Hilo Fish Company, Inc.
Hilo Fish Company, Inc.
Hilo Fish Company, Inc.
✕Hilo Fish Company, Inc. is a leading importer and processor of fresh and frozen seafood in the United States. Through global sourcing from over 20 coastal regions, their operations support the seafood needs of a wide range of clientele that includes restaurants, regional grocery chains, national broadline food distributors, and other various sized businesses involved with food. Hilo Fish Company is headquartered in Hilo, Hawaii. They maintain satellite sales offices in Los Angeles, California and Perth Amboy, New Jersey. In April of 2006, the company opened a regional procurement office in Manila, Philippines to handle all purchases in Asia. Within the industry they are recognized for their signature labels Krimson and Reelfresh, two exceptional lines of premium frozen fish products that other brands are measured against.
The mission at Hilo Fish Company is to consistently provide the best quality products and services to customers while operating their business with pride and humility, quality and integrity, excellence and innovation, trust and honesty, and care and unity. Their imported products are processed in USDA-approved and HACCP-certified facilities. They also retain independent labs to perform random test production runs as an additional quality control measure. All products are labeled according to the Country of Origin Labeling (CoOL) law. Hilo Fish Company maintains a hands-on approach, working closely with business partners and local government agencies to ensure that community and environmental concerns are met. They have a zero tolerance for labor abuses of any kind, committed to the sustainability of the resource as well as the community. By partnering with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, sustainability and traceability is heavily enforced, ensuring that the origin and status of their products are well-known and from conscientious fisheries.
Distribution Regions and Business Locations
- Canada - Atlantic
- Canada - Central & Interior
- Canada - Northwest
- Canada - Pacific
- USA - California
- USA - Gulf of Mexico
- USA - Hawaii
- USA - Mid Atlantic
- USA - Midwest
- USA - New England
- USA - Pacific Northwest
- USA - Rockies & Southwest
- USA - South Atlantic
- USA - Southeast
Seafood Product | Origin | Harvest Method | Sustainability Rating | FIP Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albacore Tuna |
USA - Hawaii |
Deep-Set Longline | ||
Blue Marlin |
USA - Hawaii (Including vessels landing in California) |
Deep-Set Longline | ||
Mahi-mahi |
USA - Hawaii |
Shallow-Set Longline | ||
Opah |
USA - Hawaii (Including vessels landing in California) |
Deep-Set Longline | ||
Ruby Snapper |
USA - Hawaii |
Handlines and Hand-Operated Pole-and-Lines | ||
Shortfin Mako Shark |
USA - Hawaii |
Deep-Set Longline | ||
Sickle Pomfret |
USA - Hawaii (Including vessels landing in California) |
Deep-Set Longline | ||
Swordfish |
USA - Hawaii (Including vessels landing in California) |
Shallow-Set Longline | ||
Whiteleg Shrimp |
USA |
Zero Exchange / Inland | ||
Yellowfin Tuna |
USA - Hawaii (Eastern Pacific, including vessels landing in California) |
Deep-Set Longline | ||
Yellowfin Tuna |
Pacific Ocean - West Central |
Drifting Longlines | ||
Yellowfin Tuna |
Vietnam (FIP) |
Handline | ||
Yellowfin Tuna |
Pacific Ocean - West Central |
Handlines and Hand-Operated Pole-and-Lines |