El Segundo, California-based Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods has announced an initiative with two of its global shrimp suppliers, Thai Union Frozen PCL and Avanti Frozen Foods, making the company the largest importer of Fair Trade Certified shrimp in the U.S. This recent fair trade certification is an extension of the Thai Union global sustainability […]
Category: Meat/Seafood/Poultry
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Southern Recipe To Support GGAF In Annual Campaign
Dallas, Texas-based Southern Recipe Small Batch pork rinds has announced its annual Pork Rind Appreciation Day campaign, supporting Coach Ditka’s Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund. Consumers can participate in this year’s “Sacks for Snacks” Sweepstakes, leading up to Big Game Sunday on Feb. 12, coinciding with Pork Rind Appreciation Day. Fans are invited to enter by picking the pro-football team they […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Midwest
CARE, Cargill Support Women In Agriculture During Hunger Crisis
Minneapolis-based Cargill and CARE are expanding their partnership to improve the lives and economic development of smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs focusing on women, with Cargill pledging $14 million over the next three years. The goal is to drive impact and build resiliency for rural agricultural communities globally as the world faces a growing hunger crisis. For more than […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Northeast
Mosner Family Brands Acquires Great American Foods
Mosner Family Brands, a New York-based meat manufacturer and distributor, has acquired the assets of Great American Foods, a manufacturer of ground and value-added proteins located in Newark, New Jersey. “We are thrilled to welcome Great American Foods and its more than 50 employees into the Mosner family of companies with full continuity of key […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Northeast
Forever Oceans Completes Environmental Footprint Assessment
Bethesda, Maryland-based Forever Oceans has announced the results of an environmental assessment conducted by The Nature Conservancy. Forever Oceans, which has developed its offshore operations to be more sustainable than other forms of marine finfish aquaculture, is raising Kanpachi off the West coast of Panama and selling product in the U.S. View the full TNC assessment report here. “We’re proud to […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Executive News, Southwest
Tyson Foods Names Stewart As Group President Of Fresh Meats
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods has announced Brady Stewart as group president of fresh meats. He began his new role at the start of the new year. Stewart succeeds Shane Miller, who will conclude more than 30 years of service to Tyson Foods in 2023. Stewart will report to President and CEO Donnie King and will be responsible […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Association News, National
Meat-Focused Thanksgiving Disrupts November Seafood Sales
IRI, 210 Analytics and Elanco have partnered to share the latest trends and analysis relative to seafood sales at retail. Fresh seafood prices in November had a mild increase over a year ago at 2.9 percent. Inflation in frozen seafood also started to moderate, but shelf-stable seafood prices, which include cans and pouches, had a double-digit […]
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IRI Survey: Thanksgiving Delivered Mixed Results For Meat Sales
As one of the biggest food holidays in America, Thanksgiving sales make or break November in food retailing. According to the mid-November IRI survey of primary shoppers, many Americans were back to celebrating like normal with an expected increase in the number of people in the party when compared to the last two years. As […]