Nominees Sought For New Award To Honor Industry Leader Who Cultivates Women’s Potential

The Center for Growing Talent by PMA (CGTbyPMA) is now accepting nominations for its new Women’s Catalyst Award. The award will honor one leader annually from the fresh produce and floral industry who is cultivating women’s potential by mentoring women and by providing a path for their leadership, development and participation. The award nominations website is now live; nominations are due by Aug. 10.

World's First Anglerfish (Monkfish) Fishery MSC Certified

February 27, 2018 Marine Stewardship Council

The Iceland Sustainable Fisheries (ISF) anglerfish fishery has gained MSC certification. The assessment was performed by the conformity assessment body (CAB) – Tún. This is the world’s first anglerfish fishery to achieve MSC certification. This is also the eighth occasion where ISF have been the first to have a new species certified in the MSC program. Currently all pelagic fisheries in Iceland and over 90% (by volume) of all landings are certified.

Gulf Oysters On London Food Critic Jay Rayner’s Last Meal

February 27, 2018 Ed Lallo, Gulf Seafood News

London food critic and author Jay Rayner is eating his final meal, one chapter at a time, and Louisiana’s Grand Island Gulf oysters are on the menu.

Handy Seafood To Introduce High-Protein, Low-Calorie Power Seafoods

February 27, 2018 Handy Seafood

Maryland-based seafood processor, Handy Seafood, is back at it with new health conscious value-added seafood items: Salmon Power Burger, Salmon Power Bites, Shrimp Power Burger, and Shrimp Power Bites. Customers are invited to stop by booth #823 at the Seafood Expo North America and be among the first to sample the power seafoods.

Natural Grocers Introduces New Grass Fed Beef Provider In All 144 Stores

In February, Natural Grocers introduced Thousand Hills' Lifetime Grazed™ beef in all of its grocery stores across 19 states. Natural Grocers has unparalleled food standards for eggs, dairy, produce, dietary supplements and meat, and selected Thousand Hills because of its exceptional quality, humane-handling standards and because the cattle are raised on independent, family-owned U.S. farms.