SouthFresh Aquaculture

Name

SouthFresh Aquaculture

Legal name

SouthFresh Foods

Website

https://southfresh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Distribution

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (311710), Aquaculture (1125), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquaculture Harvest, Processing & Packing (Farmed Finfish/Shellfish; On-Farm Plants) (AFANADAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Aquaculture Feed & Nutrition (HLAMAHAF)

Keywords

• Seafood distribution
• Gulf species sourcing
• Foodservice seafood supply
• Aquaculture products
• Seafood import services

Headquarters

HQ city

Eutaw

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Seafood Distribution and Sourcing: SouthFresh Foods generates revenue through B2B seafood distribution, sourcing, and import services. The company works with retail and foodservice partners providing Gulf type species and custom designed and packaged seafood products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

SouthFresh Aquaculture, operating as SouthFresh Foods, sources, imports, and distributes Gulf-type seafood species—including alligator, calamari, crawfish, frog legs, oysters, redfish, sashimi-grade fish, snapper, and tuna—to retail and foodservice partners across the Southeast United States. The company delivers custom-designed and packaged seafood products, import services, and management services for feed and processing facilities, operating within the Alabama Farmers Cooperative ecosystem.

Product overview

SouthFresh Foods is a seafood distributor operating as a single unified product offering—not a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company specializes in Gulf-type seafood species, offering an integrated portfolio of products including Alligator, Alligator Sausage, Calamari, Crawfish, Frog Legs, Oysters, Redfish, Sashimi, Snapper, and Tuna. SouthFresh Foods combines sourcing and import services with custom-designed and packaged products, serving retail and foodservice partners with over 100 years of combined seafood industry expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alligator Fresh alligator fillet meat sourced from Gulf region suppliers and offered to retail and foodservice partners.
• Alligator Sausage Sausage and prepared products made from alligator meat, including gator taco formats, offered to retail and foodservice buyers.
• Calamari Calamari sourced and supplied to retail and foodservice partners for distribution.
• Crawfish Crawfish products sourced from the Gulf region and distributed to retail and foodservice partners.
• Frog Legs Fresh frog legs supplied to foodservice and retail distribution partners.
• Oysters Oysters sourced and distributed to retail and foodservice partners.
• Redfish Redfish sourced from Gulf waters for distribution to retail and foodservice partners.
• Sashimi Sashimi-grade seafood products targeted at premium retail and foodservice markets.
• Snapper Snapper sourced from Gulf region suppliers and distributed to retail and foodservice partners.
• Tuna Tuna steaks sourced and supplied to retail and foodservice distribution partners.
• Custom-designed and packaged seafood products Custom product design and packaging solutions tailored to retail and foodservice partner specifications.
• Sourcing and import services International and Gulf-region sourcing plus import services to supply partners with a broad portfolio of seafood species.
• Feed and processing facility management services Management services for aquaculture feed and processing facilities, supporting the SouthFresh cooperative ecosystem.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alabama Farmers CooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlabama Farmers Cooperative is a key strategic partner providing a network of agricultural expertise and resources. SouthFresh Foods operates as part of this cooperative ecosystem, benefiting from shared agricultural knowledge and distribution infrastructure across Alabama.
• Frank Currie GinminorOthersPartner within the Alabama Farmers Cooperative ecosystem.
• Bio LogicminorOthersPartner within the Alabama Farmers Cooperative ecosystem.
• Green Point AGminorOthersPartner within the Alabama Farmers Cooperative ecosystem.
• AFC FeedminorOthersFeed division partner within the Alabama Farmers Cooperative ecosystem.
• Bonnie PlantsminorOthersPartner within the Alabama Farmers Cooperative ecosystem.
• Faithway AllianceminorOthersPartner within the Alabama Farmers Cooperative ecosystem.
• AFC Grain DivisionminorOthersGrain division partner within the Alabama Farmers Cooperative ecosystem.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Quirch Foods: Specialty protein and seafood distributor with import/export capabilities serving retail and foodservice channels, comparable in product breadth (including specialty proteins like alligator) and B2B sourcing model.
• Blue Star Foods: Seafood processor and distributor serving retail and foodservice channels with packaged and value-added seafood products, comparable in B2B distribution, custom packaging, and species breadth.
• Sam Rust Seafood: Regional specialty seafood distributor based in the Southeast US focused on Gulf and Atlantic species for retail and foodservice, with comparable customer segments and regional sourcing approach.
• Inland Seafood: Atlanta-based specialty seafood distributor and processor serving foodservice and retail across the Southeast with both wild-caught and farmed Gulf and Atlantic species, directly comparable to SouthFresh Foods in product mix, customer segments, and regional focus.
• Slade Gorton & Co. Specialty seafood distributor headquartered in the Southeast US that sources, processes, and distributes Gulf and Atlantic species to retail and foodservice, with comparable custom packaging and private-label capabilities.
• Fortune Fish & Gourmet: Mid-market specialty seafood and gourmet foods distributor serving retail and foodservice customers across multiple US regions, offering custom-cut and case-ready seafood products analogous to SouthFresh's custom packaging model.

Others

• AFC Feed / Alabama Farmers Cooperative: Parent/strategic partner cooperative providing feed and agricultural inputs; not a direct competitor but the cooperative ecosystem that SouthFresh is embedded within, providing distribution and sourcing infrastructure as a key channel partner.

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Seafood: One of the largest vertically integrated seafood companies in North America, operating harvesting, processing, and distribution across multiple species and geographies — represents the scaled incumbent SouthFresh could either compete with or be acquired by.
• TrueFish (now part of Highliner Foods supply chain): Large North American seafood processor and distributor with broad species coverage and national retail/foodservice accounts; relevant as the scaled player setting pricing benchmarks SouthFresh must meet.

Regional players

• Bayou Seafood (Louisiana Crawfish / Gulf processors): Regional Gulf-seafood processor specializing in crawfish, alligator, and other Louisiana-native species with similar niche species orientation but focused on upstream processing rather than full B2B distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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