What Corfini Gourmet does

Corfini Gourmet, doing business as Corfini Meat & Seafood, is a family-owned wholesale distributor of premium, all-natural proteins founded in the 1880s and headquartered in Brisbane, California. The company sources beef, poultry, pork, lamb, game, and seafood from named farms, family ranchers, and fishing boats under a 'Farm to Table' positioning, and distributes these proteins to restaurants, chefs, hotels, and other culinary professionals across the U.S. West Coast. Its most differentiated technical capability is a customizable dry-aging program for premium cuts, marketed as one of the most unique such offerings on the West Coast and allowing chefs to specify aging profiles and product specifications. The company also maintains a co-located seafood capability via its Wilder Seafood partnership at the Tualatin, Oregon facility.

Operationally, Corfini runs eight owned distribution facilities — Seattle, Portland (Tualatin), the Bay Area (Brisbane HQ), Sacramento, Reno, Salt Lake City, San Diego (Chula Vista), and Palm Springs/Los Angeles-Orange County — enabling six-day-per-week direct delivery with late order cut-offs that the company positions as its core service differentiator. The go-to-market motion is B2B enterprise field sales to restaurant and culinary accounts, with quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed pricing typical of specialty foodservice distribution. The company has 101-250 employees, is privately held with no external investors or parent company disclosed, and supports its sales motion with a modest organic social presence on Instagram, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn plus a downloadable corporate brochure. No AI/ML capabilities, APIs, technology integrations, certifications, or external funding rounds are disclosed in the source data.

Name

Corfini Gourmet

Legal name

Corfini Gourmet

Website

https://corfinigourmet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Corfini Gourmet is a family-owned West Coast wholesale distributor (founded in the 1880s, HQ Brisbane, CA) that supplies premium all-natural beef, poultry, pork, lamb, game, and seafood — including a customizable dry-aging program — to restaurants, chefs, and culinary professionals across eight facilities in CA, OR, WA, NV, and UT.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foodservice Protein Distribution

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Gourmet Foods Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAI)

Keywords

• Wholesale meat distribution
• Seafood distribution
• Foodservice protein supply
• Specialty meat purveyor
• Restaurant protein supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Protein Distribution: Distribution of premium all-natural proteins including beef, poultry, pork, lamb, game, and seafood to restaurants and culinary professionals. Operates as a wholesale distributor with six-day-per-week delivery service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Corfini Gourmet is a wholesale distributor of premium all-natural meat and seafood products to restaurants and culinary professionals across the West Coast. The company delivers six days per week from eight regional facilities, offering clean beef, poultry, pork, lamb, game, and seafood programs, including a customizable dry-aging program for premium cuts.

Product overview

Corfini Gourmet is a family-owned wholesale meat and seafood distributor offering a unified distribution platform for premium all-natural proteins. The core offering consists of wholesale meat and seafood distribution with six-day weekly delivery, supported by specialized product lines including clean beef, poultry, pork, lamb, and game programs. The company differentiates through its customizable dry-aging program on the West Coast and premium seafood distribution via Wilder Seafood partnerships. Services include responsive service with late order cut-offs, curated product selection, and heritage-backed quality backed by modern innovation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wholesale Meat & Seafood Distribution Wholesale distribution of premium all-natural meat and seafood to restaurants and culinary professionals, delivered six days a week with late order cut-offs and fast delivery across the West Coast.
• Clean Beef Programs Premium all-natural beef distribution program featuring clean labeling and ethically sourced products from partner farms and family ranchers, targeting restaurants and culinary professionals.
• Poultry Programs Distribution of premium all-natural poultry products meeting the exacting standards of culinary experts, delivered as part of the company's protein distribution portfolio.
• Pork Programs Premium all-natural pork distribution program featuring quality assurance and ethical sourcing, serving restaurant and culinary customers.
• Lamb Programs Specialty lamb distribution featuring premium cuts and specialty meats for culinary professionals and restaurants.
• Game Programs Specialty game meat distribution offering unique protein options for restaurants and chefs seeking differentiated menu items.
• Customizable Dry-Aging Program Customizable dry-aging service for premium beef cuts allowing chefs to specify aging requirements, offered as one of the most unique such programs on the West Coast.
• Premium Seafood Distribution Premium seafood distribution featuring ethically sourced fish and seafood products, delivered through Corfini and Wilder Seafood operations to culinary customers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Farms, Family Ranches, and Fishing BoatscoreOthersCorfini Meat & Seafood partners with farms, family ranchers, and fishing boats that align with their values of quality and service. These partners follow the Farm to Table approach, respecting the environment and working with local communities to provide ethically-sourced proteins.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sysco: Largest broadline foodservice distributor in North America serving restaurants, healthcare, and hospitality. Overlaps with Corfini in protein distribution but competes primarily on scale, breadth, and national reach rather than specialty premium positioning.
• Performance Food Group: Large-scale foodservice and convenience distributor with broad product portfolio. Represents a broadline competitor to Corfini with the buying power and breadth to challenge specialty distributors in protein categories.
• US Foods: Major broadline foodservice distributor with national footprint and broad protein, produce, and supplies offering. Competes with Corfini for restaurant customers but operates at significantly larger scale and broader category coverage.
• Gordon Food Service: Large broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants and institutions across North America. Adjacent competitor to Corfini with broader product portfolio and stronger scale advantages in protein procurement.

Regional players

• Ben E. Keith Foods: Regional broadline foodservice distributor serving the Southwest and South-Central US with broad protein and supplies offering. Comparable regional foodservice distribution model though more diversified across product categories than Corfini.
• Shamrock Foods: Family-owned foodservice distributor primarily serving the Western and Southwestern United States with broad product lines including meat, dairy, and produce. Comparable to Corfini in regional West Coast focus and family-owned heritage, though broader in scope.

Direct peers

• Halperns' Steak and Seafood: Specialty distributor of premium steaks, meats, and seafood to restaurants, hotels, and country clubs. Closely mirrors Corfini's model of supplying all-natural, premium proteins with customized programs for culinary professionals.
• Buckhead Beef: Premium wholesale meat and seafood distributor serving high-end restaurants and hotels nationwide. Directly comparable to Corfini's chef-driven, premium protein distribution model with similar focus on quality, customization, and specialty cuts.
• Allen Brothers: Chicago-based specialty meat distributor serving fine dining establishments with premium beef, lamb, veal, and other proteins. Comparable to Corfini as a specialty purveyor focused on chef customers, custom aging, and high-end product quality.

Emerging players

• Lobster Place: Specialty seafood distributor and wholesaler supplying restaurants and retailers with premium fish and shellfish. Partially comparable to Corfini's seafood distribution arm (Wilder Seafood) with a narrower, seafood-focused portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/corfinigourmet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corfini-gourmet
• Instagraminstagram.com/corfinimeatandseafood
• Facebookfacebook.com/Corfini.Gourmet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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