Land & Sea

What Land & Sea does

Land & Sea is a wholesale distributor of fresh seafood, premium meats, and specialty food products serving restaurants, retailers, and private clubs across Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and Northern West Virginia. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Monroeville, PA, the company has built a 70+ year regional reputation serving 500+ foodservice accounts across 40+ counties. Its distribution infrastructure is anchored by a cold-chain logistics network sourcing from 14 global regions — including East Coast ports (Prince Edward Island through Miami/Gulf), Alaska, Hawaii, and international suppliers — with truck replenishment five days per week, twice-weekly air freight, and a stated 85%+ next-day delivery rate for fresh seafood. The product catalog spans fresh and frozen seafood, Certified Angus Beef, Berkshire/Kurobuta pork, specialty poultry, prepared foods, and paper/convenience items, with featured premium sub-brands such as Loch Duart Salmon, Heron Point Crab, Joyce Farms Poultry, and Sakura Pork. The facility operates under HACCP and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and exceeds Allegheny County Health Department standards. Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-based wholesale pricing (with a $350 minimum delivery order) to B2B accounts managed by dedicated sales representatives, supplemented by a recurring direct-to-consumer subscription service called Chef's Box delivering restaurant-quality products to residential customers in Allegheny County and parts of Westmoreland and Butler Counties on pre-scheduled twice-weekly drop-offs.

Name

Land & Sea

Legal name

Land and Sea

Website

https://land-sea.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Land & Sea is a wholesale distributor of fresh seafood, premium meats, and specialty foods serving 500+ restaurants, retailers, and private clubs across 40+ counties in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and Northern West Virginia, with a complementary DTC home delivery service called Chef's Box.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Food Distribution

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Meat, Poultry & Seafood Refrigerated Warehousing (TLALABAC)

Keywords

• Wholesale seafood distribution
• Fresh meat distribution
• Restaurant foodservice supply
• Specialty protein sourcing
• Cold chain logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Monroeville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Food Distribution: Primary revenue from selling fresh, frozen, and packaged seafood, meats, and specialty food products to restaurants, retailers, and private clubs at wholesale prices.
2. Home Delivery (Chef's Box): Direct-to-consumer restaurant-quality meat and seafood delivered to homes in Allegheny County and parts of Westmoreland and Butler Counties, with pre-scheduled drop-off windows twice weekly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Land & Sea is a wholesale distributor that sources, purchases, and delivers fresh seafood, premium meats (including Certified Angus Beef and Heritage Berkshire Pork), poultry, game, frozen seafood and meats, prepared foods, and paper/convenience items to 500+ restaurants, retailers, and private clubs across Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and Northern West Virginia. The company also operates Chef's Box, a direct-to-consumer home-delivery subscription that delivers restaurant-quality meats and seafood to households in select Pennsylvania counties.

Product overview

Land & Sea operates as a wholesale food distribution company offering a diverse portfolio of fresh, frozen, packaged, and convenience products. The core offering centers on premium proteins—fresh seafood and beef—alongside featured sub-brands including Heritage Berkshire Pork (Kurobuta), Certified Angus Beef, Heron Point Crab, Loch Duart Salmon, and other specialty items. The company complements its protein selection with prepared foods and paper/convenience products. Distribution is primarily B2B (servicing restaurants, retailers, and private clubs), with a consumer-facing Chef's Box home delivery service for restaurant-quality products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chef's Box: Home delivery service by Land & Sea that delivers restaurant-quality meat and seafood directly to consumers' homes, serving most of Allegheny County as well as parts of Westmoreland and Butler Counties with pre-scheduled drop-off windows twice a week.

Products and services

• Fresh Seafood Distribution Wholesale distribution of fresh seafood including salmon varieties, scallops, cod, halibut, tuna, swordfish, shellfish, oysters, and other species sourced from East Coast ports, Alaska, Hawaii, and internationally, with next-day delivery available within 24-48 hours to foodservice customers.
• Fresh & Frozen Beef Distribution Wholesale distribution of fresh and frozen premium beef products, including Certified Angus Beef (a regional exclusive), specialty cuts, aged beef, and portion-control options for restaurants, retailers, and clubs.
• Frozen Seafood & Meats Distribution Wholesale distribution of frozen seafood and frozen meat products sourced globally to complement fresh offerings and support year-round menu planning.
• Poultry & Game Specialty Distribution Wholesale distribution of traditional poultry and specialty/exotic game products for restaurants and clubs seeking differentiated menu proteins.
• Prepared Foods Distribution Wholesale distribution of ready-to-serve prepared food items designed for busy foodservice establishments.
• Chef's Box Home Delivery Service Subscription-based direct-to-consumer home delivery service that delivers restaurant-quality meats and seafood to residential customers across most of Allegheny County and parts of Westmoreland and Butler Counties, on a pre-scheduled twice-weekly drop-off schedule.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85%+ fresh seafood delivered next-day to end-customer

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Certified Angus BeefcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLand & Sea is a licensed distributor of Certified Angus Beef brand, one of the few distributors in the region offering this premium beef certification. Sources beef from dozens of family-owned farms across the U.S. including Texas, New York, Iowa and everywhere in between.
• Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMany of Land & Sea's seafood products are certified by the MSC, a global organization developing standards for sustainable fishing practices and supporting marine conservation initiatives.
• Heron Point SeafoodcoreTechnology or IntegrationTop 5 importer and processor of refrigerated and frozen pasteurized crab meat. Heron Point sets industry-leading quality standards with 100% inspection of every lot. Products include Heron Point, Caribbean Blue, and Great Blue branded crab meats.
• HACCP (FDA Program)coreOthersLand & Sea's facility rigorously adheres to Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point (HACCP) standards, an FDA program regulating fresh seafood and holding distributors accountable for product safety and tracking.
• Allegheny County Health DepartmentcoreOthersLand & Sea exceeds standards set forth by the Allegheny County Health Department, one of the most stringent regional health departments in the country.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Inland Seafood International: Atlanta-based specialty seafood and meat distributor serving restaurants across the Southeast US with a comparable mix of fresh/frozen seafood, premium meats, and specialty proteins delivered to B2B foodservice customers.
• Mutual Fish Co. Pacific Northwest seafood wholesaler serving restaurants and retailers since 1947 with fresh and frozen seafood; comparable long-tenured regional player with similar restaurant-led customer base and cold-chain distribution.
• Fortune Fish & Gourmet: Midwest specialty food distributor offering premium seafood, meats, and gourmet ingredients to restaurants and retailers; similar high-touch B2B specialty protein distribution with comparable customer profiles.
• Star Seafood / North Coast Seafoods: Northeast-based fresh seafood distributor serving restaurants and retailers across the Mid-Atlantic and New England; comparable regional foodservice seafood distributor with similar sourcing and next-day delivery model.
• Samuels & Company (Samuels Seafood): Philadelphia-area seafood and specialty foods distributor serving restaurants and institutions; comparable regional B2B seafood wholesaler serving Mid-Atlantic foodservice customers.

Regional players

• Local Seafood Co. Smaller regional seafood distributor focused on restaurant supply in select US markets; directly comparable as a regional B2B fresh seafood wholesaler with similar sourcing and cold-chain delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Seafood: One of the largest vertically integrated seafood companies in North America, operating its own fleet and distribution network; broad incumbent with overlapping fresh seafood wholesale and foodservice distribution capabilities.
• Sysco Corporation: Largest US broadline foodservice distributor offering fresh seafood and meats at scale to restaurants nationwide; broad incumbent competing for the same restaurant customers with broader assortment but less premium specialization.
• Chef's Warehouse: Specialty foodservice distributor focused exclusively on restaurants, supplying specialty proteins, seafood, and gourmet ingredients; broader specialty distributor with overlapping premium protein offerings to chef-driven restaurants.

Emerging players

• True Cornish Crab / Crab-o-licious-style boutique seafood shippers: Smaller specialty seafood shippers and D2C seafood subscription services that overlap with Land & Sea's Chef's Box D2C business model and compete for the same premium home seafood consumer segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/landandseapgh

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

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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