Madelyn Kearns

Since the early part of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive global economic upheaval, and continued disruption is certain for the seafood industry in 2022 as a result of rampant inflation and an accretion of supply-chain challenges.

In her keynote address at Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, Megan Greene, a senior fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business at the Harvard Kennedy School, will examine

Businesses across industries are approaching their diversity and inclusion (D&I) policies with heightened intentionality in 2022, according to Tony Byers, who has spent more than two decades studying the importance of such initiatives for the U.S. corporate sector.

Author of the book, “The Multiplier Effect of Inclusion: How Diversity and Inclusion Advances Innovation and Drives Growth,” and the former director of global

A gap exists between what is true about a given seafood product and what consumers tend to know about it, according to Peter Handy, the president and CEO of Portland, Maine, U.S.A.-based company Bristol Seafood.

Bridging that expanse, Handy said, depends a lot on marketing, which has seen its role within the seafood industry transform in recent years as more consumers commit to brands with compelling stories to tell.

“[Marketing] is an

Consumers are becoming more interested in the sustainability credentials of the seafood they eat, a long-awaited trend the COVID-19 pandemic may have served to accelerate.

Data from GlobeScan found that in 2020, 38 percent of the consumers surveyed possessed a willingness to reward companies they perceived as responsible, a significant leap up from the roughly 20 percent the firm had historically tallied since 1999.

“There are very

Before shelter-in-place orders swept much of North America in early 2020, Silicon Valley, California, U.S.A.-based strategy, insights, and product development firm Mattson was investigating an up-and-coming segment seemingly tailor-made for the mobile, modern consumer: grab-and-go.

The firm surveyed U.S. consumers online as 2019 came to a close and 2020 began, asking them about their habits as they related to the trend – defined by Mattson

Tampa Maid Foods is featured in The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, published by SeafoodSource on 28 September, 2021. Tampa Maid Foods Director of Marketing Jenny Doan speaks here on behalf of the company.

SeafoodSource: Which products have you seen resonating in 2020/2021?

Doan: Seafood offerings that are convenient and easy to prepare are resonating with both consumers who are cooking more meals from home, and also from restaurant

Annasea Foods Group is featured in The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, published by SeafoodSource on 28 September, 2021.

SeafoodSource: What are the key features highlighted in Annasea’s latest product innovations, and what kind of trends inspired them?

Annasea: Consumers, especially those ages 18 to 54, are looking for a quick and easy meal or entertainment-ready item. According to Dataessential, poke ranks in the 99th

Top 25: Forever Oceans Q&A

Forever Oceans is featured in The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, published by SeafoodSource on 28 September, 2021.

SeafoodSource: What are the key features highlighted in Forever Oceans’ latest product innovations, and what kind of trends inspired them?

Forever Oceans: Forever Oceans is unique in that we have combined expertise and technologies in engineering, infrastructure, biology,

Ocean Beauty is featured in The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, published by SeafoodSource on 28 September, 2021. Ocean Beauty Seafoods Vice President of Retail Sales Ron Christianson speaks here on behalf of the brand.

SeafoodSource: Which products have you seen resonating in 2020/2021?

Christianson: As consumers have been eating more at home during the pandemic, we are seeing increased interest in products that offer a more elevated