Wholesale Shrimp and Prawns

Work with reputable fisheries to give your customers quality prawn and shrimp

Most shrimp and prawn fisheries rely on shrimp distributors to buy their inventory. Becoming a shrimp distributor in your area involves selling different types of shrimp and prawns to restaurants, catering companies and individuals in your area.

Keeping a variety of shrimp and prawns in stock allows you to meet the needs of most customers. Keep these suggestions in mind when you order prawn and shrimp for your business:

1. Appeal to customers who need whole shrimp and prawns.

2. Accommodate customers who want fresh prawn and shrimp without having to clean them.

3. Offer frozen shrimp and prawns for customers who need a cheaper alternative to fresh shrimp.

 

Sell whole fresh shrimp and prawns

Prawn and shrimp shipped whole, with the head intact, are often the freshest shrimp and prawns available. These are usually caught and shipped to you on the same day, especially if you order them from a freshwater prawn farm. Offering your customers
Try: A Gourmet Cajun Shop has Louisiana Gulf jumbo shrimp with the head still intact. It uses shrimp farming equipment to catch the shrimp without damaging them or the ecosystem. These shrimp are shipped fresh. This company also has peeled prawn and shrimp in small, medium, large or jumbo sizes. ALseafood.com is a shrimp fishery. It offers Gulf Coast shrimp in any size from extra small to colossal. They sell shrimp either with or without the head.

Offer cleaned fresh shrimp and prawns

For customers who want to use fresh shrimp and prawns in a recipe without having to clean them at all, cleaned shrimp are what you need. Many companies will peel and devein the shrimp before shipping them to you. In some cases, the shrimp may still have the tail section of the shrimp still attached. These are a perfect choice for shrimp cocktail. Make sure that you have a good variety of cleaned fresh shrimp and prawns to please almost any customer.
Try: Allen Brothers is a shrimp farm. It has jumbo and colossal shrimp. The shrimp are peeled and deveined by hand with the tail left on. This company ships them fresh. Legal Sea Foods is a gourmet shrimp distributor that works with shrimp and prawn fisheries in order to sell fresh shrimp and prawns year round. It offers many different packages. All of the shrimp and prawns this company sells are fully cleaned.

Keep frozen prawn and shrimp in stock

Frozen prawn and shrimp are usually sold without the head. This makes cleaning them easier for your customers. In some cases, the frozen shrimp and prawns are cooked before they are packaged. Sometimes, they are prepared for customers to cook, such as breaded shrimp ready for frying. Having frozen shrimp and prawns in stock allows you to serve customers who want a fast way to fix their seafood.
Try: FishEx offers headless flash frozen uncooked Alaska spot shrimp and prawns. The prawns and shrimp are flash frozen while the crew is still fishing. Prawns and shrimp are available in medium, large or jumbo. Charleston Seafood is a prawn farming company. It has a good selection of shrimp. They ship the shrimp either fresh or frozen, depending upon your preference. All of the shrimp are peeled and de-veined.

 

• Consider selling items, like cocktail sauce, that compliment shrimp and prawns.
• If you sell your prawn and shrimp to local restaurants, make sure that you always have enough on hand to meet the needs of all of them in case of an unexpected rush. You can do this by having more than one reliable company from which you purchase your shrimp and prawns.

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