The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking to buy 5.96 million pounds of frozen catfish fillets for use in domestic food distribution programs and is asking the seafood industry to submit bids.
This is the department’s third major catfish purchase in 2023, following the purchase of 6.2 million pounds of unbreaded catfish fillets that totaled USD 41.8 million (EUR 38 million) in March.
At that time, the USDA awarded six contracts
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Grocery inflation continues to fall in the U.S., but its overarching impact has led to a consistent downturn in consumer spending, and that trend is likely to continue into the holiday season, according to major food manufacturers, retailers, and consultants.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.-based Conagra, which produces frozen seafood brands Van de Kamp’s and Mrs. Paul’s – along with other major food brands such as Healthy Choice and
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The Bristol Bay Native Corporation and the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association are getting a higher profile for Alaskan seafood at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Timed with the Seattle Kraken’s first home game of the season on 17 October – a National Hockey League franchise that plays at the arena – BBNC’s Bristol Bay Wild Market is opening in a new, more prominent location in the
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U.K. grocery inflation has fallen to its lowest rate since July 2022, according to grocery research firm Kantar, as grocery chains nationwide continue to lower prices – including Aldi, the latest retailer to announce a fresh round of price cuts.
Kantar reported that food inflation in the U.K. fell for the seventh month in a row to 11 percent in September, but some research firms like the British Retail Consortium reported it plunged all
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U.S. fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable seafood sales at retail stores all declined in September despite price deflation among seafood categories.
Fresh seafood prices dropped 1 percent in September, but sales slid 6.6 percent to USD 408 million (EUR 385 million) in the period. Shelf-stable prices fell even more, declining 2.9 percent in September, but the category also saw a decrease in sales, dipping 4.4 percent to USD 206 million (EUR 195
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Organizers of National Seafood Month and National Pescatarian Month promotions are outlining easy-to-make recipes and working to educate Americans on the best ways to cook seafood – along with simultaneously emphasizing the sustainability of many seafood products – in a bid to boost seafood consumption in the U.S.
Many American consumers – 74 percent – wish they ate seafood more often, and 82 percent want to eat
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Fresh off a successful television campaign and Next Level Chef sponsorship, Mowi has launched a new TV campaign in the U.K. to promote the value of its farmed salmon, along with a new product launching in Tesco stores.
Bergen, Norway-based Mowi unveiled a new deal in 800 Tesco stores: four chef’s cut restaurant-style Mowi Scottish salmon fillets for “a great introductory offer" at GBP 8.00 (USD 9.80, EUR 9.27). The deal is
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Major U.S. seafood suppliers Trident Seafoods and Pacific Seafood are benefiting from recent partnerships they’ve established with U.S. sports teams, sports conferences, and entertainment venues.
Pacific Seafood Vice President of Marketing and Development Bill Hueffner told SeafoodSource his Clackamas, Oregon, U.S.A.-based firm believes sports partnerships to be an ideal match for its brand. In addition to the obvious benefits of reaching
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Quirch Foods is opening a new distribution center in Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S.A.
The new 65,000-square-foot facility, which will service customers in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Kentucky, is “strategically located” to cater to growing regional demand for seafood and other proteins, Quirch Foods said in a press release.
The Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.A.-based company is a distributor of fresh and frozen protein items sold through
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U.K. grocery chain Iceland Foods is using some fun new statistics on how Britons like to eat fish finger sandwiches to encourage shoppers to look for Marine Stewardship Council-certified seafood.
To settle the “age-old de-bait” on the ultimate fish finger recipe, Iceland surveyed 2,000 Britons and found that 42 percent say a fish finger sandwich is their sandwich of choice. However, 64 percent said fish finger sandwiches should be
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