WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The National Labor Relations Board here said it will require Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., to allow workers in the meat and seafood department in a Palestine, Texas, supercenter to hold a union vote.The NLRB also said it...
BOSTON -- Last year, e-commerce was little more than a gleam in the eyes of the seafood industry, but this year nearly a dozen Web sites devoted to the selling of seafood over the Internet were represented in some fashion at the annual...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans here is one of several large supermarket operators hosting a lenten seafood promotion throughout the month of March in conjunction with Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, Va., and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute...
Like the crests and troughs of the turbulent oceans that sustain it, seafood continues to see its retail existence fluctuate along a slow but steady wave of growth, as value-added products and further-prepared items keep the market afloat among...
EDINA, Minn. -- Lunds Byerly's has expanded its successful Chef's Market ready-to-cook meat and poultry menu to include an extensive variety of upscale, value-added seafood. The new items hit the case just in time for Lent, though the retailer...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The National Fisheries Institute here is paying out a longer line -- timeline -- for its proposed Resource Enhancement and Access program, in part because an ongoing survey of first receivers and importers has uncovered a much...
NEW YORK -- Fultonstreet.com, a rapidly growing on-line purveyor of seafood, gourmet foods and housewares, expanded its warehouse facility here earlier this month in anticipation of a spike in holiday food orders.The pure-play retailer has...
Just about all major retailers, and a growing number of independent operators, have implemented some aspect of private-label programs in their fresh departments, whether in deli, produce, meat/seafood or bakery. The historic lack of branding in...
BOSTON -- Is fresh seafood better than frozen?Knowledgeable people in the seafood, retail and food-service industries, as well as some fishermen, say that's the wrong question for seafood sellers to be asking in this age of top-quality, frozen-at...
EAST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- As consumers become more sensitive to the environment and the effect they have on it, supermarkets are implementing special programs and sections that reflect a growing concern over the food supply. These days, retailers...