What North Pacific Co. does

North Pacific Seafoods, Inc. (NPSI) is a privately held wholesale B2B seafood processor headquartered in Edmonds, Washington (formerly Seattle), operating as a division of The Canfisco Group. The company owns and operates five shore-based processing plants in Alaska's key harvesting regions: Alaska Pacific Seafoods in Kodiak, Pederson Point and Red Salmon Cannery in Naknek (Bristol Bay), Sitka Sound Seafoods in Sitka, and Togiak Fisheries in Twin Hills. The Sitka and Kodiak facilities operate year-round, while the Bristol Bay plants run seasonally during the summer salmon window. Peak-season processing headcount across the plants reaches approximately 1,500, with year-round corporate, plant management, and continuous-facility staff bringing total headcount to between 5,001 and 10,000 across the broader entity.

The company's product portfolio spans eight categories of wild Alaskan seafood: all five species of salmon (King/Chinook, Sockeye/Red, Coho/Silver, Chum/Keta, Pink), Alaska pollock, Pacific cod, blackcod (sablefish), salmon roe and other roe products, rockfish, halibut, and shellfish (king crab, snow crab, Dungeness crab, spot shrimp). Products are sold in fresh, frozen (dressed, shatterpack fillets, individually quick frozen / IQF fillets), and canned forms. Core processing technology includes chilled water circulation systems for fish cooling, IQF fillet processing, and cold storage facilities. The company holds Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody certification (renewed 2025) for sustainable salmon, pollock, blackcod, and halibut, and operates a traceability system from fishing boat through harvesting, processing, transportation, and distribution.

NPSI generates revenue through one-time wholesale transactions to retail and foodservice businesses across Europe, the United States, and other international markets. The go-to-market is sales-led direct wholesale, supported by close working relationships with the Alaskan fishing fleet and an iCIMS-powered online hiring portal for seasonal labor. The company was founded in 1972 as North Pacific Processors, Inc., a Marubeni subsidiary; the current North Pacific Seafoods, Inc. entity was incorporated in 2005 as successor. Strategic acquisitions built the plant footprint between 1975 and 1997. No venture funding, public listing, external investor information, or disclosed revenue is available; the company is a privately held subsidiary of The Canfisco Group.

Name

North Pacific Co.

Legal name

North Pacific Seafoods, Inc.

Website

http://www.northpacificseafoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

North Pacific Seafoods, Inc. is a privately held wholesale B2B processor of wild Alaskan seafood, operating five shore-based plants in Kodiak, Naknek, Sitka, and Twin Hills under The Canfisco Group, selling fresh, frozen, and canned salmon, pollock, cod, halibut, roe, rockfish, blackcod, and shellfish to retail and foodservice buyers across Europe, the United States, and global markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Processing

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (31171), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Seafood Processing (Heading/Gutting/Deheading; Icing) (AFANADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seafood Wholesale (Fresh & Frozen) (AFAIADAD), Shellfish Processing (Shrimp, Crab, Lobster, Mollusks) (AFANADAC)

Keywords

• Wild Alaskan seafood
• Seafood processing
• Wholesale seafood supply
• MSC certified fisheries
• Salmon and pollock production

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Seafood Sales: North Pacific Seafoods sells high quality, sustainable wild Alaskan seafood products worldwide to wholesale buyers including retail and foodservice businesses. Products include fresh, frozen, and canned salmon, halibut, pollock, cod, blackcod, rockfish, herring, salmon roe, crab, and flatfish. Revenue is generated through one-time product transactions as a wholesale seafood supplier.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

North Pacific Seafoods is a wholesale B2B seafood producer that owns and operates five shore-based processing plants in key Alaskan harvesting regions. The company harvests and processes wild Alaskan seafood across multiple species (salmon, pollock, Pacific cod, blackcod, rockfish, halibut, roe, and shellfish) and sells fresh, frozen, and canned products directly to retail and foodservice businesses in the United States, Europe, and other international markets.

Product overview

North Pacific Seafoods, Inc. is a wholesale B2B seafood producer operating five shore-based processing plants strategically located in key Alaskan harvesting regions (Kodiak, Naknek, Sitka, and Twin Hills). The company offers a diverse portfolio of wild Alaskan seafood products across eight core product categories: Salmon (all five species), Alaska Pollock, Pacific Cod, Blackcod (Sablefish), Roe and Caviar, Rockfish, Halibut, and Shellfish. Products are available in multiple forms including fresh, frozen (dressed, fillets, shatterpack, IQF), and canned. The company produces frozen, fresh and canned salmon, halibut, pollock, cod, blackcod, rockfish, herring, salmon roe (sujiko), salmon caviar (ikura), crab, and various species of flatfish and specialty products. The five facilities (Alaska Pacific Seafoods, Pederson Point, Red Salmon Cannery, Sitka Sound Seafoods, and Togiak Fisheries) are designed to meet quality and product specifications of domestic and international markets, with MSC Chain of Custody certification for sustainable seafood.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wild Alaskan Salmon Wild Alaskan salmon across all five species (King/Chinook, Sockeye/Red, Coho/Silver, Chum/Keta, and Pink) available fresh or frozen as dressed head-off fish, fillets, and other product forms, for wholesale retail and foodservice buyers.
• Alaska Pollock Alaska Pollock processed into dressed fish, shatterpack fillets, and individually quick frozen (IQF) fillets, harvested in two seasons (A/B and C/D) in the Gulf of Alaska, for wholesale buyers.
• Pacific Cod Pacific Cod available as frozen dressed fish, shatterpack fillets, or IQF fillets, with fresh products available during harvesting periods, caught via trawl, longline, pot, and jig fisheries.
• Blackcod (Sablefish) Alaskan black cod (sablefish) processed as frozen dressed fish, known for high oil content, rich flavor, and flaky white meat; MSC certified sustainable product.
• Roe and Caviar Alaskan roe products including salmon ikura (lightly salted individual eggs), salmon sujiko (salted eggs in skeins), pollock roe, Pacific cod roe, and Pacific herring roe.
• Rockfish Alaskan rockfish including Pacific Ocean perch, northern rockfish, and dusky rockfish, available fresh or frozen as whole fish, dressed fish, or fillets, caught by trawl from mid-March to October.
• Halibut Alaska Halibut, the world's premium whitefish flatfish, available fresh and frozen as dressed (head-off) fish and fletches; MSC Chain of Custody certified sustainable product.
• Shellfish Alaskan shellfish including King Crab (red, blue, brown varieties), Snow Crab (bairdi and opilio), Dungeness Crab, and Spot Shrimp.

Quantifiable outcome

• Product traceability from fishing boat through harvesting, processing, transportation, and distribution to customers worldwide

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Canfisco GroupcoreOthersNorth Pacific Seafoods, Inc. is a division of the Canfisco Group, a larger seafood company. Canfisco Group operates seafood processing facilities and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington area.
• Kodiak Fishmeal CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPSI is one of the owners of Kodiak Fishmeal Company, a joint venture partnership for fishmeal production operations in Kodiak, Alaska.
• SeaShareminorOthersSeaShare is a nonprofit that donates seafood to food banks across the country. North Pacific Seafoods partners with SeaShare through donations and support, helping to improve the health of young mothers, children, elderly, homeless, and working families by providing nutritious seafood donations.
• Marine Stewardship CouncilcoreOthersMarine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an international nonprofit organization that sets standards for sustainable fishing. North Pacific Seafoods holds MSC certification and Chain of Custody certification for sustainable Alaska seafood products including salmon, pollock, blackcod, and halibut.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Trident Seafoods: Trident Seafoods is the largest vertically integrated seafood company in North America and the dominant Alaska-based wild seafood processor, directly competing with NPSI in salmon, pollock, cod, and crab processing and B2B wholesale distribution.
• Ocean Beauty Seafoods: Ocean Beauty Seafoods operates a network of Alaska seafood processing facilities and distributes wild salmon, halibut, and other species to domestic and international wholesale customers, overlapping closely with NPSI's product portfolio and channels.
• Pacific Seafood Group: Pacific Seafood is a major vertically integrated West Coast seafood processor and distributor with significant Alaska processing exposure, competing with NPSI for foodservice, retail, and international wholesale accounts.
• Copper River Seafoods: Copper River Seafoods is an Alaska-based wild salmon processor and wholesaler with overlapping plant footprint and direct competition in the salmon and seafood wholesale markets served by NPSI.
• Clearwater Seafoods: Clearwater Seafoods is a Canadian shellfish and groundfish harvester-processor competing in the same wild-catch B2B seafood space across crab, scallops, and groundfish species with MSC-certified offerings.
• Icicle Seafoods: Icicle Seafoods is a multi-species Alaska seafood processor operating shore-based plants in salmon and groundfish regions, overlapping with NPSI in wild Alaska B2B seafood wholesale.
• Peter Pan Seafoods: Peter Pan Seafoods is a Bristol Bay, Alaska-based salmon and seafood processor operating in similar harvesting geographies with seasonal plants serving the same wild salmon wholesale market as NPSI's Naknek and Twin Hills facilities.

Broad incumbents

• High Liner Foods: High Liner Foods is a North American value-added seafood manufacturer and distributor that sources wild-caught species similar to NPSI's portfolio for retail and foodservice customers, representing adjacent competition in the same end markets.
• Thai Union Group: Thai Union Group is one of the world's largest seafood conglomerates spanning tuna, salmon, and value-added seafood, competing with NPSI for global retail and foodservice supply contracts including sustainable wild product lines.
• Maruha Nichiro: Maruha Nichiro is a Japanese diversified seafood conglomerate that was the original parent of North Pacific Processors (NPSI's predecessor) and remains a global competitor across salmon, surimi, and processed seafood markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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