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2022 Seafood Excellence Awards Finalists Announced

Winners will be announced at the 40th edition of
Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America

 

Portland, ME (February 10, 2022) – The 11 finalists for the 2022 Seafood Excellence Awards, the prestigious best new products competition at Seafood Expo North America, have been announced. Winners of the competition will be revealed on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at 3:00pm in the Demonstration Theater during Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, taking place March 13-15, 2022, in Boston, MA, USA.

The Seafood Excellence Awards annually recognize the product leaders in the North American seafood market. Each year, exhibitors have the opportunity to submit their new products for consideration.

The 2022 finalists will compete for two awards: Best New Foodservice Product and Best New Retail Product. The finalists’ products will be evaluated on Sunday, March 13 from 11:00am to 1:00pm in the New Product Showcase area at the expo.  Three seafood industry experts will judge the products based on their uniqueness and appropriateness to the market, taste profile, packaging, market potential, convenience, nutritional value and originality.

 

The finalists in the foodservice category are:

  • Bakkafrost – Native Hebridean Smoked Scottish Salmon Side
  • Handy Seafood – Chesapeake Bay Panko Breaded Oysters
  • Netuno USA – Cobia Panko Bites
  • Seagrove Kelp Co. – Seagrove Ribbon Kelp

 

The finalists in the retail category are:

  • DOM International Limited – DOM Reserve Salmon Poke
  • Neptune Snacks – Wild Alaska Pollock Jerky
  • Ocean Beauty Seafoods – Echo Falls Wild Alaska Hot Smoked Sablefish
  • Ocean Beauty Seafoods – Echo Falls Wild Alaska Sockeye Salmon Tapas Slices – Mediterranean
  • Pacific Seafood ­– Tidal Tots
  • Pescanova USA – Pescanova Branzino with Pesto Sauce
  • Kitchens Seafood, Inc. – Honey Walnut Shrimp

 Each finalist’s product, and all other new products submitted for the competition, will be showcased in the New Product Showcase during the three-day exposition in Boston. 


View all the entries of the Seafood Excellence Awards.

 The Seafood Excellence Awards serve as the North American extension of the Seafood Excellence Global Awards competition, which will be held at Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain. Both Seafood Excellence Awards and Seafood Excellence Global Awards are organized by Diversified Communications, producers of Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global and Seafood Expo Asia.

SeafoodSource, produced by Diversified Communications, is the official media for Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America and will be covering the Expo.

Seafood-industry professionals can learn more about Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America and register to  attend by visiting the exposition’s website, seafoodexpo.com/north-america.

About Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America
Seafood Expo North America/ Seafood Processing North America is North America’s largest seafood exposition. Thousands of buyers and suppliers from around the world attend the annual, three-day exhibition to meet, network and do business. Attending buyers represent importers, exporters, wholesalers, restaurants, supermarkets, hotels, and other retail and foodservice companies. Exhibiting suppliers offer the newest seafood products, processing and packaging equipment, and services available in the seafood market. The exposition is sponsored by the National Fisheries Institute. SeafoodSource is the official media. The exposition is produced by Diversified Communications, the international leader in seafood-industry expositions and media. The exposition is produced by Diversified Communications, the international leader in seafood-industry expositions and media. For more information, visit: www.seafoodexpo.com/north-america

About Diversified Communications
Diversified Communications is a leading international media company with a portfolio of face-to-face exhibitions and conferences, online communities and digital and print publications. As producers of these market-leading products Diversified Communications connects, educates and strengthens business communities in over 15 industries including: food and beverage, healthcare, natural and organic, business management and technology. The company’s global seafood portfolio of expositions and media includes Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, Seafood Expo Asia and SeafoodSource.com. Established in 1949 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, USA with divisions and offices around the world, Diversified Communications remains a privately held, third generation, family-owned business. For more information, visit: www.divcom.com

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Media Contact:
Christine Pedersen, Marketing Director
Diversified Communications
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