Trident Seafoods to set up seafood processing facility in Georgia

Trident Seafoods, a US-based vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company, plans to establish a new seafood processing facility in Carroll County, Georgia, US, with an investment of $41m.

The project, which was announced by Governor Nathan Deal, will create about 175 new jobs.

Deal said that Georgia is the logical place for Trident Seafoods to expand its East Coast operations.

"From our highway system that allows trucks to reach 80% of the US market in two days to our highly trained workforce, the state offers a wealth of resources to help Trident reach its business goals," Deal added.

The facility, which will be located in a 104,000ft² building that formerly housed a food production facility for Chiquita, will utilise frozen fish fillets and fillet blocks as raw material.

It will manufacture portion-controlled frozen seafood products as well as a wide range of battered, glazed, breaded, fryer- and oven-ready frozen items.

Designed for food production and storage, the building features refrigerated storage and an on-site wastewater treatment plant.

Trident Seafoods plans to expand the facility by an additional 43,000ft².

The expansion project is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014 with hiring scheduled for mid-2014.

Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) commissioner Chris Cummiskey said, "The food processing industry is our largest manufacturing sector, and the addition of Trident to our company roster is a big win for the state."

Trident Seafoods, established in 1973, is a vertically integrated harvester, processor and marketer of seafood from Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and across the world.

With a fleet of more than 30 vessels, the company catches and processes wild Alaska salmon, cod, crab and pollock, and offers a wide range of fish and shellfish products for retail and foodservice customers under the Trident and Louis Kemp brands.

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Image: The new facility will manufacture portion-controlled frozen seafood products as well as a wide range of battered, glazed, breaded, fryer- and oven-ready frozen items. Photo courtesy of voraorn / FreeDigitalPhotos.net.