"Eleven Finalists Revealed for the 2024 Seafood Excellence Awards at Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America in Boston"
The annual Seafood Excellence Awards, held at Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., has unveiled its eleven finalists for 2024. This esteemed competition acknowledges outstanding leadership in seafood product development across North America. Finalists will contend for two prestigious awards: Best New Foodservice Product and Best New Retail Product. Selected from a pool of 70 entries showcased at the exposition's New Product Showcase, the winners will be announced on Sunday, March 10, at 3 p.m. by a panel of three esteemed seafood industry experts. Their evaluations will be based on various criteria, including uniqueness, market appropriateness, taste, packaging, nutritional value, and originality. All 70 new products submitted to the competition will be prominently displayed at the New Product Showcase in the Wave Makers Zone.
The 2024 finalists for Best New Foodservice Product are:
- Finesaler, LLC: Culinary Aids - Seaweed, Ginger & Yuzu
- Handy Seafood: Spicy Breaded Jalapeño Shrimp
- Social Kitchens Professional/SK Food Brands: Premium Shrimp Sliders
- NETUNO USA: Butterflied Yellowtail Snapper
The 2024 finalists for Best New Retail Product are:
- Acme Smoked Fish: Lox in a Box
- Alaskan Leader Seafoods: 12oz Miso Marinated Wild Alaska Black Cod (Sablefish)
- American Unagi: American Unagi Smoked Eel Fillet 4 oz
- Channel Fish Processing: Sweet Heat Cornmeal Crunch North Atlantic Pollock
- East Coast Seafood: Sole with Shrimp & Snow Crab Stuffing
- Highland Farms: Salmon Salami
- Ocean Beauty Seafoods: Echo Falls Smoked Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Nuggets
The Seafood Excellence Awards serves as the North American segment of the prestigious Seafood Excellence Global Awards, an annual event held at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain. These competitions, along with the Seafood Excellence Asia Awards, are organized by Diversified Communications, the host of Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, and Seafood Expo Asia in Singapore.
Diversified Communications is also the producer of SeafoodSource, the official media platform for Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, and Seafood Expo Asia.