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Lang’s addition helps Lund’s plant scallop flag in New Bedford

March 21, 2019 — Lund’s Fisheries is already known as one of the US’ most dominant producers, processors, exporters and importers of squid, but the additions made recently by the 64-year-old Cape May, New Jersey, company could soon make it a bigger player in the scallop industry, too.

The company, in February, announced the hiring of Jeffrey Lang, the founder and former president of Sea Born Products, as callop distributor and importer in the US’ scallop capital of New Bedford, Massachusetts, along with Donna Pimental, a trusted 13-year employee at Sea Born.

Lund’s president Jeff Reichle told Undercurrent News in a recent interview that the additions were further evidence of the company’s commitment to the species.

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MASSACHUSETTS: Lund’s Fisheries Hires Seafood Veterans for Sales, Customer Service

February 21, 2019 — SEAFOOD NEWS — Lund’s Fisheries is welcoming some new faces to their sales and customer service teams. The Cape May, New Jersey, based company announced on Wednesday that they have hired seafood veterans Jeff Lang and Donna Pimental.

Lang will be joining Lund’s Fisheries as a member of their Sales and Marketing team. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Lang brings “extensive scallop sourcing knowledge to his role.”

“Jeff’s expertise in scallop imports is recognized throughout the seafood business, and we look forward to his input in expanding our imported scallop and squid offerings,” said Randy Spencer, Director of Sales & Marketing at Lund’s.

Meanwhile, fellow seafood veteran Pimental will be a part of the Lund’s Customer Service team. With background in facilitating imports, domestic supply chain logistics and order fulfillment, Pimental will be working to head up support functions at the New Bedford Lund’s location. In addition, she will be integrating sales and purchasing functions at the Lund’s corporate office in Cape May.

“With the addition of Jeff and Donna, Lund’s will continue to focus on building and maintaining long term relationships with customers as well as suppliers,” said Lund’s Fisheries president Wayne Reichle. “Trust and confidence are integral to our success.”

This story was originally published by SeafoodNews.com, a subscription site. It is reprinted with permission.