Icicle Seafoods has agreed to sell its surimi business in Bellingham, Washington to Trident Seafoods. (Photo: Icicle Seafoods/ FIS)

Trident Seafoods snaps up surimi analog division

Leading seafood processor Trident Seafoods Corporation announced it will purchase the assets of Icicle Seafoods' surimi analog business in Bellingham, Washington. The deal is scheduled to close 16 August.

The deal is part of Trident Seafoods' plan to expand its retail presence and to provide high quality, sustainable seafood products to its customers. 

Trident's Executive Vice President Joe Bundrant commented: "Trident has worked hard to grow our value added business and expand our production capacity and our markets for value added seafood. Surimi seafood is quick and easy to prepare and is a natural extension of our 'Source to the Plate'® philosophy.  Today's consumers want to know where their fish is coming from, and adding value to the fish we catch is the best way to fill that demand."

Dennis Guhlke President and Chief Executive Officer of Icicle Seafoods stated: "This transaction provides Icicle Seafoods with fair value for a non-core operation and will allow Icicle to redeploy the proceeds to grow our core business.  I want to thank the employees of the Bellingham plant, whose contributions over the years are very much appreciated." 

Trident Seafoods entered the surimi seafood business in 1999 when it purchased the SEA LEGS® facility from Nicherei Foods of North America.  In 2006, Trident expanded its surimi business into the retail sector and industrial business with the purchase of ConAgra's surimi business. The Louis Kemp® brand, along with Captain Jac® and other well known regional brands, and the state-of-the-art Motley, Minnesota processing facility were part of the purchase. 

Trident is the largest seafood company in North America. The company harvests, processes and markets a wide range of products, including pollock, salmon, crab, halibut, and cod  from sustainable fisheries in the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific waters off  the coasts of Washington and Oregon.

By Denise Recalde
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