QFFI's Global Seafood Magazine

As Salmon Exports Warm Up for Chile,
Falling Prices Put Chill on Margins
World production up, making for increased competition and soft prices for major producers. Catch disappointing in Alaska, but setting new record in Russia.

Flooded Shrimp Farms, Economic Crisis
Both Impact Exports for Thai Producers

Major Retailers ‘Sea’ Great Future
In USA In Private Label Fish and Seafood Sales
Cutting-edge products score in store brands, whether mussels in wine at Kroger, curry shrimp at Wegmans, haddock with ratatouille at Delhaize or whole lobster at Aldi.

UK Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver
‘Young’s at Heart’ on Frozen Fish

Frozen Fish and Seafood Products

Potato Market Update

New Lamb Weston International Business Unit
Gears Up to Focus on Global Growth Prospects

Better Baked French Fries Goal
Of Massachusetts Research Team

Simplot Embraces Biotech Field,
But Without Use of Foreign DNA

News From Europe

How Picard Surgeles Sells Frozen Fruit
To Flavor-savoring, Health-minded Clients
For this leading frozen food retail chain, high-quality cuisine doesn’t just begin with soup and salad and end with cake and ice cream. There are also sorbets, tropical fruits, purees, fruit salads, forest berries, smoothies and sliced fruits of all kinds to enjoy year-round.

Healthful, Quick to Heat and Easy to Eat:
Entrée and Side Dish Trends in France
Single-dish entrées flourish, as tortes vie with tarts and galettes for consumer favor. Nutritious vegetable balls roll out for children, while Déli vegetable domes are aimed at all.

Keck is Serving Up Innovative Solutions
For Almost Any Pasta or Rice Requirement

Birds Eye Vitamin Advertisement
Banned in United Kingdom

Frozen Cuisine Comes to United Kingdom
At Short-Lived ‘n-ice’ Specialty Restaurant

Frozen Food Entrepreneur Volkmar Frenzel
Dies at 58 After Battle with Lung Cancer

European Almanac of Statistics

European Frozen Food Market Sluggish;
Euro Values Outpace Tonnage Gains
Overall tonnage growth for 22 countries is only 0.4%, with euro value advances 3.6%. Ready meals, baked goods and vegetables gain, but potato products and fish suffer losses.

Frozen Foods in North America

Want Wyngz or Cookies with that Pizza?
Sizing up Sides and Pizzeria Price Slides
Retail frozen pizza market in USA, ringing up approximately $3 billion in sales per annum, feels the heat from price-cutting, coupon-printing pizzerias and restaurant chains as the battle for today’s increasingly tight-fisted, recession-weary consumers’ dollars intensifies.

South Carolina Welcomes Amy’s;
New Plant Coming On Line in 2012

North American Frozen Products

US Playing Chicken with China on Tires
Comes Home to Roost for Exporters
Dark outlook for dark meat exports, as Russians also say ‘nyet’ to imports. Bottom line is lower profits, fewer plants and even bankruptcy for companies that used to count on overseas markets.

Eye on China

How Big is Chinese Frozen Food Market?
Estimates Seem to be All Over the Map

With Plans for Operations in Over 30 Cities,
Americold is Enlarging Profile in China Market

Warehousing World

M&M Refrigeration Control System
Cuts Electricity Costs at US Growers

VersaCold Partnership with EnerNOC
Saves Over 3.2 Megawatts of Power

European Logistics Group
Appoints New Executive

Green Light for USCS Expansion in California

Delhaize America Expanding
North Carolina Distribution Center

Cloverleaf Cold Storage Invests $8 Million
To Boost Energy Efficiency the Green Way

Capital Investment Funding
Grows Nordic Cold Storage

Frozen Food Forum

Golden Ice Crystal Awards
Go to Kees Meijer and Jan Pickenpack