We have news that will make you as happy as a clam.
The 8th Annual Clam Jam Seafood Festival — featuring seafood, beer, cooking contests and family events. live music and more – return to downtown Easton, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
It’s a full day of delicious fun, hosted by Easton’s 3rd & Ferry Fish Market. Admission is free, but some events require tickets.
Here are some of the festival highlights:
Chowdah’ & Sanctioned House Beer Contest
The festival kicks off at 11:00 a.m. with local restaurants and home brewers competing for the best chowder and beer. A portion of the proceeds from the $10 entry fee will be donated to the State Theater.
Competitors for this year’s chowder include: 3rd & Ferry Fish Market, The Bayou Easton, Stoke, Monster Deli, Elpedio’s Ristorante and Surv Restaurant. Home Brew 2022 contestants include: Dave Taylor, Livingston Hinckley, Butch Riddle, Melissa & Dean Titus, John Litak, Alex Hoffman, Larry Anders, Edward Ponikvar, Josh Hellwig, Steve Badman, Rob Myers, Wiliam Gade, Dan Miller, Brian Reph and Kevin Gain.
The chowder contest will run until 1:30 p.m. The homebrew contest will run from noon to 2 p.m.
Welcome to Jack Town!
At this year’s festival, you can enjoy a full area showcasing all things Jack Daniel’s, including virtual reality tours, Jack Daniel’s Bar, Jack Lounge, Jack Daniel’s Harley Davidson Motorcycle Display and more .
Along with this, you can also check out:
- Oyster Pairing Tent: $12 ticket for five oysters accompanied by three beers and two wines (3 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
- Cigar and cocktail lounge: $10 tickets for a cigar, cocktail and beer
- A soak tank with proceeds benefiting the Phillipsburg High School Wrestling Team
- Ax throwing by Skeggy’s Ax House
* Face painting
* A petting zoo
* The Balloon Clown
* Hawaiian Santa
* Cheerleading demonstrations
Of course, food – especially seafood – is on the menu at Clam Jam. Range of vendors include: 3rd & Ferry Fish Market, The Flying V, Cosmic Kettle Corn, Smoked & Sauced, Chocolate Moonshine, Tiera De Fuego, Habby Fruit Hot Sauces, Zuzu Confectionary, Ocean, Hacienda Los Agaves, Aman’s, The Bayou Easton , Lehigh Valley BBQ, Elpedio’s Ristorante and more.
While you’re there, you can listen to live music from:
- Zaire: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Avenue 16: 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- GruviTune: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
sims to anchor a new platform in the fishing category within Vista Outdoor’s portfolio of outdoor products
The acquisition strengthens Vista Outdoor with the 12th strong brand and adds approx. $110 million in net sales
ANOKA, Minn., August 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE: VSTO), the parent company of 41 renowned brands that design, manufacture and market sports and outdoor products to consumers around the world, today announced the closing of its acquisition of Bozeman, Mont.based on Simms Fishing Products for a purchase price of $192.5 millionwhich includes a net present value of approximately $20 million in future tax benefits.
“The addition of Simms Fishing Products to the Vista Outdoor family is a transformation for our growing outdoor products segment,” said Chris Metz, CEO, Vista Outdoor. “As the anchor of our new fishing platform, sims expands our core addressable market into a new, highly attractive category with a premium, innovative brand that has significant room for growth. We are particularly pleased that sims keep calling bozeman house and will continue to design and produce their world famous waders in Montana.”
sims was founded in 1980 and later acquired in 1993 by KC Walsh, its current executive chairman, who continues with the company as a strategic advisor and advocate for conservation and government affairs. Sims CEO Casey Sheahan continues to direct the day-to-day operations of simsand the current sims the management team and existing employee base will remain in place.
sims is now part of the Outdoor Products segment of Vista Outdoor and will be included in the new Outdoor Products Company upon completion of the previously announced separation.
Transaction Details
Vista Outdoor paid a gross purchase price of $192.5 millionwhich included a net present value of approximately $20 million in future tax benefits. sims increased net sales by a compound annual growth rate of approximately 15% from calendar year 2019 to 2021 and is expected to grow beyond that of calendar year 2022. Vista Outdoor expects the transaction is accretive to earnings, excluding transaction costs, transition costs and inventory strengthening, in Fiscal Year 2024.
Vista Outdoor financed this acquisition through an existing ABL credit facility. After acquiring sims, Vista Outdoor’s leverage ratio is well below its target leverage ratio of one to two times. Vista Outdoor plans to deleverage approximately 1.5x by the end of fiscal 2023.
About Simms Fishing
Since 1980, Simms Fishing has created products that inspire you to fish. We use our hands to make revolutionary gear designed to fish harder and go further. Our products serve a higher purpose. Fishing is fishing, but more importantly, equipment that performs at the highest level allows all anglers to enjoy the overall fishing experience and all of the unique nuances that occur before and after the catch. And as the fishery has progressed, so have we become a state-of-the-art design and manufacturing hub, where innovators converge in Bozeman, Montana, to form a diverse and creative family. To learn more, visit www.simsfishing.com.
About Vista Outdoor Inc.
Vista Outdoor (NYSE: VSTO) is the parent company of more than three dozen renowned brands that design, manufacture and market sports and outdoor products. We serve a wide range of consumers worldwide, including outdoor enthusiasts, golfers, cyclists, backyard grillers, campers, hunters, recreational shooters, athletes, as well as law enforcement. order and military professionals. Our reporting segments, Outdoor Products and Sporting Goods, offer these consumers a wide range of innovative, high-quality and performance-oriented outdoor and sporting products. Our operating model relies on resources shared between brands to achieve levels of excellence and performance that would be out of reach for a single brand in isolation. Brands include Remington Ammunition, Bushnell, CamelBak, Bushnell Golf, Foresight Sports, Fox Racing, Bell Helmets, Camp Chef, Giro, QuietKat, Stone Glacier, Federal Ammunition and more. Vista Outdoor products are sold at major retailers and distributors across North America and around the world. For news and information, visit our website at www.vistaoutdoor.com.
Forward-looking statements
Certain of the statements made and information contained in this report, excluding historical information, are “forward-looking statements,” including those that address, among other things, our plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, strategies, goals, perspectives or other non-historical issues; projections regarding future revenues, income, earnings per share or other financial measures for Vista Outdoor; and the assumptions underlying these questions. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “aim”, “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. To the extent that such information is forward-looking, it is intended to fall within the safe harbor of forward-looking information provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Many risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause our actual results may differ materially from the expectations described in these forward-looking statements, including the following: supplier capacity constraints, production or shipping disruptions, or quality or pricing issues affecting our operating costs; the supply, availability and costs of raw materials and components; increases in raw material, energy and production costs; seasonality and weather conditions; our ability to complete acquisitions, realize the expected benefits of acquisitions and integrate acquired businesses; unexpected reductions or changes or our inability to accurately forecast demand for ammunition, accessories or other outdoor sports and recreation products; a disruption in service or a significant increase in the cost of our primary delivery and shipping services for our products and components or a significant disruption in shipping ports; risks associated with diversifying into new international and commercial markets, including regulatory compliance; our ability to take advantage of growth opportunities in international and commercial markets; our ability to obtain and maintain licenses for third-party technologies; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; disruptions caused by catastrophic events; risks associated with our sales to large retail customers, including unexpected cancellations, delays and other purchase order changes; our competitive environment; our ability to adapt our products to changes in technology, market and customer preferences, including our ability to meet changing end-consumer preferences from physical retail to online retail; our ability to maintain and improve our brand awareness and reputation; others’ use of social media to post negative comments about us, our products and boycotts; the outcome of contingencies, including with respect to litigation and other proceedings relating to intellectual property, product liability, warranty liability, personal injury and environmental remediation; our ability to comply with numerous federal, state and international laws, rules and regulations; changes in laws, rules and regulations relating to our business, such as federal and state ammunition regulations; risks associated with cybersecurity and other industrial and physical security threats; interest rate risk; changes to current rate structures; changes in tax rules or reporting; capital market volatility and availability of funding; foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in such rates; general economic and commercial conditions in United States and our markets abroad United Statesincluding the war Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions on Russia, conditions affecting employment levels, consumer confidence and spending, conditions in the retail environment and other economic conditions affecting demand for our products and the financial health of our customers; and the risks associated with our planned separation. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements we make. A more detailed description of the risk factors that could affect our results of operations can be found in Part 1, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2022 and in the documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (the “SEC”) from time to time. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by law.
SOURCEVista Outdoor Inc.
]]>Century Pacific, the largest branded food company in the Philippines, launched vegan spam via its no MEAT brand, becoming the third company in a month to launch a plant-based canned pork. What’s going on with this apparent explosion of vegan spam?
“The U.S. Market is Changing Significantly Overnight,” unMeat
Plant-based meat brand unMeat announced two varieties of plant-based meatloaf this week – Lunch style meat and Burger Style Cold Meat — for the American market. Products are available through online retailers, GTFO It’s Vegan! and Weee!, as well as select Midwest and East Coast stores.
Brought to retailers by Century Pacific Food, the launch is the latest in a series of rollouts led by several food and retail giants across Asia-Pacific aimed at the US market. Here we look at them all in chronological order.
OmniFoods leads the way
In 2020, Hong Kong-based OmniFoods became the first company to introduce a plant-based version of the iconic product.
In a 2020 interview with vegconomist, OmniFoods founder David Yeung predicted that the company’s plant-based anti-spam product will hit “meat where it hurts the most”. Shortly after launch, OmniPork Luncheon became a huge hit and is now available at McDonalds China and Pokeworks, as well as many outlets in Asia-Pacific, the United States, and even Europe.
Shinsegae / Better Food Inc.
South Korean retail giant Shinsegae recently announced the launch of a spam-like vegan product under its new subsidiary Better Food Inc.
The soy-based alternative to canned ham was first launched at The Better company’s deli restaurant in South Korea, with plans to start operations in the United States soon and plans to expand. global expansion.
OTS Holdings / AGAIN
Last week, Singapore’s largest maker of chilled, frozen, dried and canned meat products, OTS Holdings, contributed to the global phenomenon of vegan spam by revealing plans to enter the global market with its plant-based brand ANEW.
The brand debuts a variety of plant-based SPAM-style canned meat substitutes, planning to export the products to more than 40 countries.
Five reasons for the explosion of vegan spam
High sales volume and new markets
With spam-style canned ham being the most consumed meat in the world and with manufacturers around the world realizing that meat production is not future proof, vegan alternatives to canned ham may not not only offer a high potential for a large volume of sales, but also the opportunity to open new markets with a familiar product and an heirloom taste.
Health Benefits of Vegan Spam
Originally made from pork, salt, water, potato starch, sugar and sodium nitrate, traditional spam is high in unhealthy fats, salt and low in protein, vitamins or other essentials. On top of that, spam is highly processed, with preservatives like sodium nitrate causing a number of negative health issues. However, spam’s plant-based alternatives have the power to turn the classic canned meat into a healthier option, as non-GMO plant-based alternatives contain approximately 30% fewer calories and 60% less sodium and zero sodium nitrites than his predecessor.
Spam was never just canned ham
Spam-style canned ham is one of the most iconic dishes in Asian and American cuisine. Often referred to as patriotic food, spam is loaded with emotional value and childhood memories for many consumers in target markets. With many consumers currently shifting to plant-based options, a vegan alternative to meat with sentimental value will help ease the transition and create huge market potential along the way.
Expansion has never been so easy
As a canned meat product, Spam alternatives are stable and do not require refrigeration, making them an attractive product for global expansion. OTS Holdings commented on this advantage saying that “there are lower barriers to exporting, such as low to zero tariffs. We see that the product will give us a competitive advantage over other plant players. »
Ready meals are all the rage in our fast-paced society
A great advantage of canned meat is that it keeps for a long time, is easy and quick to prepare and can be used for almost all types of dishes. These characteristics speak in favor of any spammy product, as it is perfectly suited to the needs of busy consumers around the world.
“The US market is changing significantly overnight. And our plant-based breakfast-style meat is quickly gaining popularity as we’ve added it to our product line that includes burgers, nuggets, sausages, ground meat and our newest product, fishless tuna. says Gregory Banzon, Chief Operating Officer. , Century Pacific Group, parent company of unMEAT.
“Canned meat is a popular snack in homes around the world, whether you’re an American family enjoying classic canned cooked pork or an Asian household creating musubi with pressed meat. We’re excited to bring a plant-based option to the USA for those who enjoy these classic, flavorful snacks, but are looking for a healthier and, in turn, happier option.
]]>In Cod We Trust.
It’s a phrase written above the bay window of OK UK Fish-n-Chips in south Fort Myers, and it symbolizes the restaurant’s focus on this staple British dish.
John Nattani and his father-in-law John Norton opened the first OK UK in North Fort Myers in 2014. Four years later Nattani opened this second location in Plymouth Plaza, a former shopping center across from Jamaica Bay on the ‘US 41.
It was a rough start, starting with a 13-month delay due to Hurricane Irma. Then, just as this chip shop was gaining momentum, COVID dealt another blow. So much has changed since OK UK began, but its authentic British cuisine remains the same.
The only thing that isn’t British is the accent of the owners – well, one of them. Nattani has worked in the corporate world for decades; that’s what brought him to southwest Florida. Ready to change, he joins forces with his father-in-law, an English fish and chip lover, to enter the world of catering.
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“I love being an owner and operator,” Nattani said. “It’s a lot of work, it’s physical, but it’s very rewarding.”
Photos of London’s most famous sights line the walls of OK UK. It’s a laid-back place with blue and white checkered tablecloths and fast, relaxed service. Order at the counter, grab a soda or beer from the cooler with a chilled glass, and sit down.
OK UK prepares its dishes to order with the aim of serving them at the optimum temperature and crunch. That crunch is what regulars rave about, and it’s thanks to the restaurant’s signature beer batter that coats not just the fish, but the shrimp and chicken as well.
“It’s thin and crispy and flavorful,” Nattani said.
Cod is OK UK’s fish of choice. Nattani and his team cut and weigh the fillets by hand to ensure consistency. They serve the cold-water fish in fish patties, sandwiches, wraps, and in new fish tacos that Nattani described as “simple, but…really, really good.”
Where OK UK’s cod really shines is in the famous fish and chips. The kitchen fry the tenderloins until the batter turns golden brown, then place them on mounds of French fries, or what we call French fries here in the United States. Served in a basket, the meal comes with coleslaw, tartar sauce and a bread roll.
Besides the signature beer batter, fresh oil is another key ingredient. Nattani calls it a science – an expensive and time-consuming science. It has three fryers, including one dedicated to fries and crisps. He constantly monitors the oil in each for warmth and freshness.
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Instead of small and large portions, OK UK dishes come in king and queen sizes. The king has eight ounces of protein, while the queen has six, whether it’s cod, chicken, or shrimp.
As with the tenderloins, Nattani’s staff also hand-cut their fries from Idaho potatoes.
“It’s a little more work to do them that way,” Nattani said. “It takes time, but people appreciate it and recognize the fact that they are fresh.”
Coat them in malt vinegar or dip them in curry sauce. Ketchup is also on the tables for the Yanks.
And don’t forget the traditional peas. To make this classic, Nattani soaks split peas overnight and then simmers them until they start to break down. He then mixes the salt and seasonings together until the peas become a thick, green mash.
“They are exactly what they sound like,” Nattani said. “You either love them or hate them.”
It’s not just OK UK’s decor and food that delight British expats and Anglophiles, it’s the little extras, like the counter lined with iconic British sweets such as Curly Wurly, Bassetts Liquorice and the infamous bars Cadbury Crunchies.
British pantry essentials stock a shelf at the back, including Typhoo Tea, jars of minced meat, curry powder and gravy mix, the latter used for comforting bangers and mash Ok UK.
For takeout, a case of frozen entrees (meat pies, bangers, shepherd’s pie and more) is available from Cameron’s British Food, a Cape Coral supplier specializing in produce from across the pond.
Although Nattani’s father-in-law has retired from the day-to-day operations of the restaurant, it remains a family affair. Nattani’s son, Shane, bounces between the South Fort Myers and North Fort Myers locations, and his wife, Fiona, also lends a hand.
The key to OK UK’s success, according to Nattani: “Simple, niche, comfort food”.
And, of course, their loyal audience.
“Our customers do it for us. They’re not customers, they’re almost like family,” he said.
“That’s the best part.”
Gina Birch writes about food, wine and spirits for The News-Press and on thebirchbeat.blogspot.com. Follow her as @ginabirch on Twitter and find her on Facebook.
OK Fish-n-Chips from the UK
Pitches: 15200 S. Tamiami Trail, South Fort Myers and 13971 N. Cleveland Ave., North Fort Myers
Call: 239-288-6124 (south of Fort Myers); 239-599-2328 (north of Fort Myers)
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]]>It’s that time of year again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of all the notable fantasy football-related players throughout June, July and August. We continue with the tight ends. Things haven’t gone well for Noah Fant since he started his career as hot as humanly possible. Unfortunately, he was tied to Drew Lock in an early attack with two wide receivers to take meager target volume from him. Luckily for Fant, things have… can’t be true… stayed the same?! What can we expect from Noah Fant in Fantasy Football 2022? Let’s take a look at his fantasy football player profile!
Noah Fant ADP and AAV:
Average draft position: TE16, 137 overall
Average bid value: $1.1
Noah Fant statistics:
| Year | g | GS | Target | Rec | yards | TD | Target/G | Rec/G | Rec% | Yds/Tgt | Yds/Rec |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 90 | 68 | 670 | 4 | 5.63 | 4.25 | 75.6% | 7.44 | 9.85 |
| 2020 | 15 | 14 | 93 | 62 | 673 | 3 | 6.20 | 4.13 | 66.7% | 7.24 | 10.85 |
| 2019 | 16 | 11 | 66 | 40 | 562 | 3 | 4.13 | 2.50 | 60.6% | 8.52 | 14.05 |
| Year | Standard stitches | HPPR points | PPR points | Points/G | HPPR Pts/G | PPR Pts/G | Dots/Target | HPPR Pts/Tgt | PPR Pts/Tgt |
| 2021 | 91 | 125 | 159 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 1.01 | 1.39 | 1.77 |
| 2020 | 87.3 | 118.3 | 149.3 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 0.94 | 1.27 | 1.61 |
| 2019 | 71 | 91 | 111 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 1.08 | 1.38 | 1.68 |
| Year | Air courses | a point | YAC | YAC/Target | YAC/Rec | AYMS | MS target |
| 2021 | 550 | 6.11 | 309 | 3.43 | 4.54 | 14% | 18% |
| 2020 | 622 | 6.69 | 381 | 4.10 | 6.15 | 17% | 20% |
| 2019 | 518 | 7.8 | 330 | 5.00 | 8.25 | 14% | 13% |
Presentation of Noah Fant 2022:
It’s hard to find a tight end who had changed so much and remains exactly the same. Fant leaves a Broncos first team where he stood behind Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton for the targets of a dodgy Drew Lock. Now he’s on a track first sea hawks team where he stands behind DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett targets of an uncertain Drew Lock (or Geno Smith!). There are many words you can say about Fant as a talent, and I filled them in. Long story short: He had an absolutely stellar start to his career, with two 100-plus-yard games and a touchdown in his rookie campaign (the only tight end to ever do that). But since this season, things have been… wobbly.
Fant finished as TE8 in 2020 and was on the verge of a big breakthrough. It didn’t really come in 2021, as he finished as TE12. But, what if I told you that Noah Fant was a plus always useful tight end compared to his TE8 season? In 2021, Fant has finished as TE1 seven times in sixteen games (including two top-five finishes), making him a strong start about half the time. In 2020, that number was just four games in the top 12, half of them in the top five.
If that doesn’t sound like exciting usage numbers from a tight top 12, that’s because, despite his final ranking, Fant wasn’t that. This is because Noah Fant had the Health Bump in both seasons. Fant was TE12 in PPR points per game in his TE8 season, and he was TE14 in 2021. But, he has only missed one game in each of the last two years. The guys ahead of him missed several games, increasing his rating throughout the season despite living on the periphery of utility every week.
And really, not much has changed in Seattle. He’s going to have basically exactly the same situation, so despite the trade doing wonders for Albert Okwuegbunam, Fant won’t see such a bump.
Noah Fant Fantasy Football 2022 Draft Strategy:
Noah Fant salary cap value: $0
Draft Ranking: See your league metrics in a beer sheet!
Given that Noah Fant lives on the periphery of usefulness on a weekly basis, despite his immense talent, it’s hard to justify taking only Noah Fant into your fantasy football drafts. His ADP reflects this, as Fant is TE16 off the board, pick 134. He, Cole Kmet, Irv Smith and Albert Okwuegbunam all have ADP seven picks apart, in the twelfth round in 12-team leagues , indicating that people are taking their second tight end from this range before diving into the kicker and D/ST.
So really, in snake drafts, it depends on who you prefer. With Noah Fant not having the huge advantage of guys like Cole Kmet and Albert Okwuegbunam, I would take them first. But, I would definitely rank Fant over Irv Smith, who feels like he did a lot of theory work. In the end, I’d probably skip that tier and just get Gerald Everett (TE18, 147 overall) as my TE2, instead.
Best case scenario:
Noah Fant and Drew Lock (or Geno Smith) click. Fant finally realizes his skills and finishes as a TE8 after a season of 80 catches, 800 yards and 8 touchdowns. In the Chinese population of Seattle, thanks to the luck carried by the number 8 in Chinese culture, you win your fantasy league.
Worst case scenario:
Noah Fant takes in the sights of his new town and stumbles across Pike Place Fish Market. “Oh, like the crazy Sunday night football videos! he exclaims. He decides to give up his NFL tight end career to live out his days as the face of the fishmongers there for SNF B-roll. He’s still on Sunday Night Football more than the Titans.
Discover all our 2022 player profiles, here.
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[Statistics are sourced from pro-football-reference.com, airyards.com, and ftnfantasy.com]
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]]>Fresh fish is not really fresh, even straight from the boat. The way they are caught and killed is not only inhumane but detrimental to the resulting meat. There is a far superior alternative, but it is time consuming and manual – but Shinkei Systems has found a way to automate it, even on the deck of a moving boat and landed $1.3m to market its machine.
It’s unpleasant to think about, but fishing for fish doesn’t really take into account the comfort of the fish. How could this work at the scale of fishing boats? What usually happens is the fish are tossed out of the net, roughly sorted and then tossed onto ice to thrash about and finally suffocate minutes or hours later. Not great!
This is not only cruel, but causes the fish body to break down faster due to stress, bacteria in wounds, and blood and lactic acid in the muscles.
Of course, anyone who catches fish one by one knows to either keep them alive in the water or kill them immediately to get the best taste. Usually this involves stunning him with a blow to the head, then decapitating and gutting him. Still not pretty, but it’s better than the alternative.
Yet there is an even better method, a traditional Japanese method called ike-jime. Doing it this way is not only the most humane, but also preserves the meat so well that it can last days or weeks longer than smothered fish and also tastes better. The problem is that it is a kind of art.
Ike-jime is to pierce the brain with a sharp tip to send the fish to fish heaven, then quickly exsanguine it, then destroy the spinal cord. Horrible, yes, but all of these things prevent stress, suffering, and the spread of bacteria and destructive substances in the body. But it has to be done precisely and within a few minutes of catching the fish, so it doesn’t really scale.
That is, unless you automate it, which Shinkei Systems did. The team, led by founder Saif Khawaja, created a mechanical way to perform ike-jime on freshly caught fish, one every 10 to 15 seconds.
A Shinkei machine on a fishing boat, left, and founder Saif Khawaja, right. Picture credits: Shinkei systems
The machine, the size of a large refrigerator, includes a hopper for incoming fish, an operational area and an outlet where it can go into an ice bath. A computer vision system identifies the species and shape of the fish it is holding, locates the brain and other important parts, and performs the ike-jime movements, dispatching the fish quickly and reliably.
“The robotics works with surgical-level precision – our vision for this is that it’s completely hands-free, without an operator,” Khawaja said, noting that it’s also robust against natural boat pitch and roll. “But it’s not just edge detection; we use machine learning in our backend. Even in the same species, even with the same outline, the brain may be in a different place. The advantage of our technology is that we adapt to all fish.
Nor was all this done in an isolated Silicon Valley garage. “We have already deployed our first versions in pilots; When I started this project, I was taking midnight Greyhounds to get to the docks at 3 a.m. when they come out, because that’s their only way to talk to them. We work with anglers in Maine, New Hampshire, and Cape Cod, and have partnered with distributors at top restaurants in Manhattan.
It’s not just for the fish that Shinkei and his partners go through all of this. Kitchens pay a premium for fish processed through ike-jime because it tastes better and lasts longer. The question for Shinkei was whether their machine-processed fish compared to handmade.
Fish processed via ike-jime, left, has less blood leaking into the flesh and is said to taste much better and last longer. Image credits: Shinkei systems
“Probably the most exciting thing that happened, also the simplest, was that we handed over our fish to a sous-chef at a Michelin-starred restaurant, one of the best in the world,” Khawaja said. “We gave him three cans of fish: one asphyxiated, one transformed by hand, the third was us. The muffled one was obvious, but he couldn’t tell the difference between the other two.
Sushi chefs are more likely to know the technique, but ike-jime is starting to gain traction outside of its current slot and Shinkei aims to accelerate that. By simplifying the loading of a machine, they can allow more fishing boats and distributors to participate, earn more money and also respect the fish.
Shinkei raised $1.3 million in a pre-seed round filed in January and is now looking to invest more, after conducting initial testing and revising the design. “What we’re doing with this augmentation is improving R&D and improving the throughput of the device,” which runs slower than expert humans but has plenty of room for improvement. “We should be ready to go into production in the next few months. Now that we are in the sales process, we are also meeting more large-scale distributors and state-owned companies. We just want to put the machine in people’s hands.
]]>I love making lists. Mostly lists of my favorite restaurants in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Over the past two months, for example, I’ve compiled lists of the best barbecue restaurants, the best hotel restaurants, and the best burger restaurants.
I also like to read restaurant listings. Email me a link to a list of restaurants with even a slightly tempting title and, chances are, I’ll click. The other day I found this in my inbox: “15 Best Seafood Restaurants in Florida.”
Published last month by travel website Trips To Discover, more than a quarter of the restaurants on the list are in Sarasota and Manatee counties and they are all among my local favorites. In fact, three of them are featured in my annual article on the best places to eat crab in Florida. (Mark your calendar, the popular crustacean returns to menus October 15.)
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Trips To Discover wisely starts its list with an iconic spot in Manatee County, although they completely lost me recommending “Wild Alaskan Salmon” at a restaurant that has its own fleet of boats carrying fresh fish from Florida! So, yeah, I disagree with the whole article. But I’m glad the author picked out four local restaurants that are definitely worth recommending. Here they are:
starfish company
12306 46th Ave. W., Cortez; 941-794-1243; starfishcompany.com
One of Manatee County’s most famous restaurants, Star Fish Co. places diners right on the docks where you can enjoy an incredible meal while watching the commercial fishing boats return to the AP Bell Seafood Distributor next door . Founded in 1940, AP Bell supplies fresh seafood to Star Fish, which also has an adjacent market, as well as various other local and international restaurants and businesses. It’s run by Karen Bell, who opened Star Fish in the 90s and is also co-owner of Tide Tables, also located on the water in Cortez.
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Walt’s Fish Market
4144 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota; 941-921-4605, waltsfishmarketrestaurant.com
Here is a life hack worth considering. When trying to choose a seafood restaurant to spend what will likely be a large chunk of your hard-earned cash (or perhaps your loved one’s hard-earned cash), consider going straight to the source or as close to the source as possible. without having to catch it, clean it and prepare it. Find a fish market. One that offers some kind of dining room, and if you’re really lucky, a full bar. Similar to Star Fish Co. in Manatee County, the most famous of these options in Sarasota is Walt’s Fish Market Restaurant & Tiki Bar, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018. Yes, choose a seafood vendor with a century of experience is also wise.
Continue reading:My Restaurant Review 2021 at Walt’s Fish Market Restaurant & Tiki Bar
Waterfront grill in drydock
412 Gulf Of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key; 941-383-0102, drydockwaterfrontgrill.com
I first declared my love for Dry Dock’s grouper sandwich, at least publicly, with a column in 2015: “…Dry Dock just might serve up the best grouper sandwich in Southwest Florida. Seriously, think about that next time you’re having city-dwelling entertainment.” So, yes, about eight months after my review was published, Dry Dock was sold. Gecko’s Hospitality Group has purchased Longboat Key’s waterfront gem, which overlooks Sarasota Bay, from longtime owners Eric and Cindy Hammersand. Thankfully, new owners Mike Quillen and Mike Gowan have done very little to change the local landmark that opened in 1989. And this grouper sandwich is still excellent.
Continue reading:My Review of Dry Dock Waterfront Grill Restaurant 2021
Owen’s Fishing Camp
516 Burns Court, Sarasota; 941-951-6936, Owensfishcamp.com
The Caragiulo brothers are among Sarasota-Manatee’s most renowned restaurateurs thanks to their family’s Italian-American restaurant Caragiulo that opened in 1989 on Palm Avenue in downtown Sarasota and a host of others over the years, including the most famous, Owen’s Fish Camp, nearby. Opened in 2010 and located at 516 Burns Lane, this fabulous Old Florida seafood joint occupies a 1920s fishing lodge built by Owen Burns, one of Sarasota’s most prominent developers. A mecca for fresh local catch as well as lobster and other New England favorites, the Caragiulos have announced plans to open a second Owen’s Fish Camp, which will be in the new Center Point neighborhood of Lakewood Ranch. .
In addition to the four restaurants in Sarasota and Manatee, the Trips To Discover list included restaurants in Flagler Beach, Titusville, Key West, Panama City, St. Augustine, Apalachicola, Fort Walton Beach, Pensacola, Atlantic Beach and two in Destin.
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Owner and chef Sen Hideki Harada (left) and Ben Long
Findlay Market has a new merchant this Thursday.
Sen by Kiki is a fish and seafood butcher “focused on sustainably and responsibly caught seafood,” according to a market release.
Photo: Provided by Findlay Market
Fish sold at Sen’s by Kiki
The name Sen translates to “fresh” in Japanese, which refers to the shop’s sashimi-grade seafood (meaning it can be eaten raw) and its oysters, some of which can be enjoyed at the oyster bar connected.
Sen is marketed by chef Hideki Harada and will act as a branch of Japanese restaurant Kiki College Hill, which he owns with his wife Yuko.
Findlay Market says Harada “likes to bring his own twist of flavors inspired by his life as an American, and his mission is to serve what he loves to eat.”
Celebrate Sen’s opening at 2 p.m. on June 30. Harada and Findlay Market Marketing Manager John Bird will deliver brief remarks followed by a ribbon cutting and $1 oyster discount until 6 p.m.
Findlay Market is located at 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. Find more information at findlaymarket.org.
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]]>Global fish populations are regenerating. According to new data, about half of the world’s fish populations are recovering or have already recovered and are currently at goal rates. And it’s all because of intelligent fisheries management.
Globally, fisheries are undergoing a remarkable transformation. Continue reading to learn more about sustainable fishing and how it might one day restore all global fish populations.
Sustainable Fishing Rebuilds Fish Stocks
The study paper released by the PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America) reveals the power of sustainable fishing and describes it in depth.
If maximum capture regulations are respected, fish populations tend to recover swiftly and may almost double in size in a few years. If you allow them, fish will repopulate.
According to Luke Pitt, there have been several recent reports on growing levels of overfishing and declining fish supplies globally. Several large-scale fisheries management initiatives have been implemented to reverse this trend.
More favorable publicity for this fishing strategy is needed to help it reach new fisheries and areas.
This illustrates how scientists and fishers can successfully work together to create a sustainable fishing sector. It’s a win-win situation for the commercial fishing business, fishing tourism, and environmental conservation.
Today’s fisheries management measures might restore many more fisheries and fish populations.
It is a tried and tested procedure. Thus assessing its efficacy is superfluous. Instead, it should be implemented as quickly as practicable.
Of course, it takes time, and other things (like climate change) have a part. But if we don’t act now, it could be too late!
Science tells us what to do and how to accomplish it. So, let’s go!
Fishing for Life The Marine Stewardship Council says
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an organization that strives to incorporate the above science wherever practicable.
According to the Marine Stewardship Council, sustainable fishing means maintaining healthy ocean fish populations, safeguarding natural habitats and ecosystems, and ensuring that those who rely on fishing may continue to do so.
Three primary principles are used to measure sustainability:
- Safeguarding healthy and productive fish populations to ensure that there is always enough fish in the sea
- Lessening the effect of fishing on the ecology and other animals
- Controlling operations and ensuring fisheries can adapt to changing environmental conditions
The Decline of Fish Stocks
The study paper cites effective fisheries management as the critical driver for fish population recovery.
The experts claim that all it takes to keep fish populations stable is to use sustainable fishing practices. Isn’t it simple?
The issue was that this did not apply to global fisheries. Until 1995, fishing pressure had risen dramatically while biomass rates had fallen.
Around this period, the first sustainable fishing efforts began. People wanted to see what would happen to stocks if they reduced extraction rates.
In 2005, biomass rates had risen ten years later. The imagined experiment had become a reality.
From 2012 to 2016, fish biomass exceeded the predicted maximum sustainable production rate in the studied locations (North and South America; Europe; Japan; Russia; Northwest Africa; South Africa; Australia; New Zealand).
This suggests more fish than predicted, but fishing pressure was lower than expected.
Stocks had recovered, fishing activity had decreased, and enough fish was taken to meet consumer demand. Achieved 100% sustainable fishing!
Restoring Most Fish Populations
According to the experts, fish stocks will recover and grow if you establish transparent and fair stock levels and capture rates for fish populations and then maintain your catch limit slightly below that rate.
Other variables may impact stock prices, but this is what has to be done in general.
The scientific data is unmistakable. Fisheries catch rates are three times higher in areas with less established or nonexistent sustainable fishing practices than in regions with extensive fisheries management.
But they only display half the fish populations’ abundance. In other words, they are overfishing and reducing supplies.
Those who practice sustainable fishing techniques have great recovery rates and substantially better abundance rates.
This implies they can capture more fish while fishing less. So the fisheries save time and money. It’s the greatest of environmental news!
Fish Stock Recovery Is Doable Quite Quickly
The report includes earlier research on over 150 fish species with reduced supplies. In under ten years, they all recovered to sustainable biomass rates!
Naturally, recovery rates are slower for individuals with higher depletion but still feasible!
This is great news for Arctic and Atlantic cod, which have long suffered from overfishing. This fish has long been thought of as lost.
Efforts to improve cod fishing sustainability were deemed futile. Fisheries continued until the last cod was captured.
It’s time to put a stop to it. The examples from across the globe illustrate that sustainable fishing is achievable and beneficial. Paragraph
The article finds that thousands of managers, fishers, scientists, NGOs and the Marine Stewardship Council worked tirelessly to improve global fisheries.
Their awareness and call to action have shifted the tide, and I appreciate everyone for their efforts.
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Construction issues have delayed the opening of Broward Meat & Fish’s new location at the former Penn Dutch Plaza on State Road 7 in Margate.
Athalia Lujo, daughter of owners Ruben and Denise Lujo, says an exact opening date has yet to be set, but for now it looks like the doors will open to buyers in early August.
The family announced in January 2021 its $11.9 million purchase of the plaza that housed its former competitor, Penn Dutch Meat and Seafood, and plans to build a flagship store in the 70,000 retail space. square feet.
The new store will be larger than Broward Meat & Fish’s existing operations in Pembroke Pines, Lauderdale Lakes and North Lauderdale and will offer an expanded selection of packaged groceries, beverages, prepared foods, deli and bakery options .
The demolition and reconstruction of the building’s interior took longer than expected, said Athalia Lujo, who is also the company’s general counsel. “There were a lot of backorder issues, supply chain issues,” she said.
An opening date likely won’t be announced until mid-July, she said. Hiring has already begun for the 100 employees the store will need.
Penn Dutch permanently closed its Margate and Hollywood stores in September 2019 after state food inspectors discovered listeria contamination in and around meat processing areas.
[ RELATED: Broward Meat and Fish Co. taking over Penn Dutch’s former Margate site ]
Several new branches of Rumble Boxing Gym, a chain of stores founded in New York in 2017 that combines the concept of group training with nightclub-style lighting, hip-hop music and a heavy bag, are heading south from Florida.
“It’s group fitness for the individual,” the company’s website states. The site calls Rumble “a collection of the most inspired and inspiring fitness instructors on the planet.” They take to a catwalk “as a DJ, motivational speaker, and full-featured emcee,” the site says.
Forty-five-minute workouts are designed to the beat of custom hip-hop and house mashups. “The music, the lights, the program, and the collective heartbeat of the venue all come together as if this was a collaboration from the start – as if Cardi B wrote this song, for this moment, for you. “
The website shows 23 open and 36 “coming soon” locations, including 327 Plaza Real in east Boca Raton; 408 NE 3rd St. in Fort Lauderdale; 14585 Biscayne Blvd. in North Miami; and 1220 17th St. in South Beach.
[ RELATED: Health clubs want you back. Here’s what they’re offering. ]
Elegant Puppies and Lighting Depot are two of the newest stores to open at The Shops at Pembroke Gardens in Pembroke Pines, according to a press release.
Elegant Puppies, which opened in March between Sid and Fontan Jewelers and Ann Taylor, offers “teacup” puppies and an assortment of luxury puppy clothes, accessories and specialty baked goods.
Lighting Depot, at the north end of the square, opened in January with an assortment of “traditional, transitional and contemporary” indoor and outdoor lighting and ceiling fans for residential and commercial properties “that promote beauty , utility and affordability,” the statement read. .
Stores coming to the outdoor mall later this year include:
- Altar’d State, a women’s clothing store with existing locations at the Galleria mall in Fort Lauderdale and downtown Boca
- Arula, a mid-size and larger women’s clothing store owned by the same company as Altar’d State
- David’s Bridal, a company founded in Fort Lauderdale in 1950 that bills itself as the nation’s largest chain of bridal stores
- Carrot Express, a health-focused fast casual restaurant
- F45 Fitness, a group gym offering seven-day, 45-minute workout programs that alternate between cardio and resistance training, with hybrid training on Saturdays
[ RELATED: Palm Beach County looks to boost enforcement of puppy mill law ]
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Best known for its handcrafted handbags, UK-based Radley London opened its brand new South Florida location on June 10 at the Sawgrass Mills Outlet Center in Sunrise.
The Sunrise store was only the fourth outlet for the chain, which also sells handbags, wallets, shoes and other accessories. Prices for handbags range from $120 to $300, while most shoes cost less than $100.
A partnership led by longtime South Florida mall owner and developer Beth Azor won approval from the city of Plantation last month to build a new Wawa convenience store at 100 Pine Island Road at southeast of the street’s intersection with Broward Boulevard.
The store will complete the redevelopment of a three-acre site that also houses a Starbucks drive-thru, Chim Authentic Thai and Sushi and Smoosh Cookies.
[ RELATED: Wawa wants you: Convenience chain rolls out incentives to hire 2,000 new Florida workers ]
When completed, the new Wawa will be Plantation’s only gas station on the south side of Broward Boulevard, according to the city’s website.
Since opening its first three stores in South Florida in a single day in March 2017, the popular Philadelphia-based chain has opened 31 additional stores in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.
Ron Hurtibise covers business and consumer issues for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Send him your retail news on [email protected].
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