The Good Fish Company

What The Good Fish Company does

The Good Fish Company (legal entity: Good Fish Processing (Carrigaline) Ltd) is a privately held, second-generation Irish seafood processor and retailer founded by Denis Good in 1988 in Carrigaline, Co. Cork, and now managed by his son Donagh. The company operates a state-of-the-art processing facility in Carrigaline Industrial Estate, supported by approximately 100 staff, and produces fresh and processed Irish seafood — including Dublin Bay Prawns, Salmon, Scallops, Cod, Pollock, Monkfish, Lobster, Hake, Turbot, Mussels and Whiting — sourced from local Irish fishermen and sustainable suppliers along Ireland's South-West coast.

The company's commercial model combines three channels: (1) a network of 5-6 owned retail fish shops in the Cork area (Carrigaline, Douglas Court, Kinsale); (2) wholesale supply to major Irish retailers and to "discerning restaurateurs" in the HoReCa trade; and (3) B2B wholesale via the goodsofcork.ie platform. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and operates on one-time transactional terms across channels. The company markets through organic social (Facebook, Instagram, X), a recipe blog, and SEO-oriented website content, with no disclosed paid acquisition or app presence.

In 2026, The Good Fish Company launched the Coconut Margarita Haddock — a flavored, value-added retail SKU — and entered the US market through a distribution partnership with Icy Waters, LLC. The product won Best New Retail Product at the 2026 Seafood Excellence Awards at Seafood Expo North America in Boston. The business has also accessed EU and Irish Government co-funded grants via the Brexit Processing Capital Support Scheme and the Sustainable Innovation Food Programme (SIFP, 2021-2025) to support capital and digital investment. No external institutional funding, acquisitions, or subsidiary structure is in evidence; ownership remains concentrated in the founding Good family.

Name

The Good Fish Company

Legal name

Good Fish Processing (Carrigaline) Ltd

Website

https://goodfish.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Good Fish Company is a second-generation Irish seafood processor and retailer founded in 1988 in Carrigaline, Co. Cork. Operating a processing facility and ~100 staff, it serves retail consumers through 5-6 Cork shops, supplies major Irish retailers and HoReCa accounts, and recently expanded to the US via Icy Waters, LLC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Processing and Retail

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (31171), Fish and Seafood Retailers (445250), 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)

Keywords

• Fresh seafood products
• Fish processing
• Seafood retail
• Wholesale seafood supply
• Irish fish and seafood

Headquarters

HQ city

Carrigaline

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Retail Shop Sales: Operating 5-6 retail fish shops in the Cork area selling directly to consumers
2. Wholesale to Retailers: Supplying major Irish retailers with fresh and processed seafood products
3. Restaurant/Hospitality Supply: Supplying seafood to discerning restaurateurs in the Cork area
4. Wholesale Website: B2B wholesale operations through goodsofcork.ie

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Good Fish Company is a family-run seafood processor and retailer that sources, processes, and distributes fresh Irish fish and seafood products. The company operates a state-of-the-art processing facility in Carrigaline, Co. Cork, runs a network of 5-6 retail fish shops in the Cork area, and supplies wholesale seafood to major Irish retailers and restaurateurs. Its portfolio includes fresh species such as Dublin Bay Prawns, Salmon, Scallops, Cod, and Haddock, alongside newly developed convenience products such as the Coconut Margarita Haddock.

Product overview

The Good Fish Company is a second-generation family-run fish processor and retailer offering a portfolio of fresh Irish seafood products. The company operates 5-6 retail fish shops in the Cork area (Carrigaline, Douglas Court, Kinsale) and supplies major Irish retailers and restaurateurs through its wholesale operation. The product portfolio includes fresh seafood varieties such as Dublin Bay Prawns, Salmon, Scallops, Cod, Pollock, Red Mullet, Plaice, John Dory, Monkfish, Lobster, Hake, Turbot, Sea Bass, Brill, Mussels, and Whiting. The company recently launched its Coconut Margarita Haddock product which won Best New Retail Product at the 2026 Seafood Excellence Awards. The company also provides recipe ideas and cooking guidance through its website to inspire consumers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Icy Waters, LLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 March 2026Icy Waters, LLC acts as the distribution partner for The Good Fish Company's products in the US market. They won the Best New Retail Product award on behalf of The Good Fish Company's Coconut Margarita Haddock at the 2026 Seafood Excellence Awards at Seafood Expo North America.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Seafood: Vertically integrated US seafood harvester and processor. Comparable as a multi-species seafood processor supplying retail and foodservice, but at substantially larger scale and with owned harvesting assets.
• High Liner Foods: North America's largest value-added frozen seafood company. Comparable as a value-added seafood manufacturer supplying major retailers with branded and private-label products, though at much greater scale and broader geographic reach.
• John West: Major UK and Irish canned and packaged seafood brand owned by Thai Union. Comparable as a heritage seafood brand with strong Irish/UK retail presence, but operates at vastly larger scale and across broader product categories.
• Thai Union Group: Global seafood conglomerate and owner of John West, Chicken of the Sea, and other brands. Comparable as a major processed and packaged seafood supplier; operates across multiple species and geographies versus The Good Fish Company's focused fresh Irish seafood niche.
• Birds Eye (Nomad Foods): Europe's largest frozen food company and major frozen seafood player. Comparable as a seafood category incumbent in UK/Irish retail, but operates across the full frozen food portfolio with significantly greater scale and cold-chain infrastructure.
• Clearwater Seafoods: Premium shellfish and seafood harvester/processor (now private). Comparable as a premium-positioned multi-species seafood company with strong retail and foodservice distribution, though focused on wild-caught shellfish rather than the full fresh fish portfolio.

Direct peers

• Icy Waters, LLC: Canadian Arctic char producer and Good Fish Company's US distribution partner. Comparable as a premium fresh seafood producer working with The Good Fish Company on US market entry; relevant as a collaboration counterparty for cross-border expansion.
• Young's Seafood: UK-based seafood processor supplying fresh and prepared seafood to retailers and foodservice. Directly comparable in product mix (fresh fish, value-added seafood) and multi-channel UK/Irish retail and foodservice distribution model.
• The Saucy Fish Co. UK value-added seafood brand offering flavored, ready-to-cook fish portions (sauces, marinades). Closely comparable in product innovation approach (e.g., Coconut Margarita Haddock paralleling Saucy's flavor-forward fish SKUs) and retail-channel focus.

Regional players

• Connemara Seafoods: Irish frozen organic salmon producer based in Connemara. Comparable as an Irish seafood producer emphasizing premium provenance and sustainability, operating primarily in the Irish market rather than competing in Cork retail.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/good_fish_co
• Facebookfacebook.com/goodfishshops
• Instagraminstagram.com/GoodFishShops

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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