With its deep roots in the South and access to the bounty of nearby Gulf Coast waters, Rouses has some distinct advantages as a seafood retailer. Yet the Thibodeaux, La.-based company refuses to rest on tradition alone, offering a lively array of...
Roche Bros. sold more than 60,000 pounds of local mussels last year. (Photo by Thinkstock)While the demand for local seafood remains high with consumers, department managers say they face a unique set of challenges in meeting that demand, from fi...
Nearly three quarters of consumers who increased their seafood purchases over the past two years did so because of its health benefits, according to a new report from Technomic.
“Center of the Plate: Seafood & Vegetarian Consumer Trend Report”...
“It’s exciting for us to see sustainably caught canned tuna from big retailers like Whole Foods.”
—KARIN STRATTON, Seafoood Watch
Greenpeace USA gave Whole Foods and Hy-Vee private label canned tuna the best marks for sustainability among retail brands on its Tuna Shopping Guide, while criticizing Kroger's transparency around tuna sourcing. The advocacy group said that Krog...
Dorothy Lane Market, Dayton, Ohio, has partnered with an Oregon fishery to introduce a line of sustainably caught canned albacore tuna.
Marketed under the DLM private label, the premium tuna comes from a community fishery in Garibaldi, Ore., l...