Rising Tide

What Rising Tide does

Rising Tide (Rising Tide Enterprises Private Limited) is an India-based seafood processor and B2B exporter founded in 2014 in Kolkata, West Bengal, by brothers Rohan Mukherjee and Arnab Mukherjee. The company operates a single core product line of premium frozen seafood — primarily shrimp and other aquaculture species — sourced from India's eastern aquaculture belt. Its facility is co-located with the catch, enabling processing within hours of harvest using block freezing and Individual Quick Freezing (IQF) technologies, with a value-added line capable of delivering peeled, filleted, portioned, and specification-packed cuts for different regional markets. Rising Tide holds Two Star Export House status (2020) from India's DGFT, USFDA approval (2024), and clearances for the EU and Middle East.

Rising Tide generates revenue through direct B2B export sales to international seafood processors and food distributors across 25 countries spanning five continents, with primary markets in the EU, Middle East, and USA. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per shipment under a transactional model; no subscription or recurring-revenue structure is disclosed. The company ships via established cold-chain logistics partnerships and reports an annual production capacity of 5,000 metric tons, with the product portfolio having expanded to six seafood species as of 2025. Headcount is reported at 101–250 employees, and ownership remains concentrated with the two founding brothers — no institutional investors, private equity sponsors, or holding-company structures are disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Rising Tide

Legal name

Rising Tide Enterprises Private Limited

Website

https://risingtide.co.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Rising Tide is an India-based seafood processor and B2B exporter founded in 2014, co-located with eastern India's aquaculture belt. It sells value-added frozen seafood to international processors and distributors in the EU, Middle East, and USA across 25 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Frozen Seafood Processing

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117)

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

Primary Seafood Processing (Heading/Gutting/Deheading; Icing) (AFANADAA), Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Manufacturing (AFAKACAG), Frozen Seafood Meals & Value-Added Seafood (CRADADAG)

Keywords

• Seafood processing
• Frozen seafood export
• Shrimp processing
• Aquaculture products
• Value-added seafood

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolkata

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Seafood Processing and Export: Premium seafood processing and frozen export business. Processes catch within hours of harvest from aquaculture belt and exports frozen products (peeled, filleted, portioned) to international markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Rising Tide processes and exports premium frozen seafood sourced from India's eastern aquaculture belt, with products delivered in peeled, fillet, and portioned forms across six species via block freezing and IQF. The company runs an in-house processing unit producing up to 5,000MT annually, shipping via cold-chain logistics to buyers in the EU, the Middle East, and the USA.

Product overview

Rising Tide is a premium seafood processing company operating a unified product offering centered on frozen seafood. The company's core product is premium frozen seafood processed from India's eastern aquaculture belt, featuring six species varieties available in multiple forms and cuts (peeled, fillet, portioned). Products are processed through IQF (Individual Quick Freezing) and block freezing methods, with a focus on delivering peak freshness to global markets across the EU, Middle East, and USA. The company operates from its own processing unit with 5,000MT annual production capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Premium Frozen Seafood Products Premium frozen seafood processed from India's eastern aquaculture belt, available across six species in value-added forms (peeled, fillet, portioned) and cuts, packaged to buyer specification and exported to international markets in the EU, Middle East and USA via cold-chain logistics. Annual production capacity is 5,000MT processed through block freezing and IQF.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000MT annual production capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Waterbase Limited: Indian aquaculture and shrimp processor serving domestic and export markets. Comparable species focus and Indian sourcing geography to Rising Tide, though smaller and more domestically oriented.
• Zeal Aqua: Indian aquaculture producer and shrimp processor-exporter based in Gujarat. Comparable in product (shrimp) and B2B export channels, but operates from western India rather than Rising Tide's eastern aquaculture belt.

Direct peers

• Devi Fisheries: One of India's largest seafood exporters with vertical integration from aquaculture to processing. Same product mix (shrimp and other seafood), same export markets (EU, US, Japan, Middle East), and same value-added processing approach as Rising Tide.
• Sandhya Marines: Indian seafood processor and exporter of IQF shrimp, fish, and cephalopods serving US, EU, and Asian markets. Overlaps with Rising Tide in value-added processing line, export GTM, and target customer segments (international foodservice and retail buyers).
• Coastal Corporation Limited: Indian shrimp processor and exporter based in Kakinada producing IQF and block-frozen shrimp for global markets. Closely comparable to Rising Tide in processing technology, species focus, and direct-to-buyer export distribution.
• Apex Frozen Foods: Listed Indian frozen shrimp and seafood processor-exporter based in Kakinada. Directly comparable to Rising Tide in product category (peeled, cooked, raw frozen shrimp), B2B export model, and target markets (US, EU, Middle East, Asia), though at substantially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Trident Seafoods: One of the largest vertically integrated seafood companies in North America, operating processing vessels, plants, and a broad frozen seafood portfolio. Comparable value-added processing capabilities and IQF infrastructure to Rising Tide, though at vastly larger scale and with its own brand portfolio.
• Avanti Feeds: Large Indian aquaculture feed and shrimp processor-exporter with significant backward integration into feed manufacturing. Comparable to Rising Tide in shrimp export end-market and value-added processing, but operates at materially larger scale with broader portfolio.
• Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF): Thai-headquartered global aquaculture and seafood processor with vertically integrated feed-to-fork operations. Comparable to Rising Tide in shrimp processing and export, but operates across many species and geographies at a scale Rising Tide would need significant growth to approach.
• Thai Union Group: World's largest canned tuna and seafood company with global brands (Chicken of the Sea, King Oscar). Provides the upper bound benchmark for seafood processing scale, technology, and distribution reach that an ambitious Indian exporter like Rising Tide could aspire to compete with in white-label/private-label channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/risingtideindia

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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