Month: February 2015

Orca Bay's Individually Packed 5 Ounce-Portioned Fish Fillets Aim To Reduce Waste

February 4, 2015 Orca Bay Seafoods, Inc.

Orca Bay Seafoods, Inc. has added a new product line to their retail offerings- 5 oz. portions of wild-caught all-natural seafood in a direct-printed vacuum package. This new packaging eliminates one layer of plastic from the waste stream and increases consumer convenience by being single-serve. This provides a more sustainable option for consumers beyond Orca Bay’s traditional 10 oz. bags that the Renton-based seafood company successfully markets to retailers nationwide. …

New Lobster Marketing Strategy Unveiled

February 4, 2015 Staff Reporter, The Canadian Press

The Lobster Council of Canada says it has drafted a new marketing strategy for the industry. …

2014 Beef Board Annual Report Available

February 4, 2015 The Beef Checkoff Program

The 2014 CBB Annual Report now is available at http://2014annualreport.beefboard.org/. Beginning this year, the report is wholly electronic, with no hardcopies available, but the publishing program used allows for transformation to a pdf document for easy printing. …

CA Meat Companies Winning Praise From Animal Activists For Humane Slaughter

February 4, 2015 Elizabeth Cook, KPIX

A couple of California meat companies are earning positive recognition from animal activists. It’s not just for how they are feeding and housing their animals, but how they’re killing them. …

Canadian Minister Heads To Washington DC To Reinforce COOL Stance

February 4, 2015 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is leading an industry delegation to Washington, D.C., this week to reinforce Canada's position on U.S. Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) to key industry coalitions and members of the newly elected U.S. House and Senate. …