NOAA Fisheries recently released its report on the implementation of the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program, or SIMP. As part of their efforts to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices, NOAA and …
MATTHEW KAJDAN MERCHANTS FOODSERVICE Matthew Kajdan was born and raised in Madison, MS where his mother and grandmother showed him the way around the kitchen. Growing up in a large European family, he developed a taste for gourmet cooking and fine …
Edgar Richard Gollott, Sr., Vice President of Golden Gulf Coast Packing Company, Inc. (est. in 1984 on Biloxi, Mississippi’s Back Bay), President of Gollott’s Oil Dock & Ice House and a pillar of the seafood industry in the Gulf South for more …
JONATHAN BENNETT Most of us have childhood memories about a favorite food. Jonathan Bennett carries those memories with him every day. These aren’t images of sauce-laden, vertically presented pieces of art. They are his reality. Honest-to-goodness, …
In the world of seafood, there are some advocates of wild-caught, American shrimp that go above and beyond the average supporter: Bertha V. Fontaine was one such individual. Although born in Memphis, Tennessee, Fontaine spent most of her life in …
SIMON BROWN BLAKE STREET HOUSE Originally from Scotland, Chef Simon Brown has worked extremely hard to make a name for himself since coming to the States many years ago. Starting his culinary career as a dishwasher in Dundee, Scotland at age 13, …
From left to right: Hays County Food Bank Executive Director Eleanor Owen-Oshan, Kristin & Chef Monte Sheffield and Own Your Own Universe Executive Director Terri Hendrix. Wild American Shrimp’s 2020 Chef of the Year Monte Sheffield of …
America’s Test Kitchen, the hit television show where chefs Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster test out recipes to see what works and what doesn’t, has recently released a new cookbook – “Foolproof Fish: Modern Recipes for Everyone, …
Several American Shrimp Processors Association / Wild American Shrimp member companies are currently packaging and shipping delicious, wild-caught Gulf and South Atlantic shrimp destined for food banks and drive-thru food pantries across America, …
