Seafood veteran Townsend parts ways with Big Prawn
Allen Townsend has parted ways with UK shrimp supplier The Big Prawn Co., where he has spent the last two and a half years
Guolian plans $155m private placement to boost ready-to-eat seafood production
Guolian plans to raise up to $155m to fund the expansion of its seafood processing facilities and building a new "central kitchen" to produce more pre-prepared seafood dishes
Aftermath of Hurricane Ida leaves restaurants without fresh seafood
Supplies of fresh seafood from the US gulf coast have been disrupted
Wage violations exposed at Louisiana seafood distributor
The violations were uncovered during an investigation into allegedly unfair COVID-related dismissals at the firm
Chinese surimi firm inks $111m deal for local crawfish processor
China’s Fujian Anjoy Foods, one of the country's biggest producers of fish balls and surimi products, will become a CNY 4bn turn-over seafood company following the deal
Japan to ban crayfish import, sale amid ‘invasive alien species’ fears
The Japanese government plans to regulate crayfish imports and sales under the Invasive Alien Species Act to prevent damage to the ecosystem
Chinese shrimp giant Guolian returns to black
The Chinese shrimp giant recorded a profit of $700,000 in Q1 2021 after suffering losses in the previous three quarters amid the COVID pandemic
Bumble Bee, PAFCO among seafood giants to sue over US-China trade war
At least 20 seafood companies have sued the US government, seeking to recover tariffs, including also Hilo Fish, Seattle Shrimp & Seafood, and Sunnyvale Seafood
New Orleans-style US restaurant chain files for Chapter 11 protection
The company website now lists 25 locations on its website, though a number of those have been closed as a result of the pandemic
China’s crayfish boom set to plateau, says CAPPMA
The significant growth seen in China’s crayfish sector in recent years is set to come to an end as the market matures, according to the country’s seafood association