Sam's Club Supports Business Relationship with Chilean Salmon Producers but Backs More Vaccine Use
Major retailer Sam's Club—which is a division of Walmart—said it will continue to back its Chilean farmed Atlantic suppliers, but does want to work with the country’s producers to reduce the use of antibiotics. "We have spent many years buying from your country and we will continue because we are proud of that link,” said Robert Fields, Sam’s Club’s senior director for the company’s Meat, Seafood and Gourmet division. However, Fields added that the company wants to work their Chilean suppliers to reduce their dependency on antibiotics in favor of vaccines.
Maine’s Lobster Marketing Collaborative has identified over 2,000 high-end restaurants along the East Coast that it says are ideal candidates to promote Maine lobsters. The Collaborative said just 4 percent of the restaurants located between Maine and Delaware are currently listing Maine lobster on their menus.
In other news Russia’s fish landings are up nearly 7 percent through June this year. Pollock landings out of Russia’s Far East fishery are up over this time last year and are by far the largest portion of the country’s total fish catch so far.
Meanwhile, McDonald’s latest global sales report shows it appears to be losing market share to its competition. McDonald’s global sales in the second quarter were down again while several other restaurant chains reported improved performance and growth. "It seems like the only big player doing negative numbers, period. They're in a healthy market but they're not participating in that market," said David Palmer, analyst at RBC Capital Markets, in a phone interview.
Finally, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) reported higher retail sales and trust among EU consumers for ASC-labeled farmed seafood. “As a young organization, we are very pleased with these results, as our logo has been on packs for less than three years,” said ASC CEO Chris Ninnes.
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