US seafood retail sales drop nearly 4% amid shifting consumer behavior
While more consumers are preparing meals at home and increasingly opting for grocery deli-prepared foods, the overall seafood market has seen a decrease in sales across fresh and frozen categories -- 210 Analytics
US seafood retail sales slide despite price cuts
Even with lower seafood prices, retail sales have stagnated due to ongoing economic concerns, particularly about the labor market and persistent inflation, 201 Analytics reports
Acme acquisition of Banner strengthens New York foothold
Eli Attias, former co-owner of Banner, will join Acme's Greenpoint facility as operations manager, following the acquisition that will lead to the closure of Banner's Coney Island facility
Acme snaps up fellow family-owned New York smokehouse
Acme has acquired Banner Smoked Fish Company for an undisclosed sum; the latter will now move its operations to Acme's Greenpoint production facility
Fresh finfish, shellfish lead drop in US seafood retail prices in May
Consumers remained cautious in spending due to worries over the lingering and cumulative impact of inflation, says a market research firm
Roerink: Shrimp drove big overall drop in US frozen seafood retail prices
Shrimp was the primary culprit behind an overall 4.3% drop in the average price per unit of frozen seafood at retail during April -- Anne-Marie Roerink, 210 Analytics
Nissui to sell more Chilean ‘Five Star’ salmonids in Japan after processing investment
The Japanese seafood giant has a sales target of 14,000t each of farmed coho and trout, with more sashimi-grade products due from Chilean subsidiary Salmones Antartica
Japanese giant to market 57,000t of salmon, trout products this year
As a leading marketer of salmon and trout products in Japan, Kyokuyo intends to increase sashimi-grade product sales during 2024
Japan’s salmon supply likely to drop below 400,000t for first time in years
The total supply of salmon and trout -- both domestic production and imports -- should reach just over 385,000t for the 2023/24 season (from May to April)
Europe faces listeria outbreaks with infections linked to smoked salmon
A new report detailed a prolonged cluster of 20 human listeria infections across Europe since 2019, with cases identified in Denmark, Germany and Italy