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Chef Gruel Discusses Whether Seafood Restaurants are Thriving or Surviving

Chef Andrew Gruel returns to SoFISHticated to explain whether seafood restaurants are surviving or thriving. He provides a primer on how to navigate barriers in full-service seafood and ways to plan for long-term success.   Key takeaways: The post Chef Gruel Discusses Whether Seafood Restaurants are Thriving or Surviving appeared first on About Seafood.


Part 1: SoFISHticated Podcast: Chef Andrew Gruel Discusses What it Takes to Run a Seafood Restaurant

American chef, television personality, and seafood junkie, Chef Andrew Gruel, joins SoFISHticated to explain to seafood processors and producers what it takes to run a full-service seafood restaurant in today’s operational landscape. The recipe calls for a dollop of trust and a skosh of psychology, but you won’t need a PhD.  Key takeaways:?  The post Part 1: SoFISHticated Podcast: Chef Andrew Gruel Discusses What it Takes to Run a Seafood Restaurant appeared first on About Seafood.


SoFISHticated Podcast Provides Next Steps on FDA Traceability Rule

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Red Tide is Real, But Pump the Breaks

There’s been some recent reporting about Red Tide in Florida and its oft-uncomfortable effects.  Yeah, Red Tide is a thing and it’s a pain but it’s not something that’s likely effecting your commercial seafood. To put it in perspective we’ll quote, the now retired, Stephen Blount of Blount Fine Foods who penned a Red Tide … Continue reading Red Tide is Real, But Pump the Breaks → The post Red Tide is Real, But Pump the Breaks appeared first on About Seafood.


Shrimp & Salmon School and Labeling Workshop

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Consumer Reports Jim Rogers is as Accurate as a Groundhog Predicting the Weather

Consumer Reports Jim Rogers is as Accurate as a Groundhog Predicting the Weather

Ratings and Reviews Service Continues to Peddle Misinformation about Mercury in Seafood Is it Groundhog Day because it sure feels like it? Nearly a month after we exposed Consumer Reports mercury-in-canned-tuna testing data and correctly compared it to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Action Level and “Level of Concern,” we thought the needless consumer … Continue reading Consumer Reports Jim Rogers is as Accurate as a Groundhog Predicting the Weather → The post Consumer Reports Jim Rogers is as Accurate as a Groundhog Predicting the Weather appeared first on About Seafood.


NFI Internship: Communications & Multimedia Position

NFI Internship: Communications & Multimedia Position

The National Fisheries Institute’s Summer Internship Program Communications & Multimedia Intern National Fisheries Institute — the leading trade association for the commercial seafood industry — is seeking a Communications & Multimedia Intern to work in-stride with NFI’s communications team. This internship opportunity will provide the selected candidate with excellent experience in industry storytelling — both … Continue reading NFI Internship: Communications & Multimedia Position → The post NFI Internship: Communications & Multimedia Position appeared first on About Seafood.


Greenpeace Releases New… Blah, Blah, Blah

Reaching into its bag of retread tricks, Greenpeace— for the hundred millionth time — is releasing a “Tuna Retailer Scorecard” that no consumers will pay attention to. The thinly veiled fundraising solicitation that went out today pithily titled, “Message from Greenpeace” contains just two links. One to a list of ranked retailers and the second … Continue reading Greenpeace Releases New… Blah, Blah, Blah → The post Greenpeace Releases New… Blah, Blah, Blah appeared first on About Seafood.


We Did Consumer Reports Work for Them

We Did Consumer Reports Work for Them

How Worried Should You Be About Consumer Reports? When we challenged reporter, Lauren Kirchner and her team at Consumer Reports, to release all their mercury-in-canned-tuna testing data and put it in perspective with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Action Level and “Level of Concern,” we thought it was a pretty simple request. Apparently, it … Continue reading We Did Consumer Reports Work for Them → The post We Did Consumer Reports Work for Them appeared first on About Seafood.


Really, Consumer Reports? Show Us The Numbers

Consumer Reports new story titled “How Worried Should You Be About Mercury in Your Tuna” is a quintessential example of a news outlet writing its conclusion first and then reverse engineering the story to fit it.  Consumer Reports says it tested 30 cans of tuna for mercury and was so concerned with the levels it … Continue reading Really, Consumer Reports? Show Us The Numbers → The post Really, Consumer Reports? Show Us The Numbers appeared first on About Seafood.