Japan Inbound Buyers Mission
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The ASMI International team is hosting an inbound mission of buyers from Japan to Bristol Bay on July 7-9th, and a short visit to Sitka on July 10th to visit processing facilities.
The group is from Family Mart, a major convenience store chain in Japan who has been utilizing Alaska seafood in it’s product offerings to Japanese consumers. Family Mart’s products that utilize Alaska seafood include onigiri, a salt-grilled sockeye salmon product, fishcakes, crab-flavored kamaboko, and a spicy pollock roe item.
Family Mart has established goals to improve their responsible sourcing practices. The Alaska seafood industry utilizes a science-based, responsible fisheries management approach to maintain the health of fish stocks, and ensure that Alaska seafood will be enjoyed by future generations. This ethos and gold-standard of management appeals to Family Mart’s vision.
