFO position is a first for the 90-year-old Pittsburgh company, which markets a variety of Wholey-brand seafood products nationwide.

Sea Watch. (People in the News).(appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... In senior management appointments at Sea Watch International, 10-year veteran Sandy Thompson was promoted to senior corporate/national accounts manager for the company's southern and central division, and Craig Buswell was promoted to senior...

CS Integrated. (People in the News).(promotions )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Several promotions were made at CSI, headquartered in Liberty Corners, N.J., with temperature-controlled distribution facilities nationwide. At headquarters, Eric Herman was promoted to VP of finance, and Michael Umano was promoted to VP of...

Canada's DFO Newly appointed minister of Fisheries and Oceans for Canada is Robert Thibault. (People in the News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Canada's DFO Newly appointed minister of Fisheries and Oceans for Canada is Robert Thibault. He has extensive background in fisheries management and was minister of state for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency before heading the...

Phillips Foods. (People in the News).(Stephen Phillips gets award)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The 2001 Maryland International Business Leadership Award was presented to Stephen Phillips, CEO of Baltimore-based Phillips Foods, for anticipating the domestic blue crab shortfall and sourcing imported swimming blue crab to fill the gap. The...

Southern Pride Catfish. (People in the News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... In a recent restructuring of its sales department, Southern Pride promoted Felicia McIntyre, marketing coordinator for the past three years, to sales and marketing director. Foodservice Sales Coordinator Andy Thornton, who has been with...

Henningsen. (People in the News).(Henningsen Cold Storage)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... General manager for Henningsen Cold Storage's new facility in Scranton, Pa., is John Schrecongost, who will be working to enhance Henningsen's presence on the East Coast.

Ocean Garden Products. (People in the News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Janet Vogel was appointed sales manager for Ocean Garden's Southwest region. She was most recently European sales manager for the company.

Fresher Under Pressure. (People in the News).
April 1, 2002... Matthew Rutherford has assumed the new position of senior vice president of sales and marketing for Fresher Under Pressure, a wholly owned subsidiary of Flow International Corp. that uses ultrahigh pressure to destroy food-borne pathogens

Dixie Blake & Associates. (People in the News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Dixie Blake, marketing manager for Ocean Garden Products for more than two decades, has formed Dixie A. Blake & Associates in San Diego. The multi-faceted consulting service specializes in seafood marketing.

PMMI. (People in the News).(Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute promoted Patti Fee to vice president of meetings and facilities management and Craig Silverio to vice president of finance.

Mussel-bound soup. (Shellfish).(from Ngai Tahu Seafoods)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... New Zealand mussel soup is new from Ngai Tahu Seafoods. The thick, gourmet soup, rich with New Zealand blue and green mussels, is milk-based and seasoned with parsley. The heat-and-eat product is targeted to both retail and foodservice markets....

Bite-sized crawdads. (Shellfish).(from Tampa Maid Seafoods Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Tampa Maid's new Dipt'n Dusted Louisiana crawfish tails for foodservice are tender, bite-sized morsels dipped in light batter and dusted with a spicy flour coating. Add a dipping sauce for an authentic fried-crawfish appetizer, place the tails...

Crab cake trio. (Shellfish).(from Mrs. Friday's)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Mrs. Friday's offers frozen crab cakes in three new styles, all made with fresh crabmeat blended with panko breadcrumbs and seasonings. Gourmet Crab Cakes of 100 percent blue-swimming-crab meat can be pan-fried, grilled or baked after thawing....

Saucy scallops. (Shellfish).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... Pec-Nord introduces easy-to-prepare farmed sea scallops in marinara sauce. The whole, sauced sea scallops, harvested from cold Atlantic waters, can be steamed, broiled or microwaved. They are suitable for an appetizer or main course. Contact...

Flavor-packed marinades. (Complements).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Lawry's offers a complete line of expertly blended marinade solutions in both dry and liquid form as a simple way to add traditional or exotic flavor to seafood. Among Lawry's seasoned dry rubs is a Seafood & Poultry flavor combination....

Adding value to retail. (Complements).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... McCormick's Fresh Starts Seafood Program for retailers includes 32-ounce counter-top marinade pumps and 12-ounce seasonings blends that allow flavor to be added at the time of purchase or in the back-room for self-service seafood entrees. One-...

Calendar 2002.(Brief Article)(Directory)
April 1, 2002... APRIL April 5-9 National Fisheries Institute Spring Conference Saddlebrook Resort Tampa, Fla. Contact Andrea Root, NFI (703) 524-8880, ext. 225 aroot@nfi.org; www.nfi.org April 7-9 * Northeast Foodservice & Lodging...

Joel Knox President, Inland Seafood. (One on One).(Interview)
April 1, 2002... Joel Knox made his first fish sale 25 years ago. It was a couple of hundred pounds of salmon and rockfish he flew in from Oregon, where he worked briefly for a daily newspaper and had his first encounter with the seafood industry. After he...