Lafitte Frozen Foods

What Lafitte Frozen Foods does

Lafitte Frozen Foods Corporation is a family-owned shrimp processing and distribution company founded in 1979 in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. The company operates two processing facilities—a 20,000+ sq-ft headquarters plant in Lafitte and a state-of-the-art fully automated facility in Violet (opened May 2012)—with combined daily processing capacity of 200,000 pounds. Core product capabilities span block frozen shrimp (PUD/PND in sizes 90/110 to 200/300), individually quick frozen (IQF) shrimp, headless shell-on shrimp in white and brown varieties, and value-added processed products including shrimp burgers, nuggets, and balls produced at the 25,000 sq-ft Bayou Barataria Foods subsidiary facility. The company sells under multiple brands: Captain Bob, Bayou Segnette, Lafitte Boat, and Eagle for food service; Bayou Best and Kiki's Pride for retail. It also offers custom packing and private label services to customers requiring specific packaging specifications.

The business operates a B2B food service and retail model with a vertically integrated family of companies. Revenue is generated through direct product sales of branded shrimp products and contract-based custom packing/private label services, with quote-based pricing determined by product type, packaging specifications, and order volume. Distribution is handled through Marine Foods Express, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary established in 2002 in Houston, Texas, that serves as a full-line food service distributor delivering seafood directly to restaurants throughout the Gulf Coast Region. Fresh shrimp is sourced daily from the Louisiana Gulf Coast during shrimp season, providing a supply chain freshness advantage. The company employs approximately 100 people across both processing facilities and serves food service establishments, retail customers, and private label clients as its primary customer segments. No external institutional investment, private equity backing, or public listing has been identified.

Name

Lafitte Frozen Foods

Legal name

Lafitte Frozen Foods Corporation

Website

https://lafittefrozenfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lafitte Frozen Foods is a family-owned shrimp processor and distributor founded in 1979, operating two Louisiana facilities with 200,000 lbs daily capacity. It serves Gulf Coast food service restaurants, retail customers, and private label clients through branded products and custom packing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Frozen Seafood Processing

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (31171), Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (42442)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro primary industry

Refrigerated Meat & Seafood (Processed/Packaged) (CRADACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIAHAF), Frozen Prepared Meals & Entrées Wholesale (AFAIAHAG)

Keywords

• Shrimp processing
• Frozen seafood distribution
• Private label packing
• Value-added seafood
• Food service supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Lafitte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Shrimp Processing and Distribution: Family-owned shrimp processing company that processes and distributes various shrimp products to food service and retail customers. Revenue comes from direct product sales of branded shrimp products and custom/private label packing services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lafitte Frozen Foods is a family-owned shrimp processor and distributor operating two Louisiana facilities (Lafitte and Violet) with a combined daily capacity of 200,000 pounds. The company processes and distributes multiple shrimp product formats (Block Frozen, IQF, PUD, PND, headless, and value-added items such as shrimp burgers, nuggets, and balls) under its own brands and via private-label/custom packing for food service and retail customers.

Product overview

Lafitte Frozen Foods is a family-owned shrimp processing and distribution company operating two processing facilities in Louisiana (Lafitte and Violet). The company operates as a unified product portfolio organized around multiple product types and sub-brands. Core products include Block Frozen shrimp (PUD/PND in sizes 90/110 to 200/300), IQF shrimp (P&D IQF in size 70/90), Headless shrimp (Shell On, White and Brown in sizes 10/15 to 60/70), and Value Added products (Shrimp Burger, Shrimp Nugget, Shrimp Ball). Products are sold under company brands (CAPTAIN BOB, BAYOU SEGNETTE, LAFITTE BOAT, EAGLE for food service; BAYOU BEST and KIKI'S PRIDE for retail) as well as private-label/custom packing. The 25,000 sq-ft value-added facility, Bayou Barataria Foods, opened in 2010 to produce processed shrimp products. Combined facilities process up to 200,000 pounds of shrimp daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Captain Bob: Food service brand of shrimp products
• Bayou Segnette
• Lafitte Boat
• Eagle
• Bayou Best
• Kiki's Pride

Products and services

• IQF Shrimp Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) shrimp products including P&D IQF in size range 70/90, sold to food service and retail buyers.
• Block Frozen Shrimp Block frozen shrimp products available in PUD (Peeled Un-deveined) and PND (Peeled and Deveined) varieties, in size ranges from 90/110 to 200/300, packaged in 10x4.4lb format.
• Headless Shrimp Shell-on headless shrimp available in White and Brown varieties, offered as block frozen (10x5lb, 4x5lb) or IQF (20x1lb) in size ranges from 10/15 to 60/70.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200,000 pounds of shrimp processed in a single day (combined facilities)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bayou Barataria Foods, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2010Value added processing subsidiary established by Lafitte Frozen Foods in April 2010 to focus exclusively on production of value added seafood products. Located 3 miles from the original Lafitte processing facility at 2944 Jean Lafitte Boulevard, Lafitte, Louisiana 70067. The 25,000 square foot processing facility produces highest quality value added seafood products using fresh domestic shrimp.
• Marine Foods Express, Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2002Full-line food service distributor and importer established by the family in January 2002. Located at 5757 South Loop East, Houston, Texas 77033. Provides the highest quality seafood directly to restaurants in the Gulf Coast Region. Serves as the company's distribution arm for restaurant delivery.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Phillips Foods: Phillips Foods is a U.S. seafood processor and brand owner specializing in Black Tiger shrimp, crab cakes, and value-added seafood products sold to foodservice and retail. Directly comparable to Lafitte across the same core category (processed/brand-led shrimp), value-added SKUs, and B2B foodservice distribution model.
• Morey's Seafood International: Morey's Seafood International is a U.S. value-added seafood manufacturer (fish and shrimp products such as surimi, nuggets, and burgers) sold to foodservice and retail. Comparable to Bayou Barataria Foods' value-added shrimp product line and private-label capability.
• Beaver Street Fisheries: Beaver Street Fisheries is a Florida-based seafood processor and full-line foodservice distributor serving restaurants and retailers nationwide. Highly comparable to Lafitte's combined processing-plus-distribution model (Marine Foods Express) and its multi-product frozen seafood portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Trident Seafoods: Trident Seafoods is one of the largest vertically integrated seafood companies in North America, processing wild-caught seafood for retail and foodservice. A broad incumbent in the same product categories (frozen, value-added, branded) as Lafitte but at significantly larger national scale.
• Highliner Foods: Highliner Foods is a large North American branded frozen seafood company serving retail and foodservice with frozen, prepared, and value-added seafood products. Overlaps with Lafitte's branded and value-added shrimp portfolios though it operates at much broader portfolio and geographic scale.

Regional players

• Newman Seafood: Newman Seafood (Newman Goldfish) is a Louisiana-based seafood processor supplying Gulf Coast foodservice customers with domestic shrimp and value-added products. Closely comparable geography, customer base, and product mix, though it does not directly compete in every channel Lafitte serves.
• Tony's Seafood: Tony's Seafood is a Louisiana Gulf Coast shrimp processor and wholesaler serving restaurants and retail. Comparable to Lafitte in raw material sourcing, processing format, and downstream foodservice/wholesale customer base in the same region.

Emerging players

• Blue Star Foods: Blue Star Foods is a publicly traded seafood company focused on premium value-added shellfish and other seafood products for foodservice and retail. Comparable product orientation (value-added seafood) but at an earlier/growth-stage scale and public-company structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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