Happy New Year!
We have a change we want to share with you. Beginning with this issue of our newsletter, we will be moving from a monthly edition to a new "Quarterly" format. You will now receive our product updates, seafood articles and industry topics of discussion every three months. We will continue to provide you with news that we hope you will find both useful and informative.
In this "Winter 2016 Edition", we cover a variety of topics, among them:
- Need a stand-out item for your sushi menu, consider Crane Bay® Black Tiger Nobashi Ebi
- We list the Top Ten Food Trends for 2016
- Chilean salmon producers consider 15% production cuts over the next two years
- Do you know the history of YOKOCHO in Japan?
- Learn how Thailand is setting the stage for permanent and profitable shrimp recovery
- Our blog addresses the importance of teamwork both on and off the field
- The annual GOAL Conference sees an optimistic shrimp outlook for 2016
We welcome in the beautiful month of October with its crisp air and trees full of colorful leaves. But we can't lose sight that we now step into the last quarter of 2015.
In this issue of our Newsletter we share some big news with you as we look at other industry topics of interest. We start with our news:
- Meet our new brand - Maneki® Value - Same great Maneki® quality now with a lower cost
- The U.S. Department of Commerce lowered the antidumping duties on Vietnamese shrimp imports
- Our Japanese culture article sends you to Sado Island, an area once rich in gold mining with an ongoing tradition of the arts
- Swiss Alpine Salmon?? There is a new land-based salmon farm opening in the mountains of Switzerland
- And read our blog, see one visitor's first time view of the Yellowfin Tuna industry in breathtaking Bali
September is here to usher in the days of Indian Summer. School is back in session, the days are getting shorter and we head to the finish line of the third quarter.
In this issue, we cover a spectrum of industry topics:
- The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announces that over 800 BAP certifications have been issued globally to date. And, there is now a growing interest in Chilean Salmon producers to attain the BAP Certification.
- Crane Bay® Sashimi Grade Yellowfin Crazy-Cut Tuna is in stock and ready to ship - take a look at a recipe idea for a Labor Day menu special.
- Read why it is expected that Shrimp Exports from Vietnam will decline for the remainder of 2015.
- In our Japanese Culture segment, we look at Japanese Green Tea, much more than just a healthy beverage.
- In the Salmon Update, we report that Chilean scientists have developed an alternative to antibiotics for farmed salmon.
- And read our blog for a look at what's on trend in the sushi trade
