Pacific Seafood expects a continued demand for approachable and easy seafood preparations.
As with so many other categories across the store, seafood â whether fresh, frozen or shelf-stable â saw sales swell as consumers turned to home cooking in greater numbers during the pandemic.
âThe coronavirus has had a positive impact on seafood sales and units sold,â affirms Lisa Guinther, seafood category manager at Landover, Md.-based Giant Food, an Ahold Delhaize USA banner. âRecent surveys have indicated that less customers are going to restaurants for their seafood, causing them to buy and prepare more at home. While we have seen an uptick in all seafood categories; Snow crab, shrimp, and fresh salmon are among the items with the largest growth. Another area that has seen sufficient growth is frozen value-added seafood: fish sticks, breaded fish and fried shrimp. This is mainly due to kids being home, and parents are looking for a fast, convenient item