2017 ISSUE Seafood Expo North America and Seafood Processing North America THE OFFICIAL SHOW GUIDE Brought to you by: PAGE 6 Shuttle Schedule PAGE 32 Show Map PAGE 30 Boston Dining Guide PAGE 40 Conference Schedule March 19-21, 2017 panamei.com ©2017, Panamei Seafood. All rights reserved. Cool Chain... Logistics for the Seafood Industry! From Sea to Serve. Lynden’s Cool Chain℠ service manages your seafood supply chain from start to fi nish. Fresh or frozen seafood is transported at just the right speed and temperature to meet the particular needs of the customer and to maintain quality. With the ability to deliver via air, highway, or sea or use our temperature-controlled storage facilities, Lynden’s Cool Chain℠ service has the solution to your seafood supply challenges. lynden.com | 1-888-596-3361 Booth #280 WELCOME TO BOSTON Taking care of business Welcome (or welcome back) to Seafood Expo North America, the largest seafood expo on the continent. BE SURE TO s those who have attended before know, the expo Apacks a lot into its three days, with more than a STOP BY thousand exhibitors ready to do business, an extensive BOOTH 1301 educational conference program chock full of engaging TO SHARE speakers and interesting topics, and fun events like the YOUR NEWS 11th Annual Oyster Shucking Contest and the Seafood WITH THE Excellence Awards Ceremony. With an event of SENA’s magnitude, it’s difficult to SEAFOOD stay organized. To keep it all straight, SeafoodSource EXPO TEAM! has put together the Expo Today you’re holding in your hands right now. You’ll find a floor map on pages 32 and 33, a complete listing of SENA’s complimentary shuttle services on pages 6 and 8, and the conference program on page 40. If you’re feeling hungry after a long day at the show, we’ve also put together an up-to-date Dining Guide to Boston on page 30. It would be remiss of me not to mention the show’s fantastic app – another great way to see what’s happening at SENA – and the show’s Twitter hashtag, #SENA17. And speaking of technology, in her feature story for Expo Today on page 10, SeafoodSource Contributing Editor Christine Blank looks into the ways U.S. grocery store chains are aiming to attract younger shoppers, a lucrative demographic, by adding high-tech updates to their brick-and-mortar locations. As it has in previous years, SeafoodSource’s editorial staff will be covering SENA 2017 from every angle. If there’s a story you think we’ve missed, let us know by stopping by Booth #1301. And you don’t already receive it, make sure you sign up for our free daily e-newsletter by logging onto SeafoodSource.com. Enjoy your time in Boston, Cliff White Executive Editor, SeafoodSource EXPO TODAY MAGAZINE 2017 | Brought to you by SeafoodSource 3 CONTENT What’s Inside DIGITAL PRODUCT MANAGER 6, 8 Shuttle Service 18 Seafood Excellence finalists Michelle McNickle/ [email protected] 30 Boston Dining Guide 22 Special Expo Events EXECUTIVE EDITOR 48 Q&A with Chris Rosenberger Cliff White/ [email protected] 32 Expo Floor Map 52 Seafood Champion Awards EDITOR 40 Conference Schedule 58 Looking Back Madelyn Kearns/ [email protected] 62 Expo Hacks & Advertiser Index SENIOR PRODUCTION DESIGNER Theresa Slusher/ [email protected] Feature ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Wendy Jalbert/ [email protected] 10 FEATURE How grocers are drawing @seafoodsource millennials, Gen Z to ‘fresh seafood’ seafoodsource By Christine Blank Diversified Communications 121 Free Street, P.O. Box 7438 Portland, ME 04112-7438 EXCELLENCE AWARDS Ph: (207) 842-5606 16 Insider’s look at the 2017 Fax: (207) 842-5603 Seafood Excellence Awards Expo News Published by By Christine Blank Diversified Communications Publisher of National Fisherman and WorkBoat Q&A Producer of : 24 Seafood Expo North America, Ray Hilborn on Seafood Processing North America, why SeaWeb Seafood Expo Global, Seafood Processing Global, is a can’t-miss Seafood Expo Asia and event SeafoodSource By Cliff White Theodore Wirth President/CEO Mary Larkin BOSTON DINING Executive Vice President 2017 WINNERS 26 Taking a bite out of Boston: Liz Plizga 20 Alaska Symphony of Group VP, Seafood Events Restaurants thrive in Mary Fowler Seafood contestants seafood heaven Sales Manager, SeafoodSource use every part of fish By Madelyn Kearns Heidi Weeks Sales, Expo Today By Christine Blank Lacey Barnes Sales, Expo Today PACKAGING 50 Optimizing seafood Ph: (207) 842-5500 Fax: (207) 842-5505 packaging for the Web: divcom.com modern market By Madelyn Kearns Copyright© 2017 Diversified Communications RETAIL Q&A PRINTED IN U.S.A. 54 Top 5 retail seafood 48 Chris Rosenberger, trends for 2017 president of Inland Seafood Produced by By Christine Blank By Joanne Friedrick 4 EXPO TODAY MAGAZINE 2017 | Brought to you by SeafoodSource SHUTTLE INFORMATION COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE SERVICE March 18 - 21, 2017 | Boston, MA SATURDAY EXHIBITOR SERVICE HOTEL ROUTE # BOARDING LOCATION BCEC Aloft Boston Seaport WD Walking Distance to BCEC -------- Saturday, March 18, 2017 Boston Harbor Hotel 5 Front Entrance, Curbside on Atlantic Ave. SE-L1 Service will be provided to the Hyatt Regency Boston, Marriott Copley Place, Revere Hotel Boston Common and Sheraton Boston from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, departing the Boston Convention & Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers 3 Columbus Ave. Entrance NE-L1 Exhibition Center, Northeast, Level 1 on the hour. Colonnade Boston 1 Front Entrance, Curbside on Huntington Ave. NE-L0 Copley Square Hotel 2 At Westin Copley Place, Curbside on Huntington Ave. NE-L0 HOTEL SHUTTLE - ROUTES 1 - 5 Courtyard Boston Tremont Hotel 3 At Revere Hotel Boston Common, Front Entrance on Stuart St. NE-L1 DoubleTree Downtown Boston 3 Curbside on Washington St. NE-L1 Service to BCEC Service to & from Hotels Return Service to Hotels Departing Hotels Departing BCEC Departing BCEC Element Boston Seaport WD Walking Distance to BCEC -------- Every 15 - 20 Minutes Every 30 Minutes Every 15 - 20 Minutes Embassy Suites Boston at Logan Airport 6 Curbside on Porter St. SE-L1 SUN., 3/19 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Fairmont Copley Plaza Boston 2 At Westin Copley Place, Curbside on Huntington Ave. NE-L0 MON., 3/20 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Four Seasons Hotel Boston 3 At Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Columbus Ave. Entrance NE-L1 TUE., 3/21 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Godfrey Hotel Boston 4 Corner of Ave. de Lafayette & Harrison Ave. NE-L1 Hilton Boston Back Bay 2 At Sheraton Boston Hotel, Curbside on Dalton St. NE-L0 HOTEL SHUTTLE - ROUTE 6 Embassy Suites Boston at Logan Airport Hilton Boston Downtown/Faneuil Hall 5 Broad St. Entrance SE-L1 Hyatt Regency Boston 4 Corner of Ave. de Lafayette & Harrison Ave. NE-L1 Service to BCEC Return Service to Hotel Departing Hotel Departing BCEC InterContinental Boston 5 Front Entrance, Curbside on Atlantic Ave. SE-L1 Langham Hotel Boston 5 Franklin St. Entrance SE-L1 SUN., 3/19 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 6:00 PM Liberty Hotel Shuttle service provided by hotel NW-L1 MON., 3/20 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 6:00 PM Loews Boston Back Bay 3 At Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Columbus Ave. Entrance NE-L1 TUE., 3/21 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM 1:00 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:00 PM Marriott Copley Place 1 Front Entrance, Curbside on Huntington Ave. NE-L0 Marriott Long Wharf 4 Front Entrance, Outer Driveway NE-L1 INFORMATION & SPECIAL NEEDS TRANSPORTATION MidTown Hotel 1 Front Entrance, Curbside on Huntington Ave. NE-L0 Omni Parker House 4 Curbside on Tremont St. near Citizens Bank NE-L1 Please call (877) 899-0986 for hotel shuttle information and special needs Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel WD Walking Distance to BCEC -------- transportation. ADA compliant equipment is available during regularly Revere Hotel Boston Common 3 Front Entrance on Stuart St. NE-L1 scheduled shuttle hours and reservations should be made at least 20 The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common 4 Corner of Ave. de Lafayette & Harrison Ave. NE-L1 minutes in advance of desired pick up time by calling the shuttle phone Seaport Hotel WD Walking Distance to BCEC -------- number. Sheraton Boston Hotel 2 Curbside on Dalton St. NE-L0 W Boston 3 At Revere Hotel Boston Common, Front Entrance on Stuart St. NE-L1 Transportation managed by: Scan here to download a copy of this Westin Boston Waterfront WD Walking Distance to BCEC -------- schedule onto your smart phone! Westin Copley Place 2 Curbside on Huntington Ave. NE-L0 BCEC Boarding Location Areas: NE-L1 (Northeast, Level 1), SE-L1 (Southeast, Level 1), NW-L1 (Northwest Level 1), NE-L0 (Northeast, Level 0) The Official Transportation Sponsor BOOTH #2357 6 EXPO TODAY MAGAZINE 2017 | Brought to you by SeafoodSource Often Copied, Never Duplicated The Original. Booth #613 Fisherman’s Pride® Fully Cleaned Calamari Our Fisherman’s Pride® Calamari is 100% all natural, wild caught, and fully cleaned. Our offerings include domestic east coast Calamari as well as imported varieties from China, India, Thailand, Korea, Vietnam, and Peru. They are flash frozen within hours of harvest to preserve their freshness and sweet flavor making it the perfect Chef’s ingredient for any seafood “ ” THE PRIDE OF THE INDUSTRY dish. Fisherman’s Pride® exceeds the highest standards of quality and is RUGGIERO SEAFOOD, INC.