Comeau's Sea Foods

Name

Comeau's Sea Foods

Legal name

Comeau's Sea Foods Ltd.

Website

https://comeausea.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Processing

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (31171), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446), Fish and Seafood Retailers (44525)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro primary industry

Ready-to-Eat Seafood (Cooked Shrimp, Crab, Lobster, Surimi) (AFANALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Breaded/Battered & Fried Seafood Products (Frozen Convenience) (AFANADAH), Frozen Seafood Meals & Value-Added Seafood (CRADADAG), Seafood Markets & Fishmongers (CRAHAHAC)

Keywords

• Atlantic seafood processing
• Vertically integrated fisheries
• Smoked seafood products
• Marine vessel repair
• Food service distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Saulnierville

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Seafood Product Sales: Direct sales of harvested and processed seafood products including scallops, herring, smoked fish, and value-added products to retail and food service customers.
2. Food Service Products: Bulk and portion-controlled seafood products for restaurants, hotels, and institutional food service operators.
3. Retail Products: Consumer-packaged seafood products sold through retail grocery stores across Atlantic Canada.
4. Mechanical Services: Vehicle and equipment repair/maintenance services offered to other businesses and the public, including heavy-duty commercial vehicles and farm/construction equipment.
5. Welding and Fabrication Services: Professional welding, custom metal fabrication and machining services for marine industrial and commercial equipment throughout Atlantic Canada.
6. Marine Repair Services: Drydock and vessel repair services including miscellaneous vessel and hydraulic repairs, marine mechanical services, industrial painting, and refits through Comeau Marine Railway.
7. Industrial Supplies Retail: Hardware and industrial supplies including stainless-steel nuts and bolts, bearings, plumbing supplies, safety supplies, welding supplies, Benjamin Moore paint, and marine components.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Comeau's Sea Foods is a vertically integrated Atlantic Canadian seafood company that harvests scallops and herring with its own fleet, processes them in CFIA-approved facilities, and distributes fresh, frozen, smoked, and value-added seafood products under the Comeau and J. Willy Krauch & Sons brands. Its portfolio spans retail consumer packs (smoked salmon, breaded scallops, chowders, spreads), bulk food service products (halibut, haddock, pollock portions), and complementary marine industrial services including drydock vessel repair, welding/fabrication, and mechanical services through wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Product overview

Comeau's Sea Foods is a vertically integrated seafood company offering a diverse portfolio of products across retail, food service, and industrial segments. The core product line centers on Atlantic Canadian seafood including sea scallops, herring, haddock, halibut, salmon, mackerel, and pollock. Value-added products include pre-packaged items under the Comeau brand (Bacon-Wrapped Scallops, Evangeline Breaded Scallops, smoked salmon, smoked haddock, smoked mackerel, fish cakes, crab cakes, chowders, seafood spreads) and the premium J. Willy Krauch & Sons sub-brand featuring traditional Danish-style smoked salmon and smoked mackerel. The company also processes herring meal and oil as by-products. Supporting operations include industrial metal fabrication (marine deck hatches, boat equipment) through Comeau Skipper, marine vessel repair through Comeau Marine Railway, and retail stockrooms selling both seafood and industrial supplies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Comeau: Primary seafood brand including scallops, herring, smoked salmon products, bacon-wrapped scallops, breaded scallops, seafood spreads, chowders, crab cakes, and fish cakes
• J. Willy Krauch & Sons
• Skipper Marine

Products and services

• Atlantic Sea Scallops Fresh and frozen Atlantic sea scallops harvested and processed in-house, supplied to retail grocery, food service, and stockroom customers.
• Bacon-Wrapped Scallops Pre-prepared scallops wrapped in bacon, ready for cooking, sold to retail and food service customers.
• Evangeline Breaded Scallops Branded breaded scallops sold through grocery stores across Atlantic Canada.
• Comeau Smoked Salmon Cold-smoked Atlantic salmon under the Comeau brand, processed with Danish curing and smoking techniques.
• Smoked Haddock Smoked haddock fillets available in bulk 15 lb and regular packaging for food service and retail customers.
• Smoked Mackerel Hot-smoked mackerel sold under the Comeau brand to retail and food service markets.
• Smoked Cod Smoked cod product distributed under the Comeau brand.
• Smoked Kippers Smoked kippers distributed under the Comeau brand.
• J. Willy Krauch Smoked Salmon Premium cold-smoked Atlantic salmon under the J. Willy Krauch & Sons sub-brand, prepared with traditional Danish curing recipes.
• J. Willy Krauch Smoked Mackerel Smoked mackerel sold under the J. Willy Krauch & Sons sub-brand.
• Fish Cakes Comeau branded fish cakes supplied to retail and food service markets.
• Crab Cakes Comeau branded crab cakes distributed to food service operators.
• Seafood Chowder Gourmet seafood chowder in ready-to-serve packaging for food service customers.
• Fish Chowder Fish chowder distributed to food service operators.
• Marinated Herring Marinated herring in wine sauce and house blend sold through grocery stores.
• Seafood & Lobster Spread Seafood and lobster spread sold at retail.
• Seafood & Shrimp Spread Seafood and shrimp spread sold at retail.
• Candied Atlantic Salmon Candied Atlantic salmon with maple pepper seasoning sold at retail.
• Nova Scotia Haddock Fillets Fresh and frozen Nova Scotia haddock fillets supplied to food service and retail.
• Breaded Haddock Fillets Pre-breaded haddock fillets supplied to food service operators.
• Halibut Fillet Portions Halibut fillet portions supplied to food service operators.
• Alaskan Pollock Fillets Alaskan pollock fillets supplied to food service operators.
• Salted Cod Bits Salted cod bits distributed under the Comeau brand.
• Dressed Salted Herring Dressed salted herring packed in pails for retail and food service.
• Reduced Sodium Seafood Products Reduced sodium seafood offerings targeted at health-conscious consumers.
• Chinese Bay Scallops Chinese bay scallops supplied to food service operators.
• Atlantic Herring Wild-caught Atlantic herring harvested and processed at the Saulnierville and East Pubnico facilities.
• Herring Roe Atlantic herring roe processed using modern gender sorting equipment.
• Herring Meal Low-temperature dried Atlantic herring by-products processed into herring meal, with 100% utilization of fillet by-products.
• Fresh and Frozen Bait Fresh and frozen bait products derived from herring and mackerel processing operations.
• Comeau Skipper Marine Deck Hatches Transport Canada accepted boat deck hatches fabricated by the Comeau Skipper operation for marine vessels.
• Comeau Marine Railway Drydock & Vessel Repair Services Year-round drydock facility at Meteghan accommodating vessels up to 600 tons, offering vessel repairs, hydraulic repairs, marine mechanical services, high-pressure washing, industrial painting, refits, machining and welding.
• Welding, Machining and Fabrication Services Professional welding, custom metal fabrication, and machining services for marine, industrial, and commercial equipment throughout Atlantic Canada.
• Mechanical Repair Services (Garage) Repair and maintenance services for heavy-duty commercial vehicles and farm/construction equipment, offered to local businesses and the public.
• Industrial Supplies & Hardware Retail Retail sale of hardware and industrial supplies (stainless-steel fasteners, NSK bearings, plumbing, safety and welding supplies, V-belts, filters, Benjamin Moore paint, marine components) through Comeau Stockroom and Skipper Stockroom locations.

Named customers4 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mersey SeafoodsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2024Agreement for Mersey Seafoods to acquire Comeau's Sea Foods. Mersey Seafoods is a Nova Scotia seafood company with shared values, deep roots in coastal communities, and an existing 50-year relationship with Comeau's. The transaction is subject to standard closing conditions and pending regulatory approvals. No immediate changes to day-to-day operations; Comeau's will continue operating from locations across Southwest Nova Scotia and the Comeau name will remain as part of the business.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Trident Seafoods: Vertically integrated U.S. seafood company with own fleet, processing plants, and branded frozen and value-added seafood in retail and foodservice. Comparable on harvest-to-finished-product vertical integration and broad product portfolio.
• Clearwater Seafoods: Atlantic Canadian shellfish (scallop, lobster, clam) harvester and processor, now part of Premium Brands Holdings. Closest comparable on Atlantic sea scallop harvesting and processing, and on vertically integrated cold-chain operations.
• Pacific Seafood: Family-owned vertically integrated North American seafood company with harvesting, processing, and distribution across retail, foodservice, and export. Comparable on multi-species processing and vertically integrated operating model.
• Highliner Foods: Canadian-headquartered seafood processor and marketer of frozen and value-added seafood across North American retail and foodservice channels. Direct comparable on integrated processing, value-added product range, and retail/foodservice dual channel model.
• Acme Smoked Fish: North American specialty smoked salmon and smoked seafood producer supplying retail and foodservice. Direct overlap with Comeau's J. Willy Krauch & Sons Danish-method smoked salmon line and broader smokehouse product range.
• Mersey Seafoods: Nova Scotia-based seafood company with a 50-year relationship with Comeau and announced acquirer of Comeau's Sea Foods. Overlapping Atlantic Canadian seafood processing footprint, shared customer base, and similar value-added product strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Thai Union Group: Global seafood incumbent producing shelf-stable tuna, frozen, and value-added seafood under multiple brands. Overlaps with Comeau on value-added seafood manufacturing scale and global brand portfolio, but operates at materially larger scale across multiple species and geographies.
• Premium Brands Holdings: Canadian specialty food manufacturer and distributor owning Clearwater Seafoods and other seafood and specialty protein brands. Comparable on Canadian value-added seafood manufacturing scale, retail relationships, and acquisition-led seafood consolidation strategy.

Regional players

• Fisherman's Market International: Atlantic Canadian seafood processor and retailer operating its own fleet, processing plant, and retail storefronts across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Closely comparable vertical model and regional footprint, though smaller scale than Comeau.

Emerging players

• Ducktrap River of Maine: Specialty smoked seafood producer (smoked salmon, smoked trout, smoked mackerel) with strong regional retail presence. Comparable product overlap with Comeau's smoked portfolio but smaller scale and narrower geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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