A growing number of retailers are taking a fresh look at their seafood departments, following a boost in consumer interest and a flurry of federally approved health claims promoting the category.Tidyman's, of Greenacres, Wash., is among those...
Fresh still wins the popularity contest among typical seafood purveyors. However, more quality-conscious retailers around the country are accepting, even promoting, frozen seafood as the number of high-quality products increases and consumers...
WASHINGTON -- Retailers have received a valuable reminder that they shouldn't rely on government regulations to protect the quality of the seafood that they're buying, and selling to consumers.A scathing, just-released criticism of the Food & Drug...
Salmon sales are jumping and retailers are catching hold of the fish's popularity to increase their top and bottom lines.Supermarkets across the country are hooking into fresh salmon in a number of ways. They're spiffing up case merchandising...
The in-store presentation of fresh foods took impressive steps forward in 2000, helped along by improved packaging, better fixtures, more service and customer interaction, product sampling and a renewed emphasis on freshness. It's an exciting time...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study indicates that 70% of consumers polled would "prefer to purchase" eco-labeled seafood products -- even if it means paying more.d processors to source from fisheries that adhere to practices that protect species...
DALLAS -- The American Heart Association here has for the first time specifically recommended eating two servings of fish weekly -- particularly fish high in Omega 3 fatty acids such as salmon -- and retailers are enthusiastic about how that...
WASHINGTON -- A report citing seafood as the single biggest cause of foodborne illness is making waves throughout the seafood industry.The 52-page report, "Outbreak Alert! Closing the Gaps in Our Federal Food-Safety Net," compiled by the Center...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaskan Salmon joined Western Australia Rock Lobster as the latest fishery to be certified sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council, the London-based nonprofit organization which launched the "Fish Forever" environmental...