Ben DiPietro
October 08. 2009
With more than 80 percent of all the seafood in the United States produced overseas, most of the seafood heading to North America passes through the hands of the 25 companies featured in the new IntraFish Industry Report, "The Top 25 Seafood Companies in North America."
The companies on this exclusive list had combined 2008 sales of $12.5 billion (€8.6 billion).
The report shows U.S. consumers spent an estimated $69.8 billion (€47.9 billion) for seafood products in 2008, including $46.8 billion (€32.1 billion) in sales at restaurants, takeaway outlets, caterers, and other businesses; $22.7 billion (€15.6 billion) in retail sales for home consumption; and $389.4 million (€267 million) for industrial fish products.
According to data from Statistics Canada, the country caught, grew or imported 689 million metric tons of fresh and frozen seafood, processed seafood, and shellfish in 2008, up from 643 million metric tons in 2007.
The report provides:
- A comprehensive listing of North America’s top 25 seafood suppliers;
- A detailed profile of each company, including sales and other financial data;
- Interviews with North America’s top seafood executives; and
- A review of seafood sales and consumption trends in the United States and Canada
(Cover photo Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute)
For more information or to order this report, please contact reports@intrafish.com
This report is only available in English.
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