Eastern Produce Council Selects 2025 Leadership Class

February 25, 2025 Eastern Produce Council

“Our dual-medium learning environment provides occasions for participants to grow and gain valuable knowledge from experiences both in the field and in the classroom,” says Susan McAleavey Sarlund, EPC Executive Director.

ASC Takes Center Stage in Boston Seafood Scene at James Beard Foundation’s Taste America

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) made a bold entrance into one of America’s most distinguished seafood cities this month, elevating responsibly farmed seafood at James Beard Foundation’s (JBF) national Taste America event in Boston. 

Alaskan Leader Seafoods Delivers on Miso Black Cod Craze Nationwide

February 24, 2025 Alaskan Leader Seafoods

Alaskan Leader Seafoods today announces its premium Miso Black Cod products are available for retail, grocery, and foodservice operators nationwide and now offered at Sprouts Farmers Market, Costco and Pacific Catch. This comes as Google Trends shows a 50% surge in Miso Black Cod recipe searches since 2023, and as Lent, a key seafood consumption period, begins on March 5th.

Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame Inducts Fritz Usinger

Members of the Wisconsin livestock and meat industries are invited to help celebrate the induction of two individuals with outstanding lifetime contributions to the Wisconsin meat industry – Dan Sutherland and Fritz Usinger – into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame.

Meat Institute Hires Nicole Johnson-Hoffman to Be Chief Operating Officer

February 24, 2025 Meat Institute

“Nicole Johnson-Hoffman brings a wide breadth of experience in the regulatory, legal, and sustainability fields of the animal protein industry,” said Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts. “Her various roles have prepared her well to oversee operations at the Meat Institute at a critical time for the industry and during a time of great change and innovation.”