2010 Press Releases

Mar 18 2010	U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish Exhibits at 2010 Boston Seafood Show BOSTON, Mass. – The Catfish Institute’s (TCI) marketing and promotional work for the U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish industry continued at the 2010 International Boston Seafood Show. The annual trade show, held March 14th – 16th at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center, brought together a global audience of 16,000 seafood buyers and more than 800 exhibitors – the largest event of its kind.  READ THE FULL RELEASE
Mar 14 2010	SEAFOOD DISTRIBUTOR TRUE WORLD FOODS TO EXHIBIT AT THE INTERNATIONAL BOSTON SEAFOOD SHOW ROCKLEIGH, NJ – True World Foods, the premier wholesaler and distributor of a full line of fresh and frozen seafood and specialty grocery items in North America, is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at the 2010 International Boston Seafood Show. The show will be held March 14 - 16, at the Boston Conference & Exhibition Center. True World Foods invites show attendees to booth #2027 to learn about exciting new product offerings, including Amakusa Tuna and Saboten Hirame.  READ THE FULL RELEASE
Mar 14 2010	Cooke Aquaculture Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase Seafood Distribution Company Products from Ocean to Ocean and Ocean King to be added to Cooke’s Menu Blacks Harbour, NB: Cooke Aquaculture is pleased to announce the signing of a Letter of Intent to purchase the assets of Ocean to Ocean and its subsidiary Ocean King. READ THE FULL RELEASE
Mar 14 2010	Boston, MA March 14rd – 16th – CRABBY PETE’S ® Maryland Style Crab Cakes presents its first of many seafood products for wholesale and retail distribution. CRABBY PETE’S ® is located in booth 2019. CRABBY PETE’S ® Maryland Style Crab Cakes wholesale line offers both lump crab and blue claw crab blends including a bulk crab cake mix for custom crab cake preparation and stuffings, 100 piece hors d’oeuvres box and a 20 piece pre-cooked 4oz crab cake that is individually wrapped. READ THE FULL RELEASE
Mar 11 2010	Australis Launches New Barramundi Products Expands Distribution Company responds to demand with Value-Add Products and Thick-Cut Portions March 11, 2010. Turners Falls, MA – Australis Barramundi is sizzling hot these days. First, Barramundi was dubbed a „Lean, Green Superfood‟, then it was a „2010 Hot Culinary Trend‟. In February, Oprah medical guru and TV host, Dr. Oz named Barramundi a ‘Superfood To Eat Now’. Consumers are asking „Where can I find this fish?” and new retailers and foodservice operators are coming onboard. Australis, the company who spearheaded the popularity of Barramundi and is the world‟s leading supplier, is responding with an array of new products.  READ THE FULL RELEASE
Mar 11 2010	Blue Star’s Eco-Fresh™ Crabmeat Pouches: Leading the Industry in Ethical Packaging Allied Development, and independent packaging consulting firm, recently conducted a life cycle analysis (an assessment of environmental and social impacts assignable to a product) of pasteurized crab meat packaging. The analysis followed 6oz pouches and 8oz cups from their raw material production to manufacturing, distribution and end‐of‐life disposal. The life cycle analysis found that on a per ounce basis, Blue Star’s Eco‐Fresh™ Pouches consume less energy, emit lower amounts of greenhouse gases and require less waste management than cups. READ THE FULL RELEASE
Mar 10 2010	Thai Shrimp Goes Green Thai Delegation to Promote Sustainable Shrimp, Discuss Seafood Quality and Safety at Boston’s International Seafood Show in March BOSTON – March 10, 2010 -- America’s top shrimp supplier wants to turn your shrimp green.  Thailand, supplier of one-third of U.S. shrimp imports, is bringing sustainably farmed, environmentally friendly shrimp to American consumers. The result? The same tasty white shrimp Americans love, with a “green” history they can feel good about.  READ THE FULL RELEASE
Mar 09 2010	Salmon from the Faroe Islands @ International Boston Seafood Show 2010 The Faroe Islands is a small island group located in the middle of the North Atlantic. Its remote location and fresh climate combined with the strong currents of the Gulf Stream make the Faroe Islands an ideal location for premium aquaculture production. READ THE FULL RELEASE
Mar 09 2010	BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: QVD TO FEATURE ACCLAIMED CULINARY TEAM OF CHEF RUT AND JUDY LEW AT INTERNATIONAL BOSTON SEAFOOD SHOW Bellevue, Wash –March 9, 2010—When this year’s International Boston Seafood Show kicks off March 14, 2010, Booth # 1033 promises to be a popular destination for visitors looking for great cuisine on the trade show floor.  READ THE FULL RELEASE
Mar 08 2010	IceSynergy, Inc. Introduces New Ice Slurry Technology to Seafood Producers Cooperative in Alaska IceSynergy will supply a large capacity ice slurry system to satisfy the ice requirements for Seafood Producers Cooperative members in Sitka, Alaska. Sitka, Alaska March 8, 2010—Seafood Producers Cooperative (SPC), has contracted IceSynergy, Inc., of Springfield, Missouri to provide an ice slurry system. The Board of Directors was eager to find an ice technology which would enable them to meet the needs of their owner/members and have the right combination of efficiency and functionality in the plant. SPC looked at many different ice technologies and determined that ice slurry would be the best match to meet their particular needs.  READ THE FULL RELEASE
Feb 18 2010	Dr. Oz Names Barramundi a ‘Superfood We Must All Eat Now’ New fish is earning raves for its great taste, health benefits and eco-friendly pedigree Turners Falls, MA. February 18, 2010 – Move over salmon. See ya later tilapia. Barramundi is the new fish that everyone’s talking about - even Dr. Oz. Oprah’s medical guru and host of a new hit show, Dr. Oz recently recommended barramundi to millions of his viewers as a ‘Top 5 Superfood To Eat Now’ for its anti-aging, immune boosting and cancer fighting properties.  READ THE FULL RELEASE
Feb 18 2010	Kona Kampachi® coming back by June Over 250,000 fish recently stocked to open ocean farm site. KAILUA-KONA, Hawai’i — Kona Kampachi® plans on being back in the market by June, 2010, said Kona Blue co-Founder and CEO Neil Anthony Sims. “We have stocked more than a quarter of a million fingerlings to the offshore site over the last six months, and these will be ready for harvest by May”, Sims said.  READ THE FULL RELEASE
Feb 18 2010	Quirch Foods Company Launches Panamei® Frozen Seafood Program To Increase Consumer Brand Awareness and Retailers’ Seafood Sales Quirch Foods Company, one of the largest independent suppliers of fresh and frozen foods in the Southeastern U.S. and the Americas, introduces the Panamei® Seafood Program, a consumer marketing and promotional program to support the extensive variety of retail-ready frozen seafood products available under the Panamei® brand.  READ THE FULL RELEASE
Feb 18 2010	Welcome to Eastern Overseas Marketing Ltd. We invite you to view our items and we welcome your requests for new items that we can custom pack and private label for you. Our success solely relies on our customer’s financial success that they enjoy from working with our products. READ THE FULL RELEASE
Feb 14 2010	Thai Shrimp Goes Green Thai Delegation to Promote Sustainable Shrimp, Discuss Seafood Quality and Safety at Boston’s International Seafood Show in March BOSTON -- February 16, 2010 -- America’s top shrimp supplier wants to turn your shrimp green.  Thailand, supplier of one-third of U.S. shrimp imports, is bringing sustainably farmed, environmentally friendly shrimp to American consumers. The result? The same tasty white shrimp Americans love, with a “green” history they can feel good about.  READ THE FULL RELEASE
Feb 11 2010	OLSEN FISH COMPANY CELEBRATES 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AT THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL BOSTON SEAFOOD SHOW Minneapolis, MN – Olsen Fish Company, processor and supplier of the highest-quality Herring, Lutefisk and Scandinavian specialty food items, is proud to announce its 100th Anniversary. The celebration includes the introduction of a throw back design for labeling its retail line of premium herring cutlets.  The label features a Viking ship logo that was designed over 50 years ago and was dusted off to highlight the company’s strong Scandinavian heritage. READ THE FULL RELEASE
Feb 10 2010	EXCITING NEWS FROM SEAFOOD AMERICA Seafood America’s Sensational New Items have been brought onto shore and will be featured at the International Boston Seafood Show!  International Style Crab Cakes: South of the Border Style, Tuscany Style and Wisabi Style, each having their own distinctive flavorful flare, have been added to our product line.  Also new on board are 2 delicious varieties of our Dockside Classics “DOCKQUITOS”, Buffalo Shrimp and a Velvety Crab, that will be showcased.   READ THE FULL RELEASE
Feb 04 2010	Promotion: Come by and enjoy Virginia’s new breaded value-added stinger strips. Virginia’s own Deborah Pratt, The United States Women’s Oyster Shucking Champion will be in our booth #1613 READ THE FULL RELEASE
Jan 27 2010	Leading Japanese Seafood Producers Set to Reel in New Market of American Buyers at International Boston Seafood Show Japanese Seafood Companies Team Up with Star Chefs in New York City Boston and New York, January 27, 2010 – The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) will be sponsoring its highly acclaimed “Japan Pavilion” for the third straight year at the upcoming International Boston Seafood Show (IBSS), North America’s largest seafood trade event, to be held from March 14-16, 2010 at the Boston Conference & Exhibition Center. READ THE FULL RELEASE
Jan 22 2010	World’s first fully traceable tilapia goes on sale Trapia Malaysia Sdn Bhd will be exhibiting the world’s first fully traceable tilapia in the Malaysia pavilion at this year’s International Boston Seafood Show. Fillets and vacuum packed samples will be on display at Booth 951. READ THE FULL RELEASE
Jan 19 2010	Filleting Your Packaging Cost and Leaving No Bones About It!! January 19, 2010, Elmhurst, Il: Acme, an ITW Company- Booth #1073, a leading supplier of packaging products, will be exhibiting an array of innovative packaging products during the 2010 Boston Seafood Show, Boston, MA on March 14th -16th that could “net” you a “whale” of savings. READ THE FULL RELEASE
Jan 07 2010	Tippmann Group’s New QFR Zone Cuts Blast Freezing Expenses In Half! (Fort Wayne, IN )- Tippman Group has developed a new alternative to traditional blast freezing which will save users up to 50% on their utilities and labor associated with blast freezing.  READ THE FULL RELEASE
Dec 9 2009	Kenko Seafoods, Inc. - Booth number 1704  We are a tuna specialist. We do a full line of tuna products from steaks, loins, saku, ground meat, cubes, and strips. We also specialize in Izumidai (Tilapia Fillet) sashimi grade as well.  The other items we specialize in Swordfish, Mahi,  and Groupers. READ THE FULL RELEASE
Dec 8 2009	Ocean Dragon Seafood Co.,Ltd is company majoring for seafood export and import, owns HACCP and FDA Registration. We mainly export Cajun style whole cooked crawfish, Fat-on crawfish tailmeat,Fat-off crawfish tailmeat;Catfish fillets; Tilapia fillets... READ FULL RELEASE