Seafood Business articles from August 2002

Seafood Business archives from August 2002

New kids on the block.(casual seafood restaurants)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
August 1, 2002... There is big money to be made operating casual seafood restaurants, according to the six entrepreneurs and two large restaurant companies behind five up-and-coming casual seafood concepts: Bonefish Grill of Tampa, Fla.; Rockfish Seafood Grill...

U.S. catfish farmers seek relief from Vietnamese imports. (Trade).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Seafood buyers are watching the unfolding anti-dumping case brought by the Catfish Farmers of America against exports of Vietnamese farm-raised basa and tra to see how it will affect prices of Vietnamese product and U.S. farmed catfish. ...

Bioterrorism law tops FDA priority list. (Supply).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Food and Drug Administration pledged in July to make the rules enacting four key provisions of the $4.6 billion bioterrorism law as practical and workable as possible to minimize disruptions in the food distribution chain. As the...

Phillips to open quick-service restaurants. (Late News).(Phillips Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Phillips Foods is venturing into the fast-food market, opening two to three quick-service seafood restaurants in the Mid-Atlantic by the end of the year. The concept's menu will be a scaled-down version of the menu at the six Phillips...

FDA to review consumer advisories. (Late News).(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Food and Drug Administration will review its message to women cautioning them about the risks of mercury exposure to them and their children from eating certain types of seafood. The decision follows the July 25 announcement of six...

Retired Coast Guard officer to lead ASMI. (Late News).(Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute named Vice Adm. Ray Riutta, retired commander of the U.S. Coast Guard's Pacific area, as its executive director in late July. Barbara Belknap announced in early June she was stepping down from the position...

New take-out concept features fish entrees. (Late News).(Phil's Take Out)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
August 1, 2002... Food expert Phil Lempert, the Supermarket Guru, took his own advice about meeting time-starved consumers' needs by opening a quick-service take-out restaurant featuring gourmet-quality food, including seafood, at value-conscious prices in Santa...

FishBones takes Bonefish Grill to court over similar name and logo; consumers and vendors confusing the two restaurants, says FishBones. (Law).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Ron Woodsby, owner of FishBones seafood restaurant in Orlando, has a bone to pick with a competitor. Woodsby filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Orlando in June, claiming Bonefish Grill's name and fish-skeleton logo violate federal...

Marriott International promotes seafood at worldwide hotel restaurants; fall event highlights 30 of the hotel chain's best seafood recipes. (Foodservice).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Marriott International will promote global seafood at restaurants within most of its 445 Marriott and 130 Renaissance hotels. "Seafood kind of precipitated the idea because there are so many great seafood cultures around the world and so...

Bluepoints Co. (Biz Briefs).(clamming operations closed)
August 1, 2002... Bluepoints Co. of West Sayville, N.Y., founded in 1880, closed its clamming operations in Great South Bay, Long Island, Aug. 1, but will continue other operations at the Long Island site including cultivating its Blue Point oyster.

William Atwood Lobster Co. (Biz Briefs).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... William Atwood Lobster Co. of Spruce Head Island, Maine, marks 40 years in the seafood business this year. The company sells 6 million pounds of lobster a year.

Yankee Trader Seafood. (Biz Briefs).(frozen crab and lobster )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Yankee Trader Seafood is marketing its frozen crab and lobster products under its own name including Maryland-style crab cakes, New England cod fish cakes, lobster Rangoon, lobster ravioli and lobster spread. The items have been available since...

At-Sea Processors Association. (Biz Briefs).
August 1, 2002... Volunteers with the At-Sea Processors Association served seafood meals and conducted a cooking demonstration for hungry families in Everett, Wash., in late June.

Chicken of the Sea International. (Biz Briefs).(relocation)
August 1, 2002... Chicken of the Sea International relocated its world headquarters from San Diego to Sorrento Valley, Calif., on July 1.

New fish farms save space; Maine company markets modular systems. (Aquaculture).(Aquaculture Engineering USA)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... A small company in rural Maine is marketing a modular aquaculture system scaled down for on-premise use by restaurants, retailers and backyard small-business operations. "The general model for aquaculture has been bigger-is-better," says...

California chefs look north to Oregon, Washington and Canada for groundfish; new harvest restrictions expected to decrease the local catch. (Foodservice).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... California chefs are looking north to the waters of Oregon, Washington and Canada to supply their kitchens with groundfish as tough new West Coast groundfish restrictions loom. "Due to overfishing, we don't have much local product any...

Clam, halibut promotions give rebounding Chart House a boost; chain's halibut sales near $800,000 during month-long event. (Foodservice).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
August 1, 2002... Chart House is moving ahead with fish and shellfish promotions following its sale this summer to Landry's Restaurants, the country's second-largest seafood restaurant chain. "It's business as usual," says Michael Carr-Turnbough, VP of...

Facts & figures. (News Line).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... 1916 Year an eatery, Woodman's of Essex, Mass., first sold fried clams 35 Amount "Chubby" Woodman made selling clams during 1916 Fourth of July parade, in dollars 9.7 Value of New England softshell ...

Red Lobster bucket returns; chain menus steamed snow crabs for $19.99. (Marketing).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Following a three-year absence, Red Lobster's Bottomless Bucket of Crab promotion is back as part of the seafood restaurant chain's annual Summer Festival of Crab. Red Lobster, owned by Darden Restaurants, launched a television and radio...

Officials recall chloramphenicol-tainted shellfish from three Southern states; the FDA also detects the banned antibiotic in at least one seafood sample. (Food Safety).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Alabama, Texas and Mississippi in late June and July recalled shrimp and crawfish products, mostly Chinese, from the market after detecting traces of chloramphenicol, a banned aquaculture antibiotic. Louisiana and Florida this spring were...

Retailers tune in to Thriftway anti-farmed finfish decision; no indication as yet that-decision will spark a new retail trend against farmed salmon. (Environment).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... In the month since three Seattle Thriftway stores owned by Penhollow Markets became the first mainstream grocers to stop selling farm-raised finfish, other U.S. retailers called the store to say they're watching to see how the decision plays...

West Coast shrimpers withdraw anti-dumping charge. (Line Items).(Oregon Trawl Commission )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Oregon Trawl Commission withdrew its anti-dumping charges against Canadian producers two days before the U.S. International Trade Commission was to begin hearings into the case. The hearing had been set for July 3. The Department of...

Americans dining in. (Line Items).(A.C. Nielsen Co. survey)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Americans are increasingly opting to eat at home rather than dine out, according to new research from ACNielsen that surveyed 21,000 households. Thirty-six percent of the consumers queried in the spring survey said they plan to cut back on...

Albertson's expands Florida store. (Line Items).(Albertson's Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Albertson's opened an expanded and remodeled store in Longwood, Fla., at the end of June. The 58,000 square-foot Albertson's Super Store, a combination food and drug store, features an expanded perishables section, with both full-service and...

In my retail case. (News Line).(Gulf Pride Seafood )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Owner Gulf Pride Seafood Nashville, Tenn. Retail concept: Independent store operating within permanent farmer's market setting. Seafood sales: More than $;1 million in retail sales per year. Finfish in the case: About 40 species,...

Asia's 2002 tiger harvest should be on par with last year; prices should decline 5 to 10 percent as more product hits the U.S. market. (Shrimp).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Expect shrimp importers and buyers to be extra cautious this year. Many importers lost a lot of money last year when prices of Asian black tigers fell an average of $2.40 a pound from January to October. Importers were careful last month...

More limits on the way in New England: Mid-Atlantic scup and fluke stocks continue to rebound. (Groundfish).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... New England fisheries managers in late July began looking at ways to implement fishing restrictions ordered by a federal judge in April. One proposal would cut the number of fishing days for most groundfishermen to 44. The judge's ruling stems...

Surf clam quota gets a boost next year: expect spot shortages of red king crab and snow crab this month. (Shellfish).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Don't expect prices of surf clams to rise anytime soon. Mid-Atlantic fisheries managers set the 2003 quota at 3.25 million bushels, up 4 percent from the 3.125-million-bushel 2002 quota. However, the ocean quahog and Maine quahog quotas will...

Get your sablefish soon: as Japan's buying clout strengthens, so does demand for black cod. (Focus).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Chefs may find it a bit harder to find sablefish, or black cod, in the coming months. Japan purchases the bulk of the U.S. sablefish catch, and the country's economy is rebounding. In late July, the yen had increased 14 percent against the...

Demand shifts to wild-caught fish; summertime lull keeps prices of farmed Atlantics down. (Salmon).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... A better-than-anticipated Alaska salmon harvest and low ex-vessel prices are keeping prices of farmed Atlantic salmon in check this summer. Farmed salmon producers are forced to keep their prices down to compete with wild product at the height...

The next battle is here. (Publisher's Note).(marketing seafood as healthy alternative)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Surgeon General David Satcher recently predicted that obesity may soon eclipse tobacco as the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. An estimated 26 percent of Americans are obese, meaning they have a body mass index, or BMI,...

Domestic shrimpers are headed for trouble. (Issues & Answers).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Ocean shrimp are extremely resilient to overfishing, and the fishery yields an annual harvest that is in great demand. This should be an ideal fishery, but U.S. shrimpers in the Gulf of Mexico are worried. They worry they are caught in a...

The seafood story keeps getting better. (Health Forum).(omega-3 fatty acids in seafood)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids found in seafood present a golden marketing opportunity for the seafood industry that is about to get even better. Two national health institutes are about to take their omega-3 recommendations to...

Bonefish Grill: teamed with Outback Steakhouse, Chris Parker and Tim Curci go north with their grilled fish and creative toppings. (Top Story).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Restaurant entrepreneurs Tim Curci and Chris Parker, co-founders of Bonefish Grill, saw an opportunity in the casual seafood segment. But Outback Steakhouse saw it, too, and that's what positions Bonefish Grill for national expansion. Outback...

Rockfish Seafood Grill: Brinker International deal allows Randy DeWitt to open one restaurant per month and expand outside Texas. (Top Story).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Rockfish Seafood Grill Co-Founder and President Randy DeWitt envisions his concept as the nation's dominant seafood casual dining chain, on the same scale as Darden Restaurants' Red Lobster, but a different concept targeting a demographically...

Naked Fish: Joey Crugnale eyes Philadelphia and several other East Coast markets for his fresh seafood and Latin cuisine. (Top Story).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... In just three years, Naked Fish has grown from one to nine restaurants in Greater Boston. It had planned by now to have another three to four restaurants open in the Philadelphia market, but the company was forced to push back plans when the...

King's Fish House: West Coast concept spotlights in-season fish to bring a seafood culture where there is none. (Top Story).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... The best compliment patrons can pay King's Fish House is to say the restaurant feels like a coastal seafood place they've been to before, says Matt Stein, chief seafood officer for King's Seafood Co. King's emphasizes in-season seafood...

Mitchell's Fish Market: Midwesterners maximize use of air cargo to bring fresh seafood to underserved markets. (Top Story).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Once you figure out how to airfreight fresh, high-quality fish into landlocked U.S. markets, there is a big opportunity for a casual seafood concept like Mitchell's Fish Market, says Executive Chef Wayne Schick. "[Seafood] is a segment...

Chicago chefs share harvest of all coasts; Bob Chinn's Crab House, Shaw's Crab House and Catch 35 offer fresh fish to locals, business travelers and tourists. (on the Road).(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... In a city known for its meat-packing industry, seafood takes a backseat to beef. Steakhouses far outnumber seafood restaurants in Chicago. Nonetheless, the Windy City's seafood restaurants have made a name for themselves in recent years by...

`Tuna Tim' sells seafood's health benefits to fried-fish lovers; Tim Williamson teaches customers to enjoy a variety of baked and broiled seafood. (Seafood Star).
August 1, 2002... For "Tuna" Tim Williamson, a seafood specialist at one of Price Chopper's 30 supermarkets in Kansas City, Mo., talking up the health benefits of seafood is part of his mission to improve his customers' health. Concern and business acumen fuel...

Wal-Mart spurs new push at seafood counters; grocers compete with know-how and top service. (Trend Watch).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Wal-Mart's growing presence as a national seafood retailer is pushing grocers of all sizes to pay more attention to the seafood departments in their own stores. The new competition is driving renewed emphasis on freshness, variety and service,...

Seafood soups blend creativity and economy; put trim and undersized portions to good use in bisques and chowders. (on the Menu).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Bisques and chowders, two soup classics often based on seafood, have picked up in popularity as chefs across the country put a personal or regional spin on traditional recipes. In fact, 31 of the top 200 largest U.S. chains now menu a...

The holiday season is closer than you think; now is the time to place your orders and plan the season's promotions. (The Grocery Store).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... In the dog days of summer, it's hard to think about autumn leaves and winter winds, but now is the right time to begin making your plans for the coming holiday season. When you think about holidays, think shrimp, which accounts for at...

Black tiger shrimp: importers and buyers are extra-cautious this year, even though the market has stabilized. (Species Focus).(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... A mid all the uncertainty in the shrimp industry, one thing is for sure--although cautious, U.S. importers of black tiger shrimp are more optimistic than last summer when tiger prices were falling steadily and the U.S. economy was slipping into...

Black sea bass: in the Northeast, this small fish is a big hit with white-tablecloth chefs. (Product Spotlight).(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... For a small fish from a small fishery, black sea bass certainly gets big play on some of the fanciest menus around. Daniel Boulud, arguably New York's most famous French chef, touts "Le Black Bass Et La Syrah" (paupiette of black sea bass in a...

Shrimp processing: a handful of companies set the industry standard for shrimp peelers, graders and sorters. (Equipment Focus).(Company Profile)
August 1, 2002... For shrimp processors, success is a matter of matching the right equipment with the desired end product and the processing environment in which it will operate. Fortunately, there is a wide array of products to choose from and a base of...

Say "cheese". (Value-Added).
August 1, 2002... Salmolux recently rolled out a new line of cheese logs with smoked salmon in four varieties: Culinary Classic, Three Cheese, Sun Dried Tomato & Basil, and Salmon Swirl. Developed for retail sale, the logs are packaged as 6-ounce portions and...

Salmon both ways. (Value-Added).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Ocean Beauty Seafoods introduces its Echo Falls lines of hot- and cold-smoked salmon. For the hot-smoked product, Atlantic salmon is filleted, boned, cured and then smoked over alder wood. Four-ounce retail packs are available in traditional,...

Pub grub. (Value-Added).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... New for foodservice from Mrs. Friday's is Tavern Battered Fish, with the taste of authentic English fish and chips. Premium, hand-cut fillets of halibut, cod, pollock or salmon are coated in a robust batter flavored with natural hops and...

The spoilage solution. (Food Safety).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... International Air Filtration Corp.'s Always Fresh[R] systems capture and kill 100 percent of airborne bacteria and mold and can extend shelf-life of perishables by 200 percent, according to Listeria and mold tests at the Iowa State University...

Training for retailers. (Food Safety).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Try Foods International's Food Safety program is a training tool for both retail employees and consumers. Based on the national Fight Bac![TM] initiative, the two-pronged program covers seafood as well as meat, produce, dairy, bakery and deli....

Southern Pride. (People In The News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Southern Pride Catfish recently reorganized the production department at its Greensboro, Ala., plant. Alice Moore was promoted to VP of quality assurance, and Martha "Mott" Foster was promoted to quality assurance supervisor. Grant Lovinggood...

Alaska Seafood International. (People In The News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ASI, now known as the Great Alaskan Seafood Co., formed a joint presidency following the departure of former company chief Bob Myatt. The new executive team includes Phillip Fitzpatrick, formerly senior VP and general manager of Bumble Bee...

Empress. (People In The News).(Benett Kozloff and)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... As part of New York-based Empress International's recent acquisition of Coast to Coast Seafood of Kirkland, Wash., former Coast to Coast President Stuart Kozloff joined Empress' Irvine, Calif., office as executive VP of business development....

Maine Lobster Promotion Council. (People In The News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... For fiscal 2003, newly elected officers for the Maine Lobster Promotion Council are Chairman Chad Hanna, a harvester from Round Pond, Maine; Vice Chairman Jay Burke, a Boothbay lobster dealer; Treasurer Tim Harkins, a dealer representative from...

State Fish Co. (People In The News).(Sam J. DeLuca in memoriam)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
August 1, 2002... Sam J. DeLuca, 78, owner of State Fish Co. in San Pedro, Calif., died June 10. DeLuca's company was the biggest fish dealer in California for decades and was well-respected in the seafood industry. He contributed financially to the National...

Sysco. (People In The News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Sysco Corp., North America's largest foodservice distributor, assigned Larry Accardi, executive VP of merchandising services and president of specialty distribution, the added role of executive VP of multiunit sales. In other news, Sysco named...

America's Second Harvest. (People In The News).(Michael J. Halligan)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Michael J. Halligan, formerly a senior manager at the Quaker Foods and Beverages unit of PepsiCo, joined America's Second Harvest as Senior VP of food business development and logistics. Halligan has 20 years of experience in supply chain...

Cryopak. (People In The News).(Vincent Migliore and Gary Gross)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Vincent Migliore and Gary Gross have been named to new senior sales and marketing positions at Cryopak Industries. Migliore is VP of sales and package development and Gross is director of marketing. Cryopak develops, manufactures and markets...

Calendar 2002.
August 1, 2002... AUGUST Aug. 24-26 Western Foodservice & Hospitality EXPO Moscone Convention Center San Francisco Contact Western Food Expo (203) 840-5935 to exhibit; (888) 334-8705 to attend www.westernfoodexpo.com SEPTEMBER Sept....

Sandro Lane: owner, Taku Fisheries. (One On One).(Brief Article)(Interview)
August 1, 2002... Armed with a $30,000 loan from his mother, Sandro Lane got into the Alaska salmon business back in 1984, starting out by smoking fish in his garage. Now, 18 years later, his company operates a waterfront plant in Juneau that processes 8 million...