Harvest Select Catfish & Seafood

What Harvest Select Catfish & Seafood does

Harvest Select Catfish & Seafood is a privately held, vertically integrated U.S. farm-raised Channel catfish producer headquartered in Uniontown, Alabama, founded in 1991 by five west Alabama farmers. The company operates the full aquaculture value chain in-house: a controlled-temperature hatchery with 875 acres of fingerling ponds in Inverness, Mississippi; more than 4,400 acres of clay-bottomed grow-out ponds across the Alabama Blackbelt; and a USDA-inspected processing facility in Uniontown capable of producing more than 750,000 pounds of catfish per week. Its proprietary process features hand-selected breeding, 95–98% egg-to-fry hatchery survivability, mandatory three-consecutive on-flavor sensory testing before harvest, and a pond-to-plant cycle under 50 minutes that underpins freshness claims.

The company's commercial offering centers on fresh and frozen catfish fillets and whole fish sold under the Harvest Select brand, with a premium sub-brand called Delacata positioned as a snapper/grouper alternative for grilling and broiling applications. Following the 2017 acquisition of Steel City Seafood, the catalog expanded to include southern Gulf shrimp, crab, oysters, and other species, while ancillary revenue comes from fingerling sales to other catfish farmers. Distribution is hybrid: regional sales managers and a national broker network sell to foodservice operators (including Sysco) and grocery chains (including Albertsons); branded products are co-supplied to LoveTheWild for value-added frozen seafood; and the company is preparing a direct e-commerce storefront alongside an existing SMB retail partnership at Union Drugs in Uniontown, Alabama. The company holds the first Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification ever awarded to a U.S. farm-raised catfish processor and is a member of the National Aquaculture Association and Better Seafood Board, positioning domestic, traceable, certified aquaculture as its core value proposition against imported seafood.

Name

Harvest Select Catfish & Seafood

Legal name

Harvest Select

Website

https://harvestselect.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Harvest Select Catfish & Seafood is a vertically integrated, USDA-inspected U.S. farm-raised Channel catfish producer operating hatchery, 4,400+ acres of farms, and processing in Alabama and Mississippi, selling to foodservice distributors, grocery chains, and brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture & Farm-Raised Catfish

NAICS

Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries (112511)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquaculture Processing & On-Farm Value-Add (primary handling, icing, packing) (AFAEAAAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hatchery, Nursery & Seed Production (aquaculture-specific) (AFAEAAAF), Aquaculture Farm Services & Operations Support (net cleaning, diving, grading, harvesting) (AFAEAAAM)

Keywords

• Farm-raised catfish
• Aquaculture processing
• Seafood distribution
• Catfish fingerlings
• Wholesale seafood

Headquarters

HQ city

Northport

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Catfish Production and Sales: Primary revenue from farming, processing, and selling U.S. farm-raised Channel catfish. Products include frozen catfish fillets, whole fish, and value-added products. Production capacity of over 750,000 pounds weekly.
2. Fingerling Sales: Sales of fingerlings (young catfish) from Inverness, MS hatchery to other catfish farmers. Sizes range from fry to 8-inch fish.
3. Supplier to LoveTheWild: Trusted supplier to LoveTheWild, providing U.S. farm-raised catfish for their frozen, oven-ready seafood products with sauces.
4. Delacata Premium Products: Premium Delacata Style Catfish Fillets - hand-filleted, deep-skinned, skinless, boneless, selected premium grade catfish marketed as a superior product similar to snapper or grouper.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Harvest Select is a vertically integrated U.S. farm-raised Channel catfish operation that controls the entire production chain from hatchery to processing. The company raises, harvests, processes, and distributes fresh and frozen catfish fillets, whole fish, and premium Delacata catfish cuts, along with southern gulf seafood products from its acquired Steel City Seafood business. It also sells catfish fingerlings to other aquaculture operators from its Inverness, Mississippi hatchery.

Product overview

Harvest Select is a vertically integrated aquaculture company specializing in U.S. Farm-Raised Channel Catfish. The company operates a complete farm-to-fork operation encompassing a hatchery in Inverness, Mississippi, over 4,400 acres of catfish farms in Alabama, and processing facilities in Uniontown, Alabama. Their core product line centers on fresh and frozen catfish fillets sold under the Harvest Select brand, with a premium offering called Delacata Style Catfish Fillets that are hand-filleted, deep-skinned, and boneless for high-end restaurant use. Following a 2017 acquisition of Steel City Seafood, the company expanded to include southern gulf seafood products including shrimp, crab, and oysters. They sell directly to wholesale/retail customers, operate an e-commerce shop, and offer catfish fingerlings to other aquaculture operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Delacata: Premium catfish offering developed by the U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish industry. Delacata Style Catfish Fillets are hand-filleted, deep-skinned, skinless, boneless fillets selected from the finest fish. They are thick, meaty with mild flavor similar to snapper or grouper.

Products and services

• Harvest Select U.S. Farm-Raised Channel Catfish

Quantifiable outcome

• Pond to restaurant-ready in less than 50 minutes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Steel City SeafoodcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2017Harvest Select acquired Birmingham-based Steel City Seafood, a premiere Gulf Coast seafood company. This acquisition allows Harvest Select to broaden product offerings to include southern gulf seafood and other species. Through existing trucking and logistics, Harvest Select uses current routes to facilitate supply and distribution of larger shipments.
• LoveTheWildcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHarvest Select is a trusted supplier to LoveTheWild, providing U.S. farm-raised catfish for their frozen, oven-ready seafood products with sauces. LoveTheWild is repopulating grocery store freezer aisles with aquaculture products including catfish with cajun creme.
• SeaShareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe seafood industry including Harvest Select works as good stewards of surrounding communities by donating money and time through SeaShare. SeaShare helps fight hunger by facilitating seafood donations to food banks and feeding centers.
• SyscocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSysco is a major food service distributor carrying Harvest Select catfish products to restaurants and institutional customers across the country.
• AlbertsonscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlbertsons is a major retail grocery chain purchasing Harvest Select catfish products for retail sale to consumers.
• Alabama Catfish FeedmillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLawson Catfish Farm (founding Harvest Select member) was a founding member of Alabama Catfish Feedmill located in Uniontown, providing feed supply for catfish operations.
• National Fisheries Institute (NFI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarvest Select is associated with the National Fisheries Institute through participation in NFI events, community programs like SeaShare, and industry advocacy. NFI represents the seafood industry including aquaculture.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Heartland Catfish Company: Mississippi Delta-based catfish processor and grower offering fresh and frozen catfish to retail and foodservice, overlapping directly with Harvest Select's product and customer segments.
• America's Catch: Mississippi-based catfish processor producing frozen and value-added catfish products for retail and foodservice, competing in the same U.S. farm-raised catfish category.
• Southern Pride Catfish: U.S. farm-raised catfish processor operating in the Southeast with multiple plants, directly comparable to Harvest Select's vertically integrated fingerling-to-fillet model.
• Delta Pride Catfish: Farmer-owned catfish cooperative in the Mississippi Delta producing U.S. farm-raised catfish fillets and whole fish, a direct competitor in supply, product, and channel.
• Simmons Catfish: Alabama-based catfish processor with a long operating history, directly comparable to Harvest Select in product mix, geography, and U.S. farm-raised channel catfish focus.
• Crystal Seas Seafood: Mississippi-based seafood processor offering U.S. farm-raised catfish and other finfish products, comparable in species mix and customer base.
• Consolidated Catfish Producers: Mississippi-based catfish processor with grower-owned supply, producing frozen and fresh catfish products for retail and foodservice customers across the U.S.

Broad incumbents

• Highliner Foods: North American seafood processor and marketer with branded and value-added frozen seafood products sold into retail and foodservice, overlapping in customer base and product category.
• Trident Seafoods: Large, diversified U.S. seafood company with broad product portfolio across species and value-added formats, serving similar retail and foodservice customers as Harvest Select.
• Pacific Seafood Group: Vertically integrated U.S. seafood company with its own aquaculture and processing operations, selling a wide range of seafood through retail and foodservice channels comparable to Harvest Select's go-to-market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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