The National Mango Board (NMB) hosted its second free Mango Temperature Management and Ripening Webinar on August 22, 2013 for retailers and importers. This webinar focused on providing attendees with information on how to best handle mangos and the importance of proper temperature management to enhance consumers’ mango eating experience. …
SmartWash customer NewStar Fresh Foods has dramatically increased process control with the addition of SmartWash Solutions to their wash lines. Maintaining free chlorine at optimum levels is critical for food safety and line efficiency; too much threatens quality, too little compromises food safety. With the integration of SmartWash, NewStar Fresh Foods is able to maintain and monitor critical free chlorine levels with essential reliability. …
If all goes according to plan, there soon will be a new lobster-processing facility just east of the Penobscot River. In July, the city council voted unanimously to dedicate a plot of land in its industrial park to Central Maine Cold Storage. The company expects to break ground on a seafood processing facility sometime in August, according to Tony Kelley, a cold storage expert who is helping with the facility's startup. …
Last year’s record haul of 126 million pounds, double that of just a decade ago, led some to wonder whether lobster might go the way of cheap, everyday foods like the chicken nugget or TV dinner. Prices paid to lobstermen at the dock plummeted and have not recovered. They are barely enough, says Train, to cover fuel and bait. …
Ecuador shrimp industry officials say a new 11.68% tariff on sales to the United States will lead to some $60 million in losses. …
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