Seafood Business back issues from June 2000:
Seafood merchandisers cash in on Copper River salmon hype.
Jun 01, 2000; ... The heavily promoted salmon is "selling like crazy" -- despite the price With all the media hype and promotion by high-end retailers and restaurateurs, demand for Copper River salmon is higher than ever -- and so are prices for the fish. White-tablecloth restaurants, ...
Fast and easy seafood reference.(CD-ROM Infosource 2000 from commercial Fish and Shellfish Technologies program at Virginia Tech)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... The Commercial Fish and Shellfish Technologies program at Virginia Tech has produced a handy batch of seafood reference information on a CD-ROM called Infosource 2000. The disc includes two seafood databases, information on improving the performance of full-service retail seafood ...
Agribuys.com upgrades site.(materials management for seafood procurment)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Fifth generation of Web platform streamlines buying process Agribuys.com released the fifth generation of its Web platform last month, which has streamlined the procurement process for seafood buyers. The new system can handle everything from order requisition, order ...
Has the shrimp market bottomed out?(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Inventories still dominated by peeled product, with Gulf harvests pushing prices down Last month, we wondered how high prices could go. Now the question is: Has the market bottomed? With high inventories of peeled shrimp and possible record-high Gulf production, prices have ...
Several groundfish options available.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Halibut is steep, but fresh flounder and frozen pollock are priced right There's plenty of groundfish to choose from this time of year, especially fresh species. The West Coast offers a good supply of halibut, though prices are high. And on the East Coast, flatfish ...
Blue crab imports tight and pricey.(prices for seafood)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... But sea scallop prices are down, and lobster season/s getting underway Domestic blue crabs were starting to show in mid-May, with prices up around $100 a bushel for jumbos. Imports were also tight. Prices for Pakistani cooked, pasteurized and refrigerated product ...
Get your mahi now.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... It's a good deal for the start of BBQ season In mid-May, mahimahi was scarce -- very scarce, in fact. But now it's showing up in abundance, and the price has dropped $1, down from $3.10 to $2.10 (f.o.b. Miami) for headed and gutted fresh fish. But will that price ...
Wild salmon are entering the market.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... In farmed product, deals can be had on small West Coast Atlantics Alaska's Copper River salmon run opened May 15, with prices at $3.50 for kings and $2.30 to $2.40 for sockeye. That is expected to drop as more fish are landed. The next areas to open will be Kodiak (June 9), for ...
Making a case for organic.(wild fish)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... "Going green" probably carries negative connotations for many in the seafood industry -- it brings to mind visions of environmental groups like Greenpeace, which more often than not have been a thorn in the side of people who make their living buying and selling marine resources. ...
CORRECTION.
Jun 01, 2000 ... In our May issue, we incorrectly listed Stolt Sea Farm California's Web site for its ...
It's time we took control of our own future.(Seafood Council)(Column)
Jun 01, 2000; ... For this month's column, I'd like to share a letter Joel Kolen, chairman of NFI's board of directors, read at the annual board meeting in April. Dear fellow seafood industry member: In October last year, the board of directors of the National Fisheries Institute ...
Step by step.(Bobby Bigsby develops a market for seafood in Austin, Texas)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... The challenge Central Market in Austin, Texas, wanted to create a full-line seafood program sourcing high-quality seafood from all over the world, while at the same time making customers comfortable with seafood. The obstacle Bobby Bigsby, Central Market's ...
Retail chef puts consumers in the seafood comfort zone.(Bobby Bigsby's mission)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... His "Seafood 101" fuels exceptional sales for upscale Central Market Bobby Bigsby's mission couldn't be more straightforward: Help more people enjoy more seafood. And that means cooking classes, recipe development, demos, staff training -- you name it, and Bigsby's probably ...
Heads up.(briefs)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... We love our salmon U.S. consumption of salmon reached an all-time high of two pounds per capita in 1999, a 5 percent increase over the 1998 level of 1.9 pounds, finds a new study by Gunnar Knapp, an economist from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Per capita consumption has ...
Full-service counters draw the city crowd.(seafood departments in inner-city supermarkets)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Seafood retailers tune into diverse needs of clientele in urban stores From inner-city supermarkets to the more affluent urban neighborhood stores, a common factor in the success of seafood departments is providing a full-service seafood case. "I don't care where you ...
Side dish.(seafood cooking and restaurants)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... Molto seafood Two of the hottest chef operators in New York -- Joseph Bastianich and Mario Batali (of "Molto Mario" TV-cooking-show fame) -- have teamed up to open an Italian-style seafood restaurant in Manhattan's Theater District. Occupying the site of Bastianich's former ...
Cakes are now a lot more than crabmeat.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Seafood cakes have transcended their roots to become an exciting menu opportunity Anyone who recalls fish cakes as a dreary reminder of lunchrooms and Lenten suppers is in for a pleasant surprise. Today's gussied-up seafood cakes couldn't be more different -- or more popular. ...
Seen & heard.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... Breaded turnaround As a consumer, I find it difficult, if not impossible, to display much enthusiasm for most frozen, breaded seafood products. I guess it's because they remind me of fish sticks. That being said, pass the tartar sauce so I can eat my words. Recently I attended a ...
Tell it `like it is' and earn your customers' loyalty.(Customer loyalty gained by being truthful in marketing of seafood products.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Clear and accurate communication is the key to repeat seafood sales Everybody respects and admires "straight shooters," people who "tell it like it is." They have a reputation for being honest and forthcoming -- just the sort of reputation most seafood managers would like to ...
Eco-watch.(environmental groups claim mercury levels in fish rising)(ettempt to construct fish farm on old oil rig held up in court)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... Mercury levels disputed A coalition of environmental groups has urged the Food and Drug Administration to resume testing mercury levels in tuna, swordfish and shark after a report determined that FDA data shows potentially unsafe levels of mercury in those highly consumed ...
Food fight shaping up over `organic' wild seafood.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Seafood's slice of the $7.7 billion organic-products market stirs debate With pressure on the federal government to propose an organic-labeling program for seafood, friction is mounting between those who say such a label would benefit the seafood industry and camps within the ...
Wild salmon.(Industry Overview)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Growing demand for fresh kings drives prices higher, but chums and sockeyes could be a bargain In the wild salmon business, surprises aren't surprising. Take, for example, last summer's fishery in Alaska, the state that produces more than 85 percent of North America's wild ...
Flounder.(flounder come in a wide range of species to meet buyers' needs)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Opinions are mixed on the mild flatfish's attributes, but the range of species can meet every buyer's need The flounder market can be a tricky one if you're trying to differentiate among all the species it encompasses. But one characteristic all flounders share is their mild ...
Smokers.(Spence & Co. use modern techniques for smoking salmon)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Though technology has streamlined the process, smoking still requires a human touch As a boy in northern Scotland 40 years ago, Alan Spence stoked the fires and tested the wind in the brick smokehouses for the local salmon processors. Sometimes he would wake in the night to ...
PRODUCT NEWS.(Various products for use in the seafood industry.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... Entrees Patty cakes New from John T. Handy are retail packages of crab cakes and salmon cakes. The handmade Maryland-style crab cakes contain 50 percent domestic blue-crab meat. The 70 percent-salmon cakes are handmade from fillets of farm-raised fresh Atlantic ...
SEAFOOD MARKETPLACE.(Numerous seafood products are listed.)(Buyers Guide)
Jun 01, 2000 ... ABCO Products Mountain Stream Fresh Farm Raised Honduran Tilapia Fillets - We feature fillets in a range of sizes 3/5 oz., 4/6 oz., 5/7 oz., 7/9 oz., whole Tilapia, and available soon Valued added IQF/ Marinated/ Block Frozen. Our case packs are 6/#10-60 lbs. Master/layer ...
PEOPLE.(executive appointments in the seafood industry)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... Food Group/CFS Food Group/Creative Food Solutions, a foodservice marketing and advertising firm, announces several management positions. Michael Alexander is vice president/director of Creative Food Solutions and will be responsible for overseeing growth of the national ...
Brian Stengl, purchasing director, Shells Seafood Restaurants.(Discussion of purchasing seafood for large restaurant chain.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... What's it like to be a buyer for a big seafood restaurant chain? I called Brian Stengl to find out. He worked for Red Lobster's purchasing department from 1980 until 1997 before heading west on I-4 to run purchasing for Shells Seafood Restaurants, a 50-unit chain based in Tampa, Fla. He's ...
Apply within?(Serious shortage of seafood workers in industry, retail, and restaurants.)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Labor crunch could squeeze seafood Supermarkets nationwide are being forced to decide whether to run staffed or self-service seafood departments. An increasing number are using self-tending refrigerated cases that let customers help themselves to packaged fillets and ...
Despite turmoil at Avado, M&S continues to dish up sales.(McCormick & Schmick's seafood restaurant chain thrives despite parent company Avado Brands' financial woes.)(Abstract)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Seafood duo keep marching with winning restaurant concept McCormick & Schmick's, a renowned seafood restaurant chain on a national march, has managed to stay insulated from the problems plaguing its parent company-- no small feat when your parent is Avado Brands. ...
SeafoodAlliance.com proposed as vertical online exchange.(Pacific Seafood Group, American Seafoods, SIF Group, Pacific Trawlers/Crystal Seafoods, Fishery Products International, Clearwater Fine Foods, Coldwater Seafoods, the Barry Group of Companies and High Liner Foods plan seafood portal.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Nine major seafood companies band together to research Web potential A group of big-time seafood suppliers may be launching an online business-to-business Web site, SeafoodAlliance.com, for suppliers of fresh and frozen seafood. The alliance of nine seafood companies ...
NFI aligns with online exchange.(National Fisheries Institute, GlobalFoodExchange.com negotiate e-commerce agreement.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... The National Fisheries Institute and GlobalFoodExchange.com are negotiating an e-commerce agreement, but have yet to finalize or release any details of the deal. The agreement marks the first time NFI has aligned itself with one of about a dozen seafood business-to-business ...
WorldCatch.com nets $8.2 million.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... Seafood intermediary Web site Worldcatch.com secured $8.2 million from its Series A and B rounds of financing, led by Mohr, Davidow Ventures. The Web site's Series-A funding secured $866,000 from individual investors, and the Series-B funding was led by Mohr, Davidow's ...
Pew Trust funds ocean study.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... The Pew Charitable Trusts, one of the nation's leading philanthropic organizations, is funding a $3.5 million effort to study the nation's oceans and make recommendations to Congress of ways to restore and protect them. New Jersey's Republican Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and ...
Blount sells off stuffed clams.(Blount Seafood Corp. sells stuffed clam div. to Matlaw Food Products.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... To better focus on its foodservice business, Blount Seafood Corp. has sold its stuffed clam division to Matlaw Food Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of Frozen Specialties, of Archbold, Ohio. Blount will use the proceeds of the transaction -- the terms of which were not ...
Fisheries pioneer dies.(Roy Jackson dies at 83)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2000 ... Roy Jackson, co-founder of the Natural Resources Council and a pioneer in international salmon management, died in May at the age of 83. Jackson grew up in Juneau, Alaska, the son of a fisherman and began a life-long career in fisheries working on a halibut boat. He was ...
Fishmonger.com unveils web tools.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... Fishmonger.com has introduced a new package of Web site enhancements under the banner "MyFishmonger.com." The enhancements, rolled out early this month, gives the site's users a secure, private, 7-day, ...
Arthur Treacher's shifts corporate focus from fish to chips.(Arthur Treacher's becomes subsidiary of)(Digital Creative Development Corp.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Company takes subsidiary's name to become Digital Creative Arthur Treacher's is trading in its fish to focus on chips -- digital chips. The company, which is a restaurant chain as well as parent to Digital Creative Development Corp., last month announced it was adopting the ...
Hattaway departing Shells.(Bill Hattaway leaves Shells Seafood Restaurants.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... CEO cites personal reasons for leaving President and CEO Bill Hattaway is leaving Shells Seafood Restaurants for personal reasons. His resignation was announced at Shells annual meeting last month. Hattaway will remain on the company's board of directors and also ...
White spot virus strikes Mexico.(Shrimp farming industry almost wiped out by virus.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... U.S. shrimp importers brace for drastic drop in production The white spot virus, which most recently devastated Ecuador's shrimp industry, has wiped out a number of farms in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, where about 70 percent of the country's farmed shrimp is raised. Production ...
Facts & figures.(seafood industry statistics)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... 2.7 Volume of edible finfish and shellfish traded in the United States in 1999, in millions of metric tons. 11.9 Value of edible finfish and shellfish traded in the United States 1999, in billions of dollars. 1.76 Volume of seafood ...
@.com.(seafood business to business)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... New b2b marketplaces are springing up like mushrooms, with almost daily announcements of e-commerce sites launched or in the works. Here is a sample of two recent developments. packexpo.com A for-profit joint venture between the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers ...
Air Canada cargo service under fire after lobster loss.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Some shippers resort to trucking product instead of air cargo Air Canada has come under fire from a Canadian trade group after reportedly leaving a shipment of frozen lobster bound for Toronto in Halifax for three days due to a lack of cargo space. The Alliance of ...
California's king salmon gets a boost on the big screen.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... "Taste of California" sampling event travels with IMAX film premieres California king salmon is getting a global marketing boost through a $23 million campaign linked to "Wild California," a new IMAX film that premiered May 2. King salmon is the only protein featured ...
Swan's receives Beard award.(Review)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Not much has changed at the restaurant in 60 years At Swan Oyster Depot in San Francisco, two things haven't changed much in 60 years: The oysters and crabs are still impeccably fresh, and the 20 metal stools facing the marble counter are the same ones captured in a 1934 picture ...
Biz briefs ...(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... WorldCatch.com, an online marketplace for the seafood industry, opened an office in Santiago, Chile, headed by Daniel Schwaegler and has unveiled plans for a future office in Paris ... Safeway announced plans to invest $30 million in Groceryworks.com, a Dallas-based internet grocery ...
Red Lobster launches inaugural culinary competition.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Chain starts C-games to promote seafood and menu development Red Lobster kicked-off its first-ever culinary competition, the "C-games," on May 9 to showcase the talents of its chefs, provide new menu ideas for the restaurant and promote seafood. The C-Games ("C" as in ...
LAN signs deal with dotcom.(GlobalFoodExchange.com)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... GlobalFoodExchange.com adds Net*Yield software Globalfoodexchange.com has signed an exclusive agreement to integrate the Windows version of LAN Infosystem's Net*Yield software to the Web site's trading platform. The end result allows "one-click" e-commerce ...
Van de Kamp's, Mrs. Paul's poised for future growth.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000; ... Aurora's restructuring expected to benefit seafood group New leadership at Aurora Foods means more new products and increased company support for the Van de Kamp's and Mrs. Paul's frozen fish brands, says Thomas Ellinwood, President of Aurora's Frozen Foods Division. ...
IN MY RETAIL CASE.(Bob Drobatz, seafood buyer, gives advice on purchasing.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2000 ... <Pre> Bob Drobatz Meat/Fish/Poultry Buyer Mollie Stone's Markets Mill Valley, Calif. </Pre> Retail concept: Independent chain of six service-oriented, upscale stores, all in the Bay Area Seafood sales: Estimated 1999 seafood sales of $4.42 million Finfish in ...