Processing in the Largest U.S. Seafood Plant

PROCESSING

Food Technology Magazine | Article

Neil Mermelstein

Neil H. Mermelstein

The Alaska seafood industry received a boost last September, when Anchorage-based Alaska Seafood International (ASI) reopened the largest seafood processing plant in the United States. The 202,000-sq-ft plant is capable of processing 125 million lb of seafood per year.

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The plant was built in 1999 and was operated from March 2000 until August 2000, when it was shut down because of financial troubles. Last May, Sunrise Capital Partners, a New York investment firm, bought a 51% stake in the company,…


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Neil Mermelstein

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  1. Food Categories
  2. Aquatic Foods
  3. Fish and Seafood

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