The Fish Company

What The Fish Company does

The Fish Company is a privately-held frozen seafood distributor headquartered in Harlingen, a Netherlands seaport located near one of the country's largest fresh fish auctions. The company purchases fish from European auctions through a network of seafood-specialist buyers and distributes a portfolio of five frozen product categories — flat fish (Dab, Plaice, Dover Sole, Witch, Lemon Sole, Turbot, Brill, Yellowfin Sole), white fish (Monkfish, Cod, Whiting, Hake, Haddock, Saithe), pelagic fish (Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Blue Whiting, Red Fish, Herring, Sprat), freshwater fish (Pike-perch, Bream, Roach, Smelt), and squid/cuttle fish (Loligo vulgaris, Loligo opalascens, Todarodes pacificus, Sepia Officinalis) — to distributors, restaurants, retailers, and individual consumers globally. Its stated procurement model relies on "advanced data technology" to coordinate buyer activity across European auctions for quick, scheduled, market-responsive purchasing, and the company positions HACCP-compliant quality standards exceeding FDA requirements as a core differentiator alongside a responsibly sourced seafood commitment.

The business model is a commodity-style frozen seafood trading and distribution operation with direct B2B and consumer sales channels and no publicly disclosed pricing, revenue, headcount, or funding data. Customer segmentation is explicitly horizontal, spanning distributors (primary, accepting both small and large quantity orders), restaurants, retailers, and individual consumers across worldwide markets. Distribution is conducted directly rather than through third-party intermediaries, and the company emphasizes supply-chain flexibility to adapt fish processing to country-specific consumer habits. No M&A, partnerships, leadership changes, product launches with timestamps, or institutional investment have been disclosed, leaving ownership structure and growth cadence unverified.

Name

The Fish Company

Legal name

The Fish Company

Website

https://thefishcompany.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Fish Company is a privately-held frozen seafood distributor based in Harlingen, Netherlands, sourcing fish from European auctions to serve distributors, restaurants, retailers, and individual consumers globally across five product categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Distribution

NAICS

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

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Seafood Wholesale (Fresh & Frozen) (AFAIADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Value-Added Seafood Packaging (MAP/Vacuum, Portion Packs, Private Label) (AFANADAM)

Keywords

• Frozen fish
• Seafood distribution
• Wholesale fish
• Fish supplier
• European fish auctions

Headquarters

HQ city

Harlingen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

The Fish Company is a frozen seafood distributor based in Harlingen, Netherlands that sources fish from auctions across Europe and supplies distributors, restaurants, retailers, and individual consumers worldwide. The company offers five product categories—flat fish, white fish, pelagic fish, freshwater fish, and squid/cuttle fish—maintaining HACCP quality standards that exceed FDA requirements and using advanced data technology to coordinate its global network of seafood-specialist buyers.

Product overview

The Fish Company is a frozen seafood distributor offering a diverse portfolio of five product categories: Flat Fish (Dab, Plaice, Dover Sole, Witch, Lemon Sole, Turbot, Brill, Yellowfin Sole), White Fish (Monkfish, Cod, Whiting, Hake, Haddock, Saithe), Pelagic Fish (Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Blue Whiting, Red Fish, Herring, Sprat), Freshwater Fish (Pike-perch, Bream, Roach, Smelt), and Squid/Cuttle Fish. The company sources seafood from auctions across Europe and a global supplier network, serving distributors, restaurants, retailers, and individual consumers worldwide from their location in Harlingen, Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flat Fish Frozen flat fish product category offering varieties including Dab, Plaice, Dover Sole, Witch, Lemon Sole, Turbot, Brill, and Yellowfin Sole. Sold to distributors, restaurants, retailers, and individual consumers worldwide from European auctions.
• White Fish Frozen white fish product category offering varieties including Monkfish, Cod, Whiting, Hake, Haddock, and Saithe. Sold to distributors, restaurants, retailers, and individual consumers worldwide.
• Pelagic Fish Frozen pelagic fish product category offering varieties including Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Blue Whiting, Red Fish, Herring, and Sprat. Sold to distributors, restaurants, retailers, and individual consumers worldwide.
• Freshwater Fish Frozen freshwater fish product category offering varieties including Pike-perch, Bream, Roach, and Smelt. Sold to distributors, restaurants, retailers, and individual consumers worldwide.
• Squid / Cuttle Fish Frozen squid and cuttlefish product category offering varieties including Loligo vulgaris, Loligo opalencens, Todarodes pacificus, and Sepia Officinalis. Sold to distributors, restaurants, retailers, and individual consumers worldwide.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mowi ASA: Mowi is the world's largest Atlantic salmon producer, with significant downstream processing and distribution into European and global markets. It is a broader incumbent focused primarily on farmed salmon rather than the multi-species wild-caught portfolio, but shares the European frozen seafood distribution channel.
• Maruha Nichiro: Maruha Nichiro is one of the largest Japanese seafood companies, with global operations across fishing, aquaculture, processing, and distribution of frozen and value-added seafood. It is a broader incumbent operating across the full seafood value chain at significantly greater scale.
• Thai Union Group: Thai Union is a global seafood leader (Chicken of the Sea, John West brands) producing canned, frozen, and value-added seafood across multiple species for retail and foodservice worldwide. It is a broader incumbent operating across the frozen and shelf-stable seafood category at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Highliner Foods: Highliner Foods is a Canadian frozen seafood company producing value-added branded and private-label seafood products for North American retail and foodservice customers. It is directly comparable in value-added frozen seafood distribution to retail and foodservice.
• Ocean Beauty Seafoods: Ocean Beauty Seafoods is a US-based seafood processor and distributor offering a multi-species frozen and fresh seafood portfolio to retail and foodservice customers. It is directly comparable in multi-species wholesale frozen seafood distribution model.
• Trident Seafoods: Trident Seafoods is one of the largest US vertically integrated seafood companies, harvesting, processing, and distributing frozen seafood products globally. It is directly comparable in vertically integrated frozen seafood distribution with multi-species focus.
• Royal Greenland: Royal Greenland is a leading European frozen seafood company headquartered in Denmark, producing and distributing a broad portfolio of coldwater species (cod, shrimp, halibut, pelagic) globally. It is directly comparable in product breadth, cold-chain frozen seafood model, and European sourcing footprint.
• Clearwater Seafoods: Clearwater Seafoods is a Canadian seafood company specializing in wild-caught shellfish, scallops, and groundfish distributed globally to foodservice and retail customers. It is directly comparable in wild-caught multi-species frozen seafood distribution.
• Pescanova: Pescanova is a Spanish frozen seafood company with a diversified multi-species portfolio across flatfish, whitefish, cephalopods, and shellfish, serving global B2B and foodservice customers. It is directly comparable in frozen multi-category seafood distribution and European operational base.
• Iglo Group: Iglo Group is a major European frozen seafood and meal brand owner (Birds Eye, Iglo, Findus brands), distributing a broad portfolio of frozen fish and seafood products to retailers across Europe. It is directly comparable in frozen seafood category focus and European market presence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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