Bristol Seafood Launches Wild Maine Mussels to National Retail, Broadline and Foodservice Markets
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - February 8, 2016
Last week Bristol Seafood rolled out its line of Wild Maine Mussels that it plans to distribute to retail, broadline and foodservice markets nationwide.
Bristol officially announced its Wild Maine Mussel offering last week during a launch event in Portland, Maine where the company also celebrated 25 years in business.
The company has sourcing agreements with local blue mussel fishermen operating in Acadia National Park. Bristol cleans and packs the mussels at its facility in Portland.
Maine’s wild blue mussel harvest has averaged around 14 million pounds in commercial landings between 2010 and 2014 according to Maine’s Department of Marine Resources (DMR). The fishery’s value was around $2 million annually in that time.
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