PEI Lobster Levy Will Be Ready For Spring, Says Fishermen's Group
The manager of the PEI Fishermen's Association says progress is being made to ensure a new lobster marketing levy is ready for the upcoming spring season. …
Month: January 2016
Cedar Key, Clamming Higher And Higher
Cedar Key may not be one of Florida’s more famous Keys; the Beach Boys or Jimmy Buffet ever sang its praise. Cedar Key, however, is famous among Gulf seafood lovers for its hard shell clams harvested in record numbers and shipped to restaurants around the country. …
Albertsons Companies Celebrates Safeway's 2015 Seafood Sustainability Milestone
FishWise retailer partner Safeway reached a major milestone in seafood sustainability. As of year-end 2015, 77% of Safeway’s fresh and frozen seafood and 99% of private label frozen packaged seafood met the company’s Responsible Sourcing Commitment[1]. Since setting this ambitious commitment in 2010, Safeway (including Carrs, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Vons and Pavilions) has transitioned over 29 million pounds of seafood to environmentally responsible sources and improved the company’s overall percentage of responsibly sourced seafood from an initial starting point of 34%. …
The True Cost Of Sustainably Raised Meat
Americans eat about 16 billion burgers a year. Or 50 billion burgers a year. It depends on which study you read. In 2014, burger chains grossed about $70 billion in sales. But according to the USDA, we’re actually eating less beef than we used to. The numbers have been going down pretty steadily since the 1970s. But one trend that’s gaining traction among consumers is the move toward more sustainably raised meat. …
Bettcher Industries Appoints Paul Kearney Vice President Of Sales
Bettcher Industries, Inc. announces that Paul Kearney has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. In this position, Kearney is responsible for directing the domestic and international sales activities for Bettcher’s Food Processing and Foodservice divisions plus its Gainco subsidiary. Kearney also oversees the company’s direct and company-owned presence in the four leading meat processing regions of the world – the United States, Western Europe, Brazil and China. …