Year: 2012

Global Trade Symposium Keynote To Discuss Transformation & Increasing Opportunities Of Produce Markets In Emerging Countries

November 28, 2012 Jim Prevor’s Perishable Pundit

We knew that bringing Professor Thomas Reardon, Ph.D., to New York was a guarantee that we could deliver on our commitment to run world-class programming and deliver on our promise to help industry members to think bigger than they had before. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor, Mira Slott, to give us a sneak preview of what this gentleman and scholar would unveil at The Global Trade Symposium on December 4, 2012, in New York. …

Disney-Themed Ready Pac Cool Cuts Social Media Campaign Fights Hunger

November 28, 2012 Ready Pac

Ready Pac Foods, Inc. today announced its partnership with Feeding America, the Nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, for a Facebook campaign focused on their new Disney-themed Cool Cuts® salads and mini-meals for kids called “Like to Fight Hunger.” …

20/20 Reveals Why We Need Traceability In Seafood

November 27, 2012 Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic News

According to a recent report on ABC’s 20/20, Americans consumed more than 4.7 billion pounds of fish last year. “But an ABC News investigation reveals consumers don’t often get what they pay for,” said the report. National Geographic fellow Barton Seaver told 20/20 on camera, “That’s the problem, there is no traceability in the system.” …

High Liner Foods Completes Icelandic USA Integration

November 27, 2012 High Liner Foods Incorporated

-High Liner Foods, Inc. announced that it has completed the final stages of the Icelandic USA integration, well ahead of schedule and less than a year after the acquisition of Icelandic Group’s U.S. assets. …

Louisiana Direct Seafood Program Expanding

November 27, 2012 Staff Reporter, Advocate News Service

A seafood promotion and marketing project aimed at developing direct sales from fishermen to customers is being expanded along the Louisiana Gulf Coast. …