Founded in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1935, Ipswich Shellfish Group is a family-owned and operated seafood company known for supplying Ipswich clams. What began with local clam diggers and two refrigerated trucks has grown into a regional network serving restaurants, seafood markets, and distributors from Maine to South Carolina, with nationwide and international shipping available.
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Sea Watch InternationalFounded in Milford, Delaware, in 1978, Sea Watch International harvests and processes clams for frozen and canned seafood products from its Chesapeake Bay-region base. Its vertically integrated operation includes a company-owned clam fleet and processing plants in Maryland, Delaware, and Massachusetts, with co-packing and custom product development for foodservice and retail customers. Sea Watch also recycles clam shells for oyster-reef restoration in the Delaware and Chesapeake bays.EASTON, MD
Samuels Seafood CompanySix generations of family seafood experience stand behind Samuels Seafood Company, a Philadelphia business that grew from the Ippolito family market into a national wholesale distributor. Founded as Samuels Seafood in 1989, the company remains family-run under owner Sam D’Angelo and continues its South Philadelphia roots from a 60,000-square-foot facility. Its operations include a USDC-certified facility and a live lobster room, reflecting a business built on long experience with the seafood trade.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Trout’s Supreme SeafoodFounded by Steve Trout in 1991, Trout’s Supreme Seafood is a Maryland company with more than 30 years of regional experience and a facility expanded in 2004 to support its growth. Based in New Market, it is known for serving the area’s food businesses with fresh seafood, including Maryland blue crab, across Maryland and into nearby states.NEW MARKET, MD
Phillips Foods, IncFrom its Chesapeake Bay beginnings, Phillips Foods makes crab meat, crab cakes and other prepared seafood for grocery shelves, restaurants and foodservice kitchens. The family-owned company traces its roots to 1914 and has crafted seafood products for four generations, carrying the Maryland Eastern Shore tradition behind its first restaurant’s 1956 crab-cake recipe into a global sourcing operation. Based in Baltimore, Phillips also operates seafood restaurants along the East Coast and in airports.BALTIMORE, MD