By Madelyn Kearns September 24, 2020 Santa Monica Seafood Southern California-based full-service fresh and frozen seafood processor and distributor Santa Monica Seafood prides itself on being able to handle any specifications for seafood, with its expansive network of supplier sources and broad sustainability bonafides. A founding member of Sea Pact, Santa Monica Seafood has a foundation consisting of four key …
Santa Monica Seafood Completes Acquisition of Seattle Fish New Mexico
Rancho Dominguez, CA, April 1, 2018 – Roger O’Brien, President and CEO of Santa Monica Seafood, announced the Company has completed its acquisition of certain assets and the assumption of certain liabilities of Seattle Fish Company of New Mexico, Inc. (“SFNM”). Roger O’Brien said, “This was a fairly quick transaction from start to finish with no bumps in the road …
Santa Monica Seafood Completes Acquisition of American Fish
July 4th, Independence Day, took on a whole new meaning for approximately 150 individuals who became new employees of Santa Monica Seafood on that date. Santa Monica Seafood completed its acquisition of certain assets comprising the seafood division of Prospect Enterprises Inc. This included groups doing business as American Fish & Seafood in Los Angeles, Sacramento and Phoenix, Chesapeake Fish …
2015 SeaWeb Seafood Summit – In Search of Solutions
The 2015 annual SeaWeb Sustainable Seafood Summit kicked off on February 9 in New Orleans. This yearly event brings a wide variety of people together to discuss the various issues that impact seafood, both farmed and wild. Our Vice President of Strategic Purchasing and Responsible Sourcing Logan Kock and our Marketing Manager Mary Smith both attended the event. This year’s …
Squeeze the Most out of Winter Citrus
January is a great month to feature citrus on your menu. As you might guess, we’d love to see you pairing it with seafood! Whether you’re juicing, zesting, supreming, pickling, candying or otherwise working with citrus in your kitchen now, here are some ideas for highlighting fish and shellfish. Tangerines Whether you’re looking to add a hot or cold citrus …
Enjoy Seafood Year Round
We thought we’d share this great collection of seafood focused food holidays that our friends over at Seafood International put together. You can grab the whole list here, or keep reading for a few of our favorites. Start the year with soup! That’s right, January 21 is National Clam Chowder Day. We love clam chowder, and its a best seller …
Soup’s on for the Holidays
With the busiest month of the year underway, we have a quick suggestion for your menu (and yes, it does feature king crab legs)! We’re talking about Tracy’s King Crab Bisque – direct from Juneau, Alaska! This is a unique, handcrafted soup option that’s perfect for this busy month (and beyond). Tracy’s crew has been making their delicious King Crab Bisque for happy …
Are you Serving up a Buzz with Seasonal Seafood?
Because of wild seafood’s often seasonal nature, it lends itself well to “limited time offerings” which research is showing can provide that certain “buzz” that your customers are looking for. According to an article from The SmartBlog on Food and Beverage, “…limited time offerings, or LTOs, are nothing new in the restaurant industry, with brands marketing the limited availability or …
Beyond Brisket: Pass the Smoked Fish!
Smoked meats are big business for restaurants – and as summer approaches,now is the right time to think about adding some smoked items to your menu! But, we’d like to encourage you to think beyond ribs and chicken and add some smoked seafood to the mix. Feel like smoking your own? You’re in good company! Nation’s Restaurant News writes: At the two …