Christine Blank

2 weeks ago | seafoodsource.com | Christine Blank

Restaurant chain Shrimp Basket, which operates 18 locations across the U.S. South, is among several restaurant chains unveiling new seafood menus and dishes for the summer season. The Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A.-based company is expanding its domestic seafood sourcing in its new Gulf to Guest menu, which emphasizes wild-caught Gulf shrimp and Alaska flounder.

2 weeks ago | seafoodsource.com | Christine Blank

U.S. restaurants and retailers are promoting seafood specials ahead of Father’s Day on 15 June, which is projected to generate record spending. Total Father’s Day spending is predicted to reach a record USD 24 billion (EUR 20.7 billion), compared to the USD 22.4 billion (EUR 19.4 billion) that consumers spent last year, according to an annual survey conducted by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

2 weeks ago | seafoodsource.com | Christine Blank

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit against Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.-based seafood wholesaler and retailer Quality Poultry and Seafood (QPS) and Mary Mahoney’s Old French House – a Biloxi restaurant QPS supplied with seafood.

2 weeks ago | seafoodsource.com | Christine Blank

Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.A.-based foodservice distributor US Foods broke ground on an expansion of its facility in Buda, Texas, that will add 170,000 square feet to the 290,000-square-foot facility. The firm plans to invest more than USD 120 million (EUR 105 million) in the expansion, which it said will enable the company to expand the capacity of its warehouse and fleet operations, US Foods Spokeswoman Sara Matheu told SeafoodSource.

2 weeks ago | seafoodsource.com | Christine Blank

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.-based food company Conagra, which recently sold its Mrs. Paul’s and Van de Kamp’s brands to High Liner Foods in a deal worth USD 55 million (EUR 48 million), has expanded its line of single-serve frozen retail products in collaboration with music legend Dolly Parton. The new line of Parton’s “comfort food” meals include Shrimp & Grits, along with Beef Pot Roast, Chicken & Dumplings, and Country Fried Steak.