ACCESS Newswire
24 Mar 2020, 21:25 GMT+10
NEW BEDFORD, MA / ACCESSWIRE / March 24, 2020 / An ongoing investigation by The Nielsen Company into consumer preferences in light of the COVID-19 outbreak has found 'shoppers are exhibiting signs that they may steer away from products that travelled long distances with multiple human touchpoints…'. The study finds that, 'consumers have generally displayed strong preferences for local dairy and fresh produce brands and products versus those coming from further afield.'
As distressing as the current world situation is - both epidemiologically and economically - our New England fisheries need to rise to the challenge to meet the needs of our citizens. According to Nielsen, amid '…the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, anxieties around origins of products and ingredients are likely to fuel increased demand for even more local sourcing.'
As is widely known throughout the industry, in recent years, many retailers and food service companies in the eastern United States have opted for imported fresh seafood from Iceland and Norway, or previously frozen product from Iceland, Norway or China. But right here in our local New England waters, we have a tremendous natural resource that is underfished and underutilized in our haddock, ocean perch, and Atlantic pollock stocks.
Given the proximity of these stocks to our harbors, markets and transportation infrastructure, there is no risk of supply interruption from disruption of air transport from Europe, or ocean transport of twice-frozen product from China. And there is no risk of reduced availability and resulting price increases from a lack of air freight capacity.
Unlike some imported product, our local fresh seafood is neither twice-frozen nor refreshed. Local, wild-caught haddock, ocean perch and Atlantic pollock are all-natural, MSC-certified and 100% traceable from ocean to plate.
As a vertically-integrated harvester and processor with an SQF certified, 160,000 square foot seafood processing facility on the New Bedford waterfront, Blue Harvest is ready to meet the demand for locally produced, transparently sourced product.
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In these difficult and troubling times, the following are ways we at Blue Harvest are ensuring the integrity of our product.
We are also committed to maintaining a safe work environment for our employees. Here are the ways that Blue Harvest is ensuring the health of our employees and the quality of our product.
About Blue Harvest Fisheries
Blue Harvest Fisheries is a leading supplier of premium quality seafood sustainably harvested from MSC certified fisheries in the U.S. The company operates its own fleet of scallop and groundfish vessels as well as offload facilities in Newport News, VA and Fairhaven, MA and an SQF certified waterfront manufacturing facility in New Bedford, MA. The Blue Harvest Fisheries product line features sea scallops, Pacific cod, haddock, ocean perch (Acadian redfish) and Atlantic pollock (saithe). The company also offers swordfish and tuna from approved third-party vessels. Blue Harvest Fisheries products are sold fresh and frozen under the Blue Harvest brand to leading restaurants, wholesalers and distributors across the U.S. and abroad. The company also offers custom processing and is a supplier of private label products to retailers and food service distributors. For more information visit www.blueharvestfisheries.com.
Press Contact
Robert Vanasse
Stove Boat Communications
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SOURCE: Blue Harvest Fisheries
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