Sweetener Users Association Calls on Dept. of Commerce to Improve U.S.-Mexico Sugar Suspension Agreements

November 15, 2019 Sweetener Users Association

The Sweetener Users Association (SUA) today issued the following statement urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to use a recent Court of International Trade decision vacating 2017 U.S.-Mexico sugar amendments as an opportunity to make improvements that would benefit U.S. food and beverage manufacturers and consumers.

US Department of Justice Starts Price Fixing Investigation Against Norwegian Salmon Giants

Several Norwegian salmon farming companies have responded on Thursday evening with regard to the European Commission’s inspection on possible cooperation between a number of Norwegian salmon producers and the subsequent lawsuit in the United States related to the same case.

Mississippi Commercial Red Drum Season to Close November 15

Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the commercial fishing season for Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) will close in Mississippi territorial waters at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019.

Portland-Based Mussel Grower Acquires Neighboring Competitor

November 15, 2019 William Hall, MaineBiz

Bangs Island Mussels, a Portland producer of rope-grown mussels sold in restaurants like Fore Street and Scales, has acquired another local grower, Calendar Island Mussel Co.

Lightlife Finds 71% Believe Plant-Based Meat is Becoming More Mainstream

November 15, 2019 Greenleaf Foods, SPC

Lightlife analyzed demand and found that 31% of Americans expect to try a flexitarian diet in the future. Within the next year, 22% of Americans see themselves eating more plant-based protein alternatives and currently, 62% of people say they expect to see plant-based protein alternatives in restaurants.