In celebration of National Seafood Month, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute has released its latest effort to help consumers “Make the Wild Choice.” When shopping for seafood, the best ways to know if the seafood is sustainable are a labeled source and sustainability certification or asking the retailer. Studies show that 82 percent of consumers prefer seafood […]
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The Shelby Report covers meat, seafood and poultry for grocery retailers nationwide, from protein trends and pricing developments to supplier announcements and meat department merchandising strategies. Updated regularly across our five regional editions.
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Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, National
Salmon Manages Growth While Overall Seafood Has Highs, Lows
Inflation, COVID-19, supply chain and other issues continue to change shopping and consumption patterns. These measures have resulted in prolonged unit and volume pressure across most categories, particularly for seafood. IRI, 210 Analytics and Elanco have partnered together to bring the latest trends and analysis relative to seafood sales at retail. September seafood inflation was […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Tyson Launches ‘Chicken And A Video Game’ Episode Series
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods is partnering with Gaming Community Network, combining chicken and gaming to create a four-part episode series. The “Chicken and a Video Game” show features top professional athletes competing in popular video games while eating Tyson chicken dishes. Fans can stream each episode weekly on the interactive streaming platform Twitch. The series is […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Teton Waters Ranch Implements Full Traceability With Wholechain
Denver, Colorado-based Teton Waters Ranch has implemented end-to-end traceability using Wholechain, a winner of the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Food Traceability Challenge. The implementation entails tracing beef products through the supply chain starting at the birth farm and recording data points along the way on the Algorand zero-carbon blockchain. The chain of […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
StarKist Introduces Tuna Smart Bowls In Single-Serve Pouch
Reston, Virginia-based StarKist Co. has announced its newest product: StarKist Smart Bowls, featuring seasoned grains and vegetables with wild–caught tuna, all in a single-serve pouch. Smart Bowls are available in four flavor varieties, including Latin Citrus, Spicy Pepper, Tomato Basil and Zesty Lemon. “Smart Bowls introduction was inspired by the popularity of grain bowls- today’s […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Midwest
Farmland Donates 130K Servings Of Protein To Food Bank Of Iowa
Farmland recently launched year two of its Honoring the Heartland Tour to show appreciation to hardworking farming communities and support communities through food donations. On Oct. 4, the tour stopped in Des Moines, Iowa to recognize two nonprofits. Farmland has partnered with the National Pork Board, Iowa Pork Producers Association and Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour to help fight food insecurity […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Wayne-Sanderson Farms’ SVP Inducted Into Poultry Hall Of Fame
Oakwood, Georgia-based Wayne-Sanderson Farms’ congratulates Bob “Pic” Billingsley, SVP and general manager of retail, for being inducted into the Mississippi Poultry Association’s Hall of Fame during its 85th annual convention. With this induction, Billingsley becomes the 36th member of the Mississippi Poultry Hall of Fame, which is comprised of individuals who contributed to the growth of […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, National
Consumers Changing Shopping Habits Due To Environmental Concerns
New findings released Oct. 5 by the Marine Stewardship Council show that people are changing their diets for environmental reasons as concerns over climate change grow. Following a summer of life-threatening heat waves, extreme storms, unprecedented flooding and other weather events exacerbated by climate change, some shoppers are taking control of their impact on the environment through […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Tyson Foods Plans To Merge Corporate Locations As OneTyson
Tyson Foods has announced plans to bring together all employees from the Chicago, Downers Grove, Illinois, and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, area corporate locations to its world headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas. The move will foster closer collaboration, enhance team member agility and enable faster decision making. Employees will begin the phased relocation in 2023. “Tyson’s […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Tyson Foods Donates 1M Pounds Of Protein For Florida Relief
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods is donating four million meals and deploying other disaster relief efforts to support those impacted by the recent flooding and severe weather from Hurricane Ian in Florida. The company is partnering with Walmart to help distribute more than one million pounds of protein to feed those in need in Fort Myers, […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Albertsons, West
Albertsons Celebrates National Seafood Month With Relaunch
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Companies is diving into National Seafood Month with the relaunch of Waterfront Bistro. Waterfront Bistro, which can be found at Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s and Tom Thumb, features the “Responsible Choice” logo indicating that 100 percent of its seafood items meet Albertsons Cos.’ Responsible Seafood Policy. Waterfront Bistro seafood is third-party audited […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Tyson Celebrates Halloween With Limited-Edition Nugget Shapes
For the Halloween season, Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson brand is introducing spooky nuggets. The limited-edition nuggets come in three shapes: pumpkins, bats and ghosts. Made with 100 percent white meat chicken raised with no antibiotics, Spooky Nuggets are available through a giveaway on the brand’s Instagram page. “Our Fun Nuggets are a fan favorite, and we want to […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Snacks Brands, Southwest
Southern Recipe Small Batch Launches Two Pork Rind Products
Dallas, Texas-based Southern Recipe Small Batch has announced two additions to its portfolio of pork rinds, New Buttery Garlic and Italian Herb Krutones. The products are scheduled in launch in spring. The experience of popping pork rinds is one that consumers have continued to request. It’s also a dining experience that has found success at various restaurants nationwide. Additionally, […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Mind Blown, Atlantic Sea Farms Announce Partnership
Gwynn’s Island, Virginia-based Mind Blown by The Plant Based Seafood Co. will be using kelp from Atlantic Sea Farms, a regenerative kelp aquaculture company, in select products. Atlantic Sea Farms kelp will be added to the Mind Blown Dusted Shrimp and Mind Blown Dusted Scallops beginning in mid-October. Mind Blown Crab Cakes will feature Atlantic Sea Farms […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, National
Promote Beef Attributes To Keep Interest High During Inflation
By Michael Uetz, managing principal, Midan Marketing, strategic meat marketing, research and creative communications agency Consumers today are incredibly aware of and concerned about inflation, and it’s impacting the way they shop for groceries, especially higher priced items like meat or beef. In June, shoppers were paying 8.2 percent more than last year, on average, […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Tyson Foods Makes Changes To Enterprise Leadership Team
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods has announced three key changes to the company’s enterprise leadership team. Stewart Glendinning will transition from his current role as EVP and CFO at Tyson to take on the position of group president, prepared foods. Glendinning joined Tyson Foods in 2017 from Molson Coors Brewing Company, where he served as president and […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, National
IRI: Inflation Takes Bite Out Of Meat Dollar In August
Prolonged supply chain, labor, transportation and weather challenges in combination with high food inflation is resulting in an ever-changing nature of the marketplace. IRI, 210 Analytics and Marriner Marketing have brought the latest trends and analysis relative to meat department sales. Food inflation remains extremely high and consumers are feeling the pain. They are making changes […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Blue Star Foods Extends Partnerships With Sysco, Avendra
Miami, Florida-based Blue Star Foods has announced the extension of two partnerships with the company. Blue Star has signed a one-year extension to its multi-year supply contract with the Sysco Corporation. The Bid Award Purchase Agreement became effective in July and it is for the purchase of Blue Star’s brands, such as Blue Star, Pacifika […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Northeast
Don’s Prepared Foods Has ‘Cool Stuff’ Competitors Don’t Have
Don’s Prepared Foods has been in business for 52 years. During that time, it has become among the leaders in the seafood, grain salads and all-natural cream cheese categories, according to Carl Cappelli, head of sales and business development. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, labor shortages have plagued many aspects of the American […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Perdue Farms Delivers 10K Pounds Of Chicken To Food Bank
As part of a commitment to alleviate food insecurity, Perdue Farms has delivered a $30,000 grant and nearly 10,000 pounds of chicken products to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, based in Nashville. The funds provided by the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation will support the food bank’s BackPack Program for school children and mobile pantry programs in […]