Seafresh Group

Name

Seafresh Group

Legal name

Seafresh Group (Holdings) Limited

Website

https://seafresh-group.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Production and Aquaculture

NAICS

Aquaculture (11251), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro primary industry

Crustacean Farming (e.g., shrimp, prawns, crab) (AFAEAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Shellfish Processing (Shrimp, Crab, Lobster, Mollusks) (AFANADAC)

Keywords

• Sustainable seafood supply
• King prawn farming
• Aquaculture processing
• Seafood wholesale
• Integrated seafood supply chain

Headquarters

HQ city

Redditch

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. King Prawn and Seafood Products: Fully integrated king prawn and seafood business with own farming and processing operations in Asia, Central America and Europe, delivering highest quality seafood at best possible value

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Seafresh Group operates a fully integrated king prawn and seafood business with its own farming and processing operations in Asia, Central America, and Europe. The company delivers king prawns, shrimp, and other seafood products to enterprise B2B customers through controlled, integrated supply chains spanning 9 locations across 5 continents. Their portfolio is anchored by king prawns and seafood, including Honduran shrimp produced through their Grupo Granjas Marinas (GGM) subsidiary operating under sustainable aquaculture practices with multiple sustainability certifications.

Product overview

Seafresh Group is a fully integrated king prawn and seafood business operating its own farming and processing operations in Asia, Central America and Europe. The company operates across 5 continents with 9 locations and employs over 4,000 people. Their product portfolio centers on king prawns and shrimp products, including their Honduran Shrimp offering through Grupo Granjas Marinas (GGM), a partner company specializing in sustainable shrimp farming. The company emphasizes ethical, social and sustainability standards throughout their controlled and integrated supply chains, delivering what they describe as the highest quality seafood at the best possible value.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• King Prawns and Seafood Primary product line of king prawns and seafood products sourced from Seafresh Group's own fully integrated farming and processing operations across Asia, Central America, and Europe, sold to enterprise B2B seafood buyers worldwide.
• Honduran Shrimp (Grupo Granjas Marinas) Shrimp farmed by Grupo Granjas Marinas (GGM) in Honduras using sustainable practices including low-density stocking in large ponds that mimic natural environments; marketed under the Honduran Shrimp sub-brand with BAP, ASC, and Fair Trade certifications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mangrove coverage almost doubled in 20 years around GGM farms
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fair TradecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Fair Trade Standard for Seafood development and certification. GGM participated in developing the Fair Trade Standard for Seafood in 2018 and became certified in 2019. Every pack of Fair Trade certified GGM shrimp contributes financially to the Fair Trade Fund managed by the worker's association.
• Grupo Granjas Marinas (GGM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership with GGM, a Honduras-based company specialized in sustainable shrimp farming and processing. GGM received BAP certification for all sites in 2016 and was one of the first fully integrated shrimp farming companies to receive ASC certification in 2017. GGM operates with high animal welfare and environmental sustainability standards using low-density stocking in large ponds.
• FUNDESURcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial arm of the shrimp industry in Honduras created in 2014, with GGM as the main contributor. For each pound of exported shrimp, U.S$0.02 is paid to Fundesur for community projects. In 2019, the association invested more than $3 million USD in projects benefiting more than 30,000 people from 90+ communities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nissui (Nippon Suisan Kaisha): Major Japanese seafood conglomerate with global aquaculture, processing, and trading operations. Comparable as an integrated seafood company with a similar emphasis on sustainability certifications and B2B supply relationships.
• Maruha Nichiro: Japan's largest seafood company with global aquaculture, processing, and distribution operations. Directly comparable as a diversified, integrated seafood player with sustainability certifications similar to Seafresh's positioning.
• High Liner Foods: North America's largest value-added frozen seafood company serving retail and foodservice. Comparable as a branded seafood processor with global sourcing and a focus on sustainable, certified supply chains.
• Clearwater Seafoods: Canadian-based shellfish and seafood processor/distributor owned by a consortium including a Mi'kmaq coalition. Comparable as a vertically integrated shellfish/seafood specialist selling premium certified products to global B2B customers.
• Pacific Seafood: Family-owned US integrated seafood company operating fishing, farming, processing and distribution. Directly comparable to Seafresh as a privately held, vertically integrated seafood platform with sustainability credentials.
• Thai Union Group: One of the world's largest seafood companies and a global leader in shrimp processing and branding (Chicken of the Sea, King Oscar). Directly comparable as a vertically integrated shrimp/seafood producer with global B2B and B2C reach.
• Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods): Asia's largest aquaculture producer and a global integrated shrimp and seafood operator. Comparable as a vertically integrated farmer-processor-distributor competing in the same certified-shrimp space as Seafresh/GGM.

Emerging players

• Songa Solutions (now part of Charoen Pokphand): Specialist supplier of sustainable, traceable shrimp to European retailers. Comparable to Seafresh/GGM as a smaller, premium-positioned shrimp supplier focused on European B2B markets and sustainability certification.
• Ocean Harvest Technology: Producer of sustainable aquafeed ingredients including alternative proteins for aquaculture. Comparable to Seafresh's Prochaete.com platform as an emerging player addressing aquaculture feed sustainability.

Broad incumbents

• Mowi ASA: The world's largest salmon aquaculture company and a global seafood incumbent. Comparable as a publicly listed, sustainability-certified aquaculture leader, although focused on finfish rather than crustaceans.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seafreshgroup

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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