Month: April 2023

NatureSweet Protects Land to Help Preserve Indigenous Species and Pollinator Corridor During Earth Day Week

April 24, 2023 NatureSweet

NatureSweet has earned the prestigious certification by the Government of Jalisco to become a State Area Voluntarily Destined for Conservation (SAVDC), which will help protect the biological diversity of more than 123 acres (50 hectares) of land at their plant in Tuxcacuesco, Jalisco. The area is considered a pollinator corridor, a pathway that will help preserve and protect various species as they move between areas. …

Lineage Logistics Celebrates the Grand Opening of Savannah Fresh-Port Wentworth Facility

April 24, 2023 Lineage Logistics

Lineage Logistics celebrated the grand opening of its newest facility in Port Wentworth, Georgia. Savannah Fresh-Port Wentworth is strategically located near the Port of Savannah, the largest single-terminal container facility of its kind in North America and the third busiest container gateway in the U.S. …

ASC Receives Highest Score Amongst Seafood Farming Certifications Schemes In Human Rights at Sea Report

April 21, 2023 Aquaculture Stewardship Council

In March 2023, the non-governmental organisation Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) issued consolidated and updated data sets behind the report “Does it do What it Says on the Tin?” and amended the scores after review and engagement with rated organisations. …

Net to Table Seafoods and Great Northern Seafoods are the first Bristol Bay Direct Marketers to Achieve RFM Chain of Custody Certification

April 21, 2023 Responsible Fisheries Management

Certified Seafood Collaborative is pleased to announce direct marketers, Net to Table Seafoods and Great Northern Seafoods, are the first Bristol Bay direct marketers to receive Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) Chain of Custody (CoC) certification for Alaska salmon. …

Perdue Farms CEO Randy Day Announces Retirement

April 21, 2023 Perdue Farms

Perdue Farms, the 103-year-old, family-owned company and fourth-largest producer of chicken products in the United States, today announced the intention of Randy Day, CEO, to retire this summer. Day, who has worked at Perdue for more than 40 years, has served as CEO since 2017. He will remain in his current role to assist Kevin McAdams, COO and President, in the succession transition. …