March 19, 2019 — Acquisitive seafood group Cooke has snapped up a distributor based on the US West Coast, the company confirmed to Undercurrent Newsduring the Boston seafood show.
Cooke confirmed a deal for All Seas Wholesale of San Francisco, California, having bought JC Seafood, an importer based in Florida, last year. The news of the deal comes days after Cooke confirmed the acquisition of shrimp farmer and processor Farallon Aquaculture de Nicaragua, after also buying Seajoy Group earlier this year.
Undercurrent sources said the deal is done and Peggy Howse, general manager of All Seas, was on the Cooke booth at the Boston show. A spokesman for Cooke then confirmed this.
“I can confirm with you that Cooke Inc. acquired All Seas Wholesale of San Francisco, CA, in mid-February of this year,” said Joel Richardson, vice president of public relations with New Brunswick, Canada-based Cooke, in a statement sent to Undercurrent.
“We are thrilled to have joined the Cooke family of companies,” said Howse, in the statement. “Cooke is respected globally for delivering delicious, sustainable seafood products and now All Seas Wholesale will be taken to the next level serving customers.”