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Alaskan Salmon
Company distributes a full line of seafood to chefs and retailers in the Rocky Mountain region.
www.alaskansalmon.com

AM Briggs
Company services restaurants, hotels, country clubs and executive dining rooms in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area with meats, game, poultry, seafood and provisions.
www.ambriggs.com

Arista Industries, Inc.
United States supplier of seafood, and bulk marine and vegetable oils and essential fatty acids for the food cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.
www.aristaindustries.com

Bayleys
Company supplies restaurants and supermarkets locally and nationwide with seafood products.
www.bayleys.com

Billys Seafood
Nationwide suppliers of fresh seafood; online ordering available.
www.billys-seafood.com

Blundell Seafoods Ltd.
British Columbian full-line food wholesaler, specializing in seafood and meat & poultry.
www.blundellseafoods.com

Gold Seal Seafoods
Canadian company that manufactures Gold Seal brand canned and fresh seafood products.
www.canfisco.com

Catalina Offshore Products
Seafood wholesaler specializing in fresh and frozen seafood from the West Coast and Baja California.
www.catalinaop.com

Coastal Seafoods, Inc
Wholesale seafood supplier to the Twin Cities area.
www.coastalseafoods.com

Crown Prince
Distributor of specialty canned seafood products.
www.crownprince.com

Del Mar Seafoods
Packer of all California and Oregon fresh and frozen seafood products.
www.delmarseafoods.com

Delaware Valley Fish Co.
Pennsylvania-based company delivering live fish and eel domestically and abroad.
www.delvalfish.com

Blum & Bergeron
Company produces and markets Redbug brand dried shrimp products.
www.driedshrimp.com

Eagle Seafood
Supplier of seafood to restaurants, hotels, clubs and other institutions.
www.eagleseafood.com

East Point Seafood
Suppliers of canned and fresh seafood products from Willapa Bay, Washington.
www.eastpointseafood.com

FishChain.com
Business-to-business marketplace for the South Korean seafood industry. Company provides online transaction and order fulfillment services.
www.fishchain.com

Fishmonger.com
Business-to-business marketplace for the seafood professional. Provides news, weather reports, seafood supply and more.
www.fishmonger.com

Fishround
Provider of an online e-marketplace for fishery products. Also offers comprehensive services that are required by the fishery industry.
www.fishround.com

Gofresh Fresh Fish Specialists
Ecommerce exchange for buying and selling fresh fish and other seafood.
www.gofresh.com

Great Eastern Seafood
Massachusetts based seafood distributors.
www.greateasternsfd.com

Kenbourne International, Inc.
Through its direct ownership operations in Miami, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and Ecuador, provides fresh seafood directly to its customers in North America.
www.kenbourne.com

NZ King Salmon Company Limited
Offering fresh, frozen and smoked products from New Zealand's leading brands Regal, Southern Ocean and Seasmoke. Wholly owned subsidiary of Oregon Group Ltd, which is owned by the Tiong Group.
www.kingsalmon.co.nz

Legal Sea Foods
Company that operates restaurants, a mail-order division and a catering service.
www.legalseafoods.com

Louis Kemp Seafood Co.
Producers of Fat-Free Louis Kemp Crab Delights, Lobster Delights, and Scallop Delights.
www.louiskemp.com

Mar-Lees Seafood, Inc. Home Page
Privately owned Massachusetts based company engaged in the production and distribution of fresh and frozen seafood products.
www.marlees.com

New Orleans Fish House
New Orleans distributor of seafood, pastas, herbs, spices and other specialty and gourmet food products.
www.nofh.com

Nordic Group, Inc.
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, provides haddock, salmon, cod, shrimp and other assorted Norwegian seafood to the foodservice industry.
www.nordic-group.com

Ocean Galley Seafood
Distributors of fresh and frozen seafood and producers of value added seafoods with headquarters in Florida.
www.oceangalleyseafood.com

Ore-Cal Seafood Corporation
Company markets Harvest of the Sea brand shrimp products.
www.ore-cal.com

The Pacific Seafood Group
Independently owned and vertically integrated seafood company located in North America.
www.pacseafood.com

Prime Select Seafoods.
Offer Prime Select brand Copper river salmon, Prince William Sound/Gulf of Alaska halibut and other Alaskan seafoods. Sold fresh in season or fresh frozen, smoked or canned anytime of the year. Packed in wholesale packaging.
www.pssifish.com

Ralboray Inc.
Produces fresh bluefin tuna, bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, swordfish, and other pelagic species. Company is located in New Orleans.
www.ralboray.com

Santa Monica Seafood
Southern California wholesaler and retailer of seafood to the foodservice industry.
www.santamonicaseafood.com

Seafood.com
Portal to seafood information on the web; brings buyers, sellers and consumers of seafood together on the web; daily news items, a trading message board, forum, searchable product databases, commodity reports, price and trade data, buyer directo...
www.seafood.com

Shetland Catch Main Page
Pelagic processing plant located in Great Britain.
www.shetlandcatch.co.uk

Stavis Seafood Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts based wholesale seafood supplier.
www.stavis.com

Tampa Maid Foods, Inc.
Supplier of quality value-added seafood and specialty products to the food industry.
www.tampamaid.com

Pescafresca
Part of the Pescanova Group, company's main activity is the preparation, marketing and distribution of fresh fish in Spain.
teleline.terra.es

The Town Dock
Fresh and frozen seafood supplier. Main product lines include squid, cleaned calamari, fillet, herring and mackerel. Company is located in Rhode Island.
towndockinc.com

Trident Seafoods
Company produces seafood products under the Sea Legs name.
www.tridentseafoods.com

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Akagi Suisan Co., Ltd.
Arctic Alaska Fisheries Corporation
Chubu Suisan Co., Ltd.
Chuo Gyorui Co., Ltd.
Daisui Co., Ltd.
Daito Gyorui Company Limited
Empresa Pesquera Eperva S.a.
Global Seafood Australia Limited
Hohsui Corporation
Kyokuyo CO Ltd
Leroy Seafood Group Asa
Maruichi Co., Ltd.

Osaka Uoichiba Co., Ltd.
OYANG CORPORATION
Pacific Andes (holdings) Limited
Pesquera Iquique - Guanaye S.a.
Pesquera Itata Sa
Pt Bahtera Adimina Samudra Tbk
Sam Ho Company Limited
Sea Harvest Corporation Ltd
Sea Horse Public Company Limited
Seihyo Co., Ltd.
Shinko Gyorui Ltd.
SILLA COMPANY LIMITED

Sociedad Pesquera Coloso S.a.
Surapon Foods Public Company Limited
Tassal Group Ltd
Trang Seafood Products Public Company Limited
TT International Limited
Uoriki CO., Ltd.
Urbani Holdings, Inc.
Vita Food Products, Inc.
Yokohama Gyorui Co., Ltd.
Yokohama Maruuo Co., Ltd.
Yokohama Reito Co., Ltd.

Guide to Working With Seafood

Your business' guide to selecting, storing and preparing fresh seafood

By Kristina Seleshanko

Fresh is always best; but when it comes to fresh wholesale seafood, it can be tricky to know what is actually fresh, how to store it to keep it fresh, and how to prepare it so that you save time, energy and money. Seafood distributors vary in quality, and you can't always rely on them to offer the very best seafood products for you and your customers.

As the owner or manager of a food business, it's up to you to ensure your customers receive the best. Fortunately, while knowing the basics of working with seafood makes a huge difference in your business, they aren't difficult to grasp. When seeking seafood information, consider the following:

1. Do you need help working with fresh fish suppliers?

2. Once you buy seafood, do you know how to store it properly?

3. Do you know how to best prepare the items seafood companies offer you?

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Learn how to buy the best fresh seafood

Seafood is an extremely perishable food, so it's vital to know how to buy it fresh. Look for fish with clear, slightly bulging eyes. The flesh should be firm and shiny and the gills pink or red, without slime. When you press the flesh of the fish, it should spring back.

I recommend: iSeafood offers good tips on finding fresh fish and other seafood online. ChefTalk.com provides excellent information on making sure you only prepare fresh seafood for your customers.

Store seafood products to maintain freshness

Once you've purchased fresh seafood, you've got to keep it that way. Refrigerated seafood should be kept at a temperature of 32 degrees F. and must be used within two days. Frozen fish should be stored at 20 degrees below F, and you can keep it at that temperature for six months if it's commercially frozen.

I recommend: The U.S. Department of Commerce offers a good guide to storing fish and other seafood. Culinate also provides great information on buying and storing fresh seafood.

Prepare your own seafood for maximum flexibility

Preparing fish needn't be complicated. And if you understand the basics of preparation, you'll have more options open to you when you're buying fresh fish. For example, if you learn how to debone, you'll be able to buy whole fish and cut it any way you like.

I recommend: Gorton's Fresh Seafood offers some great guides to preparing fish and seafood, including an article on how to clean and debone. GoogoBits.com also provides information on scaling, deboning and cooking seafood.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• One of the very best tips for buying the freshest seafood is to avoid a fishy odor. That may seem counter-intuitive, but fishy smells do not develop until fish or seafood has been sitting around for a while.

Guide to Wholesale Seafood

Learn how to shop and buy fresh seafood for your food service business

By Niki Hampton

Seafood is one of the most natural and loved foods in the United States and around the world. It is also one of the most protected foods in the world with 75% of fisheries sustainably managed. Before purchasing seafood for your store, restaurant or food stand, it's important to know a few things about seafood.

Offer healthy, delicious seafood to your customers and patrons by offering some of the most popular seafood products, become an expert at spotting freshness and quality and find seafood distributors and negotiate for the best price on wholesale seafood.

1. Offer the most popular, fresh seafood products to your clients to tantilize their tastebuds.

2. Spot fresh, high-quality seafood that will impress your customers and keep them coming back for more.

3. Find seafood distributors who will give you the best deal.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Offer the most popular seafood products

There is a large variety of seafood readily available to the average restaurateur. Among the most popular are shrimp, crab, tuna, cod, salmon, scallops, clams, crayfish, lobster and mussels. For the more exotic palate find octopus, squid (calamari), caviar and exotic fishes like shark. Decide on the seafood you are going to offer based on the theme of your restaurant, your budget for seafood imports and your local variety.

I recommend: Cookery Online offers seafood information in the way of cuts and folds of fish, with pictures, and an extensive alphabetical listing of seafoods, basic physical characteristics and preparation tips. Visit iSeafood's Learning Center for ways to prepare the most popular of seafood varieties and information about seafood in general.

Spot fresh, high-quality seafood when selecting what to buy for your customers

For the freshest quality seafood available, shop at a local fish market if you live in a city with one. Get there early, as the boats come in before dawn. Seafood should never actually smell like fish; it should have a slightly sweet sea smell. The skin on fish should be firm and the eyes bright, not cloudy. For shellfish, look for bright colors and no visible damage to the shell.

I recommend: Whole Foods offers great information about properly purchasing seafood and what to look for in high quality, fresh seafood. Pike Place Market is one of the most-renowned fish markets, located in Seattle, Washington, it offers a large variety of local, fresh, high-quality seafood.

Find seafood distributors and get the best deal

Shop seasonally for the best value and to offer your patrons a fresh seafood experience. They will also appreciate the variety in the menu from season to season. There are many seafood importers, seafood exporters and seafood wholesalers, as well as fish markets from which to choose.

I recommend: Try The Fresh Lobster Company to buy seafood wholesale; they carry fresh fish as well as gourmet desserts and marinated meats. Always Fresh Fish processes more than 50,000 pounds of fresh fish each week, so they can easily handle anything from a smaller wholesale order (a minimum of 20 pounds is required for wholesale pricing) to volume ordering. Pacific Seafood is a major distributor of fresh fish in the western U.S. and Gordon Food Service offers a wide variety of wholesale fish choices in Canada, and the U.S. Midwest and Sourth. For frozen shellfish or prepared breaded fish portions, try some of the big names in wholesale foods, Sysco or Performance Food Group.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• Build a strong relationship with your fish importers for great deals, fast service and exclusive information.

Guide to Seafood Key Terms

Understanding common and uncommon seafood terms makes your business easier and more profitable

By Kristina Seleshanko

When buying wholesale seafood, imagine perusing a seafood distributor's website only to bump into terminology that's foreign to you. Even if you have a great grasp of seafood products, this can easily happen. Seafood wholesalers use a wide variety of terms, some common and others uncommon. Each is designed to make your job of buying fresh seafood easier; but if you don't understand such terms, the opposite will occur. Worse, you may end up buying seafood that's not of the quality or type you need.

Learning seafood key terms is the way to begin when trying to educate yourself about seafood company jargon. To aid you in your quest for seafood information, try to break down terms into basic categories. For example, consider these possibilities:

1. Does the term refer to type of fish or seafood?

2. Does it apply to cooking seafood?

3. Or is it a seafood term used for some other purpose?

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Understand terms related to cut used by seafood wholesalers

Although some terminology used to describe seafood cuts may seem obvious ('whole' refers to a whole fish, for example), others may not be so clear. For example, 'GG' means a whole fish with the gut removed, 'HG' refers to a whole body of fish that's gutted with the head cut off, 'butterfly' means the fish still has its head but has been gutted and split, and 'butterfly fillets' are gutted, headless fish that have been split.

I recommend: CookeryOnline.com offers a comprehensive, illustrated glossary to seafood cuts, while Mures Tasmania provides a short list of terminology wholesalers may use to describe cuts.

Learn about fish types offered by fresh fish suppliers

Even if you think you know your fish, it's a good idea to review a glossary of fish types. And when you run across a fish name that's unfamiliar, it's vital to the quality of your food business to do some research into what you may be buying.

I recommend: For an excellent, illustrated glossary of seafood types, see THE NIBBLE. Here, you'll see photographs and read entries on just about any type of seafood you can imagine, from abalone to whiting. Gorton's of Gloucester also offers a seafood glossary that includes tips on how to buy and prepare various types of seafood.

Look up miscellaneous terms used by fish importers and wholesalers

Seafood is a vast industry, so it wouldn't be surprising if you run across terms not related to type or cut. You may already know that 'aquaculture' refers to cultivating and regulating fish on farms, but you may not know that 'belly burn' is when a fish's rib bones poke into its belly, often indicating the fish wasn't fresh when processed.

I recommend: Anthony's Seafood offers a great glossary of seafood terms that are difficult to find elsewhere. Blue Marlin Seafood also has a good seafood glossary.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• When working with seafood distributors, you may find yourself confused about the difference between 'filet' and 'fillet.' They actually mean the same thing. ('Filet' is the French spelling.) A filet or fillet is a fish slice that's irregular in size and is usually 2 to 12 oz.

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Guide to Working With Seafood

Your business' guide to selecting, storing and preparing fresh seafood

Learn how to buy the best fresh seafood

Store seafood products to maintain freshness

Prepare your own seafood for maximum flexibility

Guide to Wholesale Seafood

Learn how to shop and buy fresh seafood for your food service business

Offer the most popular seafood products

Spot fresh, high-quality seafood when selecting what to buy for your customers

Find seafood distributors and get the best deal

Guide to Seafood Key Terms

Understanding common and uncommon seafood terms makes your business easier and more profitable

Understand terms related to cut used by seafood wholesalers

Learn about fish types offered by fresh fish suppliers

Look up miscellaneous terms used by fish importers and wholesalers

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Working With Seafood

Guide to Wholesale Seafood

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Guide to Working With Seafood

Your business' guide to selecting, storing and preparing fresh seafood

Learn how to buy the best fresh seafood

Store seafood products to maintain freshness

Prepare your own seafood for maximum flexibility

Guide to Wholesale Seafood

Learn how to shop and buy fresh seafood for your food service business

Offer the most popular seafood products

Spot fresh, high-quality seafood when selecting what to buy for your customers

Find seafood distributors and get the best deal

Guide to Seafood Key Terms

Understanding common and uncommon seafood terms makes your business easier and more profitable

Understand terms related to cut used by seafood wholesalers

Learn about fish types offered by fresh fish suppliers

Look up miscellaneous terms used by fish importers and wholesalers

What WorksTM for Food & Beverage

Working With Seafood

Guide to Wholesale Seafood

Guide to Seafood Key Terms

Popular Search Terms

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