Meat & Fish Company

What Meat & Fish Company does

Meat & Fish Company is a family-owned specialty food retail business founded in Vermont in 2007 and currently operating four physical storefronts in coastal resort communities on the U.S. East Coast. The company is owned and operated by the Ready Family and carries out a multi-category specialty food proposition under brands including "Meat & Fish," "Nantucket's Meat & Fish Market," "Edgartown Meat & Fish Market," and "Nantucket's Meat & Fish" (Hilton Head). Its locations span Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard (opened 2011), Nantucket, MA (opened 2016), Bluffton/Hilton Head, SC (opened 2021), and Mount Pleasant/Charleston, SC (opened 2024), giving it a footprint concentrated in affluent seasonal destinations in Massachusetts and South Carolina.

The company's core product is fresh seafood, prime meats, prepared foods, sushi, and gourmet provisions — essentially a one-stop premium food market combining butcher, fishmonger, gourmet grocery, and prepared-foods functions. Several locations extend the offering with adjacent concepts: the Nantucket flagship embeds a full Starbucks café, market-made bagels and sandwiches, and on-site sushi; the Hilton Head store houses the wholly owned Pizzas & Pints sub-brand, a wood-fired pizza and craft beer concept. The company integrates DoorDash for delivery from the Pizzas & Pints concept. There is no proprietary technology, app, or e-commerce platform; the website is a Squarespace-based marketing and informational site. Customer acquisition is organic, driven by location-based Facebook and Instagram accounts, an email newsletter, and word-of-mouth in tight-knit resort communities.

The revenue model is direct-to-consumer retail: one-time point-of-sale transactions at physical storefronts, with no subscription, licensing, or recurring component. Customer segments are year-round and seasonal local residents plus visiting tourists, both classified as primary. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined at point of sale. The company has no external investors, no funding rounds, no parent company, and no disclosed M&A activity; it remains a private family-controlled operation with no AI capabilities, data flywheel, or digital ecosystem beyond the DoorDash integration for one sub-brand.

Name

Meat & Fish Company

Legal name

Meat & Fish Company

Website

https://meatandfish.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Family-owned specialty food retailer operating four storefronts in U.S. coastal resort communities (Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Hilton Head, Charleston), selling fresh seafood, prime meats, prepared foods, gourmet groceries, beer and wine to locals and tourists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Food Retail

NAICS

Meat Retailers (445240), Fish and Seafood Retailers (445250)

SIC

Retail-Grocery Stores (5411), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Butcher Shops & Meat Markets (CRAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Seafood Markets & Fishmongers (CRAHAHAC)

Keywords

• Fresh seafood retail
• Prime meats market
• Prepared foods
• Gourmet groceries
• Specialty food market

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Food Sales: The company generates revenue through one-time point-of-sale transactions at its retail storefronts. Customers purchase fresh seafood, prime meats, prepared foods, gourmet groceries, beer, and wine directly in-store. The business model relies on physical retail traffic from locals and seasonal visitors to resort communities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Meat & Fish is a family-owned specialty food retailer operating physical neighborhood markets that sell prime meats, fresh seafood, prepared foods, sushi, gourmet groceries, beer, and wine. The retailer also runs an embedded wood-fired pizza and craft beer concept (Pizzas & Pints) at Hilton Head and a Starbucks café with deli items at the Nantucket flagship, all aimed at serving locals and visitors in coastal resort communities.

Product overview

Meat & Fish Company operates a family-owned specialty food retail business with multiple locations. The core product is Meat & Fish Market, offering fresh seafood, prime meats, prepared foods, sushi, and gourmet provisions. At select locations, the company offers sub-branded services including Pizzas & Pints (wood-fired pizza and craft beer) and Café & Deli operations featuring Starbucks coffee. The product portfolio spans retail grocery, prepared foods, sushi, beverages, and dining experiences across four regional markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pizzas & Pints: Laid-back gathering spot for wood-fired pizza, cold beer, and good company located inside the Hilton Head Meat & Fish market. Features sandwiches, wings, and rotating local beers on tap including favorites from Lincoln & South Brewing Company.

Products and services

• Meat & Fish Market Family-owned specialty food market offering fresh seafood, prime meats, prepared foods, sushi, and gourmet provisions across four locations, with a friendly personal shopping experience for locals and visitors.
• Pizzas & Pints Laid-back gathering spot inside the Hilton Head Meat & Fish Market serving wood-fired pizza, sandwiches, wings, and rotating local craft beers on tap (including Lincoln & South Brewing Company favorites). Available for in-store dining and DoorDash delivery.
• Café & Deli (Starbucks) - Nantucket Full Starbucks café within the Nantucket Meat & Fish Market serving market-made bagels, sandwiches, assorted pastries, and prepared foods for in-store consumption.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Citarella: NYC-based specialty seafood and meat retailer with multiple locations and a similar high-end 'fishmonger meets butcher' positioning. Both serve premium customers seeking fresh seafood, prime meats, and gourmet provisions with knowledgeable service.
• Zabar's: Iconic New York specialty grocer famous for smoked fish, meats, cheeses, and gourmet provisions. Comparable as a long-running family-owned specialty food retailer built on reputation, knowledgeable staff, and destination shopping.
• Balducci's: Specialty food retailer offering premium meats, seafood, prepared foods, cheese, and gourmet groceries. Comparable multi-category specialty positioning with strong prepared-foods and destination-shopping model.

Broad incumbents

• Wegmans: Family-operated regional grocery chain widely recognized for exceptional fresh seafood, meats, prepared foods, and customer service. Comparable family-run culture with strong fresh-foods reputation, though at significantly larger scale.
• Whole Foods Market: Largest U.S. specialty natural and organic grocer with strong emphasis on fresh seafood, prime meats, prepared foods, beer, and wine. Operates at much larger scale across all major U.S. markets; represents the broader incumbent benchmark.
• The Fresh Market: Multi-unit specialty grocer focused on fresh, premium meats, seafood, produce, and prepared foods. Comparable curated assortment and fresh-foods emphasis, though broader geographic footprint and chain scale.
• Eataly: Italian-themed marketplace combining retail (meats, seafood, groceries) with restaurants and cafés. Comparable 'destination' specialty retail + food service hybrid model that drives dwell time and basket size.

Emerging players

• ButcherBox: Subscription-based online specialty meat and seafood retailer delivering directly to consumers. Adjacent category leader that competes for the same premium-protein customer via a digital channel Meat & Fish does not operate.
• Crowd Cow: Online direct-to-consumer specialty meat and seafood marketplace. Emerging player targeting premium-protein consumers with curated sourcing and home delivery; comparable category with contrasting online channel.

Regional players

• Sustainable Cape Cod / Local Island Markets: Local island and Cape Cod grocers, fish markets, and butcher shops that compete with Meat & Fish in its core Nantucket/Martha's Vineyard markets (e.g., Stop & Shop island stores, local fish markets). Regional players serving the same coastal resort customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EdgartownMeatandFish
• Instagraminstagram.com/edg_meatandfish

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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