sustainable seafood sourcing

Raw Seafoods, IBM use blockchain to help improve seafood traceability, sustainability

The technology will address a number of problems, including widespread seafood fraud and mislabeling.

October 24, 2019

Raw Seafoods Inc., Fall River, Mass., and IBM, Armonk, N.Y., announced a new collaboration connecting global sourcing partners, retailers and restauranteurs who will begin using IBM Food Trust platform to enhance seafood traceability.

New industry-led alliance to clean up tuna supply chains

All companies in the Global Tuna Alliance are expected to source tuna from fisheries certified by the Global Seafood Sustainability Initiative’s recognized sustainability standards.

October 11, 2019

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A coalition of companies from across global tuna supply chains aims to stop illegally caught tuna getting to market, and seeks to boost environmental sustainability and respect for human rights in tuna fisheries around the world.

Report shows increasing momentum behind sustainable seafood

For the first time, sales of seafood with the blue MSC label reached 1 million tons per year, supported by an increase in MSC-certified seafood catch of 34% over the past 5 years.

October 10, 2019

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The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), UK, published a report showing continued growth in the demand for and supply of sustainable seafood.

Study: U.S. seafood consumers conflicted over sustainable options

90% of shoppers are concerned about contaminants like mercury in fish and seafood.

October 3, 2019

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A new survey by Blue Circle Foods, Washington, D.C., revealed that although shoppers are concerned about where their fish comes from and what is in it, price still influences purchasing decisions.

2019 Foodservice Distributor of the Year: How US Foods became the ultimate partner in food

Discover how the Rosemont, Ill.-based company’s continued efforts in developing better-for-you recipes, implementing sustainable initiatives and exercising smart distribution deem it this year’s Foodservice Distributor of the Year.

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September 10, 2019

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From promoting employee well-being to improving efficiency across its facilities and fleet to developing on-trend products, here’s why US Foods was named Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ 2019 Foodservice Distributor of the Year.

Study reveals obstacles, opportunities in coastal seafood supply chain

The team concluded that the seafood industry needed a unified voice.

September 9, 2019

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A comprehensive seafood supply chain study of Louisiana’s St. Mary, Iberia, and Vermilion Parishes, highlights obstacles and opportunities for an area battered by an array of environmental disasters, economic losses and competition from imports.

BlueNalu announces first-of-its-kind commercialization facility for large-scale production of cell-based seafood

BlueNalu plans to produce seafood from species that are overfished, primarily imported, contain higher levels of mercury and other environmental pollutants and/or are difficult to farm-raise.

August 23, 2019

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BlueNalu, San Diego, Calif., released the design schematics for a large-scale production facility of cell-based seafood.

First sustainably sourced, restaurant-quality calamari

August 12, 2019

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SeaPak Shrimp & Seafood Co., St. Simons Island, Ga., introduced calamari with tomato romano sauce.

Study finds offshore aquaculture has low environmental impact

This study showed that any impacts from offshore fish farming are minimal compared to all other forms of animal protein production for human consumption.

July 17, 2019

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A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, found minimal environmental impacts to the surrounding waters from a major commercial fish-farming operation off the coast of Panama.

Gathered Foods raises $10M to catch plant-based seafood demand

The Good Catch brand consists of plant-based proteins that offer a healthy solution to challenges facing the food supply and global environment.

June 28, 2019

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Gathered Foods, a New York-based producer of the Good Catch plant-based seafood brand, closed a Convertible Note round co-led by investors and equity firms New Crop Capital, San Francisco, and Stray Dog Capital, Leawood, Kan.