PTI Momentum Continues As Buyers Prepare For Implementation Roll-Outs

Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) Leadership Council members agree the increasing percentage of produce cases marked with PTI labels is a reassuring sign that momentum for PTI continues supported by buyers who are preparing to receive labels later this year. The Leadership Council, representing 32 companies in the produce industry, held its biannual meeting last week in conjunction with United Fresh 2013 Discover Fresh Horizons event in San Diego, California, and reported that buyers are seeing between 22 and 50 percent of produce cases with PTI labels at their distribution centers and other facilities.

Seafood Packers Struggle With Shrimp Shortage

Seafood Lover owner Steve Edwards is determined not to raise his shrimp prices — at least for now — despite a lag in supply this season.

Louisiana Seafood Board Bill Heads To New Waters

After taking on several pages of amendments, legislation shifting oversight of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board set sail for the House following Senate approval Tuesday.

Olympia Oysters Thrive Again On Oregon Coast

It was such a delicacy, Oregon's only native oyster was harvested to near extinction more than a century ago. But after years of hard work, the Olympia oyster is once again thriving off the coast.

Stew Leonard's To Host Cattle Ranchers Who Will Provide Samples Of Stew's Naked Strip Steaks

May 23, 2013 Stew Leonard’s

To kick off grilling season, Stew Leonard’s will host eight cattle ranchers who will fire up the grill and provide samples of Stew’s Naked® Strip Steaks to shoppers. Stew Leonard’s Naked® line contains no antibiotics, added hormones or preservatives and is from animals raised and harvested humanely.