Clearwater CEO Links Losses To Lack Of Supply

The fundamentals of supply and demand drove Clearwater Seafood Inc.’s first-quarter 2013 results. “The only thing holding us back was lack of supply,” Ian Smith, Clearwater’s chief executive officer, said Wednesday in an interview.

Marubeni & Seafresh Sign Memorandum Of Understanding For Shrimp Sales

May 10, 2013 Marubeni Corporation

Marubeni Corporation and Seafresh Industry Public Company Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding for selling SFI’s shrimp products through Marubeni’s global sales network on April 24, 2013. Marubeni is appointed as an exclusive distributor of SFI’s sushi products for the Japanese market, and will start to handle SFI’s various shrimp products for major consumer markets such as Japan, EU, and North America through Marubeni’s global sales network for expanding SFI’s shrimp sales.

Linda Bean Buys Rockland, ME Building For Growing Lobster Business

Linda Bean, who has become a major player in the lobster industry, has purchased an 11,000-square-foot building from a Canadian company that had planned to convert the facility into a lobster processing plant.

AMSA Honors Dr. Tommy Wheeler As The 2013 AMSA Distinguished Research Award Winner

The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) has announced that Dr. Tommy WheelerResearch Leader for the Meat Safety and Quality Research Unit at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, is the recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Research Award. The award was established in 1965 to recognize members with outstanding research contributions to the meat industry and is sponsored by ConAgra Foods, Inc. Dr. Wheeler will be honored at a special awards banquet at the AMSA 66th Reciprocal Meat Conference on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Auburn, AL.

Checkoff Takes Wine & Food Fest By Storm

The beef booth was a hit at the 5th annual Wine & Food Festival at National Harbor in Maryland, May 4- 5! The beef checkoff, through the Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative (NEBPI) returned to the Wine & Food Festival for their fourth year in attendance alongside Roseda Beef.