Month: December 2013

Vidalia Onion Committee Finishes Flavors Of Summer Program On A Sweet Note

December 20, 2013 Vidalia® Onion Committee

The Vidalia Onion Committee (VOC) teamed up with iconic summer brands such as Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage Links, Gourmet Garden Herbs & Spices, National Mango Board, Avocados from Mexico, National Watermelon Promotion Board and Stemilt Cherries for the Flavors of Summer campaign throughout the 2013 season. The campaign included downloadable coupons, a consumer recipe contest, tips from experts on outdoor cooking and entertaining and more. The Sweet Vidalia Flavors of Summer program ended in August and the results are in. …

Keegan's Seafood To Open Second Location On Cincinnati's Hyde Park Square

December 19, 2013 Caitlin Koenig, Soapbox Cincinnatti

Keegan’s Specialty Seafood Market is opening a second location on Hyde Park Square at the end of January. They work directly with fishermen, seafood auction houses and purveyors to bring the best seafood from around the world to Cincinnati. …

Passion Grows For Oyster Farming

December 19, 2013 Timothy B. Wheeler, Baltimore Sun

Maryland's oyster farming industry is clawing its way back from near-oblivion a decade ago, when diseases had decimated the bay's oyster population and its seafood industry. With a big boost from the state, aquaculture is growing, and it's bringing in a new generation of growers. …

From Market To Table, Fish Takes A Journey From The New Fulton Fish Market

December 19, 2013 Pamela Silvestri, Staten Island Advance

While Staten Islanders pack it in for the night after the evening news, action in the fish world ignites. And, borough residents who work in the business are just getting ready for work. At the New Fulton Fish Market, a massive refrigerated shed located on a desolate, dead end in the Bronx, the hullabaloo begins around midnight. …

Robyn Warner Honored By AMSA With International Lectureship Award

December 19, 2013 The American Meat Science Association (AMSA)

The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) planning committee is honored to announce Dr. Robyn Warner, Senior Principal Research Scientist for CSIRO Animal, Food and Health Sciences, as the recipient of the 2014 International Lectureship Award, sponsored by DuPont Nutrition & Health. Dr. Warner will address RMC attendees during the International Lecture Address on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 with a unique look at “Reducing high rigor temperature in carcasses – towards a sustainable meat industry." …