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People in the News 25 years of experience in re- tail food sales and formerly worked for Icelandic USA. Brice Phillips, who previ- ously held this position, is now VP of headquarter sales. Kerry Frye, who has 20 years experience in seafood sales, has been appointed regional retail sales manager for the West Coast, and Alex Cook is regional foodservice sales Global Aquaculture Alliance Steven Hedlund, a former writer and editor for SeaFood Business and SeafoodSource. com, is now communica- tions manager for the Global Aquaculture Alliance in St. Louis. In this role, Hedlund takes over direction of the GAA communications team and assists in expanding the organization's outreach to aquaculture stakeholders around the world. Hedlund has nearly 13 years of experi- ence in the seafood industry. Phillips Foods Phillips Foods in Baltimore announces new members in its sales force. Tom Sherman is the VP of retail and club sales. Sherman has more than Ad Index Advertiser manager for the Northeast. Cook joins Phillips with strong foodservice sales expe- rience and more than 10 years in the seafood category. Don- ald Manning, formerly in this position, will shift responsibil- ity to the Mid-Atlantic states. Young's Seafood Limited Young's Seafood Limited has hired marine biologist David Parker in a senior role to fur- ther deepen the company's expertise in fish. His work at Young's will involve re- searching emerging sources of sustainable seafood for new products, working with fishermen and fish farmers on their improvement initia- tives and providing support and advice to customers who want to further grow the sustainable fish category. He will also play a crucial role in implementing Young's Fish for Life program on respon- sible fish procurement. Page Ballard Fish & Oyster Company/ Cherrystone Aqua-Farms .................. ...... 37 Clearwater Seafoods Limited ..................... 29 DNI Group, L.L.C. ............................... 19 Gregor Jonsson, Inc. ............................ 33 High Liner Foods ...........................CV2, 25 Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board . . 14+15 Lynden Logistics ............................... 21 Maine Coast Company .......................... 31 Marine Products Export Development Authority . . .CV3 Mark Foods, Inc ................................. 3 Mazzetta Company, LLC ......................... 27 46 SeaFood Business September 2012 In memoriam Jerry Dowd, 60, president of Trident Seafoods in Seattle, died of a heart attack on Aug. 6 during an annual flyfishing trip at the Sportsman's Lodge in Igiugig, Alaska. Dowd joined Trident in 2004 as a business adviser to top man- agement and was appointed president of Trident's domes- tic operations in August of 2006. At the time of his death, Dowd was spearheading a major expansion of Trident's China operations, moving the company into a new interna- tional market. Cynthia Parsons, 64, a long- time employee of Wards Cove Packing Co. in Seattle, passed away in Seattle on May 5. She first worked at Wards Cove in 1992 as secre- tary and personal assistant to Alec Brindle, the then presi- dent of the company. Michael Turner, 57, died July 4 while sailing his boat in Puget Sound. His seafood ca- reer began with Andy Vitaljic of Hannegan Seafood/Amer- ican-Canadian Fisheries. He also worked for Booth Fisher- ies, Interocean Seafoods, Sea- food Producers Cooperative, E&E; Foods, Voyager Sea- food, Eco-Pacific Seafood and Bornstein Seafoods. Advertiser What's in Store Continued from page 26 helped drive traffic," says Daryl Miller, senior market- ing manager at SeaPak. In the supermarket chan- nel, Trader Joe's is already suc- cessful with IQF fish portions geared at individuals, accord- ing to Johnson. "Dollar stores need to remember the family size today and that everyone in the family doesn't eat the same thing" says Johnson. Tastee Choice has sold its wild salad shrimp in Dollar Tree stores since early 2011, but President Jose Tomas is unsure whether the company will continue selling to the chain. "Te price of shrimp worldwide has gone up, and Dollar Tree may not be able to sustain that increase," he says. Tastee Choice's plant is in south India, and producers there are having a difficult time getting the small salad shrimp because it is more profitable to go after larger shrimp. "We requested a slight price increase to Dollar Tree to combat increasing fuel prices worldwide. Tey will let us know if they can keep the product on their shelves for $1," says Tomas. Contributing Editor Christine Blank lives in Lake Mary, Fla. Page North Carolina Department of Agriculture .. ........ 13 Ocean Beauty Seafoods, LLC ....... ............... 9 Pacific Marine Expo ............................. 30 Ruggiero Seafood, Inc ........................... 35 Sea Watch International ........................ . 11 Tampa Maid Foods, Inc. .......................... 7 Trident Seafoods ..............................CV4 USDC Seafood Inspection Program ................. 5 Verlasso .......................... ............ 41 Virginia Marine Products Board ................... 45 Visit us online at www.seafoodbusiness.com