Shellfish Harvesting In Rhode Island Closed Due To Algae
Contamination forced the closure of shellfish harvesting yesterday in areas of Rhode Island Sound, lower Narragansett Bay and the Sakonnet River. …
Month: March 2017
NFI's East Coast Sensory Workshop Opens For Registration
The National Fisheries Institute will hold its first sensory workshop of the year April 11-12th in Miami, Florida. A course on seafood decomposition, the workshop will provide attendees with the skills to detect product decomposition and maintain quality assurance within their supply chains. …
Demand For Pouches Used In Meat Packaging To Grow 5.3% Annually
Demand for pouches used in meat packaging is forecast to climb 5.3% per year to $220 million in 2021, with unit gains expected to advance 3% per year to 1.6 billion units. Above average gains will be driven by the growing preference for products that make meal preparation more convenient. These and other trends are presented in Meat Packaging Market in the US, a new study from The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based industry research firm. …
IMI Global Subsidiary Receives 2017 National Beef Quality Assurance Marketer Award
Where Food Comes From, Inc., the most trusted resource for independent, third-party verification of food production practices in North America, today announced its IMI Global subsidiary was presented with the 2017 National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Marketer award at the 2017 Cattle Industry Annual Convention and National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show in Nashville, Tennessee. …
West Liberty Foods Acquires Arkansas Producer Crystal Lake Farms
West Liberty Foods will add free range, slow growth chickens to its offerings with the acquisition of an Arkansas-based chicken grower and processor. …
