RLB Food Distributors Repositions Company As FreshPro Food Distributors

November 3, 2015 FreshPro Food Distributors

RLB Food Distributors, a 30-year leader in perishable foods distribution along the east coast, announces a fresh new name, a new look and greater focus on serving retail and foodservice customers. With the name changed to FreshPro Food Distributors, the company has unified its produce, deli/cheese/chilled-food, fresh-cut processing, organic and floral divisions under one umbrella moniker.

House Committee Holds Hearing On Gulf Red Snapper Legislation

November 3, 2015 Ed Lallo, Gulf Seafood News

While former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s eleven-hour testimony before the 17-month-old House Select Committee on Benghazi took center spotlight on Capitol Hill, the House Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans met to a packed room filled with Gulf commercial and charter-for-hire fishermen to hear public testimony on H.R. 3094, the “Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act” which gives Gulf States control of the red snapper fishery.

Will Maine Lobster Crash Like Cod? Only Close Ocean Monitoring Will Tell

November 3, 2015 Bangor Daily News

There was a mix of news about the Gulf of Maine last week. First, there were dire warnings about the role of rising ocean temperatures in the demise of cod in the North Atlantic. Then came what sounded like good news — Maine has surpassed Massachusetts to become the state with the second most lucrative seafood landings in the country. Finally, on Friday, federal regulators announced they would close the Gulf of Maine herring fishery this month.

Dungeness Crab: Toxic Algae Could Delay Northern California Season

Bay Area fishermen are worried that the Dungeness crab season could be delayed by high levels of a naturally occurring toxin that's harmful to humans.

Todd Simmons Installed As Chairman Of The National Chicken Council

November 3, 2015 National Chicken Council

Todd Simmons, Chief Executive Officer of Simmons Foods in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, was installed as 2015-2016 chairman of the National Chicken Council (NCC) during NCC's 61st Annual Conference held today in Washington, D.C.