East Coast Seafood International

What East Coast Seafood International does

East Coast Seafood Company, doing business in some materials as East Coast Seafood International, is a privately held seafood production and distribution company founded in 1981 and headquartered at 10 North Front Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts. The company operates a vertically integrated network anchored in what it identifies as the #1 fishing port in the United States, supporting both a food service channel serving restaurants, hotels, cruise lines, and hospitality operators and a retail channel distributing consumer-ready prepared seafood through grocery chains. Its product portfolio covers premium food service categories—lobster, scallops, snow crab, cold-water shrimp, fish, and value-added seafood—alongside a retail line of appetizers, meals and meal makers, hand helds, and traditional favorites.

Name

East Coast Seafood International

Legal name

East Coast Seafood Company

Website

https://eastcoastseafood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

East Coast Seafood is a privately held, vertically integrated seafood producer and distributor founded in 1981 in New Bedford, MA, supplying premium lobster, scallops, crab, shrimp, fish, and value-added seafood products to food service operators and retail grocery customers across the US, Europe, and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Processing and Distribution

NAICS

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

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro primary industry

Freezing & Cold-Chain Seafood Processing (IQF, Blast Freezing, Glazing) (AFANADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seafood Wholesale (Fresh & Frozen) (AFAIADAD), Frozen Seafood Meals & Value-Added Seafood (CRADADAG), Shellfish Processing (Shrimp, Crab, Lobster, Mollusks) (AFANADAC)

Keywords

• Seafood processing
• Seafood distribution
• Food service seafood
• Value-added seafood
• Retail seafood products

Headquarters

HQ city

Topsfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Service Seafood Products: Wholesale distribution of premium seafood (Lobster, Scallops, Snow Crab, Cold-Water Shrimp, Fish) to food service operators including restaurants, hotels, and hospitality companies
2. Retail Seafood Products: Sale of prepared and value-added seafood products to retail grocery chains and consumers through retail channels

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

East Coast Seafood International processes, freezes, and distributes premium seafood products through two GFSI certified production facilities totaling 152,000 square feet in New Bedford, MA. The company operates a vertically integrated network supplying Lobster, Scallops, Crab, Fish, Shrimp, and value-added seafood to food service operators (restaurants, hotels, cruise lines, hospitality companies) and retail/grocery channels across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Product overview

East Coast Seafood International is a seafood production and distribution company offering a dual-channel product portfolio: Food Service products (Lobster, Scallops, Crab, Fish, Shrimp, and Value Added products) for restaurants and hospitality businesses, and Retail products (Appetizers, Meals & Meal Makers, Hand Helds, and Traditional Favorites) for consumer grocery channels. The company operates two GFSI-certified production facilities totaling 152,000 square feet and leverages vertical integration in New Bedford, MA—the top US fishing port—to ensure product freshness and quality. Global leadership positions include Lobster, Scallops, Snow Crab, and Cold-Water Shrimp categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lobster

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• American Seafoods: Vertically integrated US seafood harvester and processor focused on frozen-at-sea and onshore value-added production. Comparable on integrated catch-to-finished-goods model and food service/retail distribution.
• Blue Star Foods: US-based seafood processor and importer focused on premium shellfish, particularly crab and other value-added frozen seafood. Comparable on premium shellfish focus, frozen/value-added processing, and food service distribution model.
• Icicle Seafoods: Vertically integrated North American seafood processor and distributor with wild-catch, processing, and value-added operations. Comparable on processing-plus-distribution model and focus on premium shellfish and finfish for food service and retail.
• Handy Seafood: Mid-Atlantic seafood processor specializing in crab, value-added shellfish, and prepared seafood for retail and food service. Comparable on value-added seafood processing, retail SKU portfolio (crab cakes, appetizers), and food service customer base.
• North Coast Seafood: Specialty seafood distributor and processor serving restaurants and retailers with premium finfish and shellfish. Comparable on food-service seafood distribution, premium species focus, and value-added processing capability.
• High Liner Foods: Public North American value-added seafood processor selling frozen seafood meals and prepared items under branded and private-label programs to retail and food service. Closely comparable on value-added seafood processing, retail/private-label strategy, and food service distribution.
• Trident Seafoods: One of the largest vertically integrated seafood companies in North America, operating processing, freezing, and distribution across multiple species. Directly comparable on integrated seafood processing, dual food service/retail channels, and broad SKU portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Thai Union Group: Global seafood major with brands like Chicken of the Sea and frozen/retail seafood lines. Overlaps with ECS on shrimp and value-added seafood manufacturing, but at significantly larger multinational scale with broader brand and species portfolio.
• Sysco Corporation: Largest US broadline food service distributor, a key customer channel for seafood processors including ECS. Not a direct processor competitor but a critical reference point on the food-service distribution side and on seafood procurement scale.

Regional players

• J.J. McDonnell & Co. Mid-Atlantic seafood distributor and processor serving food service customers across the US East Coast. Comparable on food-service seafood distribution and mid-market processor/wholesaler profile, though with a more distribution-led model.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EastCoastsfd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/east-coast-seafood

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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