PMA Foodservice Session Examines 'Food Disrupters'

One of the sessions at the July 28-30 Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference & Expo in Monterey, CA, focused on disrupters in the produce industry and how they’re helping increase consumption.

Oceana Sues To Uphold Whale, Turtle Protections

The international conservation group Oceana has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a decision by federal fisheries regulators to pull proposed protections for whales, sea turtles and dolphins at risk of dying in swordfishing nets off California.

Pew Trusts: Overfishing Of Gulf Red Snapper Likely After Feds Extend Season

A federal decision to extend the fishing season for Gulf of Mexico red snapper this summer is likely to lead to overfishing and could allow private recreational anglers to take up to three times as much fish as they are legally allowed under scientifically sound catch limits, according to an analysis of fishery data by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

California In An Oyster Shell

Most people in the rest of the country know that the state of California is a strange place. Unless you live here, however, you can’t fully appreciate just how dysfunctional it has become. A case in point is what is happening to Coast Seafoods Company, the state’s largest shellfish producer.

PRE Brands Partners With Common Threads To Help Fight Childhood Obesity

August 1, 2017 PRE® Brands

PRE® Brands, purveyors of better-for-you food, including a line of 100% grass fed and grass finished premium beef, will donate a portion of proceeds for every package of ground beef sold in the Chicagoarea during the month of August to Common Threads. The funds will bring the nonprofit organization's practical cooking and nutrition programming to underserved Chicago youths.