March 17, 2025 โ Seafood sales plummeted in February at U.S. retail stores, mainly due to the Lent and Easter seasons starting later this year compared to 2024, according to new data from retail market research firms Circana and 210 Analytics.
Frozen seafood sales value realized the greatest shortfall by category in the month, decreasing 8.5 percent year over year to USD 663 million (EUR 610 million). Sales by volume in the category, meanwhile, declined 11.7 percent.
March 8, 2025 โ Several U.S. restaurants are rolling out shrimp promotions for the Lenten season, which started 5 March and ends 17 April.
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.-based Long John Silverโs is debuting a new Coconut Butterfly Shrimp and is offering several other shrimp specials for Lent.
March 13, 2024 โ U.S. seafood inflation at retail continued to ease in February, and the start of the Lent season early in the month boosted sales of frozen and ambient seafood.
New U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index data showed fish and seafood prices dropped 3.9 percent year over year in February and 0.7 percent month over month.
February 14, 2024 โ Coinciding with the start of Lent on 14 February, numerous U.S. restaurant chains are rolling limited-time offers featuring lobster, shrimp, and cod.
One of the biggest U.S. seafood restaurant chains, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-based Red Lobster, is bringing back its popular Lobsterfest promotion and adding several new shrimp and lobster dishes to its menu, including Lobster Loverโs Dream featuring twin North American lobster tails and linguine with lobster sourced from Maine.
February 12, 2024 โ U.S. retailers and restaurateurs are expecting high upcoming seafood sales as the 40-day Lenten season kicks off the same day as Valentineโs Day on 14 February.
โThere is normally a bump for seafood on Valentineโs Day, but with Lent on top of that, it should be a banner week for seafood,โ Jason Resner, the meat and seafood sales, merchandising, and procurement lead for Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.A.-based retailer Fresh Thyme, told SeafoodSource.
February 14, 2023 โ Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is bringing back its Alaska pollock fish sandwich it featured during the 2022 Lenten season.
Via a partnership with Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trident Seafooods is supplying the fish for the sandwiches, the companyโs vice president of communications, Alexis Telfer, confirmed to SeafoodSource. The sandwich will feature garlic- and herb-flavored Alaska pollock fillet topped with American cheese and tartar sauce and served on a brioche bun.
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