{"id":9170,"date":"2016-03-29T13:56:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T17:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/?p=9170"},"modified":"2016-03-29T14:29:31","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T18:29:31","slug":"gloucester-launches-branded-fresh-seafood-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/gloucester-launches-branded-fresh-seafood-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Gloucester launches \u201cbranded\u201d fresh seafood campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

GLOUCESTER, MA \u2013 America\u2019s oldest fishing port recently launched Gloucesterfresh, a multi-pronged campaign to promote Gloucester seafood and the city\u2019s renowned seafood industry.<\/p>\n

The city celebrated this new \u201cocean to table\u201d initiative at Seafood Expo North America (the former International Boston Seafood Show) in early March.<\/p>\n

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From left, Angela Sanfilippo, longtime president of the Gloucester Fishermen\u2019s Wives Association, Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken, and Todd Snopkowski of SnapChef \u2013 whose team helped the Fishermen\u2019s Wives prepare vats of their famous redfish soup served at Seafood Expo in Boston. Several Gloucester seafood companies donated the 125 pounds of redfish that went into the soup. Romeo Theken displays one redfish. (Susan Pollack photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken and her team, including Economic Development Director Sal Di Stefano, welcomed thousands of visitors from around the world.<\/p>\n

The crowd thronged the Gloucester booth to taste the\u00a0 famous redfish soup prepared by Angela Sanfilippo, the longtime president of the Gloucester Fishermen\u2019s Wives Association (GFWA).<\/p>\n

While Sanfilippo diced, saut\u00e9ed, and stirred, Romeo Theken \u2013 microphone in hand \u2013 touted the benefits of eating fresh and sustainable Gloucester fish.<\/p>\n

A $151,000 grant from the Massachusetts Seafood Economic Council is helping to support Gloucesterfresh, which now has its own website, <www.Gloucesterfresh.com>, designed to connect buyers with suppliers.<\/p>\n

The grant will also help defray the costs of Gloucester\u2019s participation in Seafood Expo and the Boston Seafood Festival for two years, as well as helping the GFWA to continue its work of introducing fresh Gloucester seafood to hospitals, universities, restaurants, and hotels.<\/p>\n

Additionally, a White House Rural Council award will provide in-kind technical assistance.<\/p>\n

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GLOUCESTER, MA \u2013 America\u2019s oldest fishing port recently launched Gloucesterfresh, a multi-pronged campaign to promote Gloucester seafood and the city\u2019s renowned seafood industry. The city celebrated this new \u201cocean to table\u201d initiative at Seafood Expo North America (the former International Boston Seafood Show) in early March. Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken and her team, including … <\/p>\n

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