Spence & Co Smoked Salmon Processor Thrives on Precision
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Brockton Enterprise] By Joseph Markman - March 24, 2015 -
Brockton, MA, The company, hidden behind a kidney dialysis center near Route 24, is one of the country’s top producers of premium smoked salmon. It uses a Brockton area workforce – 35 full-time and 30 seasonal employees – who salt, smoke, trim and package salmon with exacting care.
“There is that sense of pride, that sense of ownership, that sense of belonging,” said Gerry Stewart, the company’s plant manager.
Stewart hails from Northern Ireland and spent years smoking salmon in the United Kingdom before joining Spence & Co.
Founder Alan Spence, a Scottish salmon smoker and fisherman, started the company in Easton, MA 25 years ago. Since August 2011, the company has been a subsidiary of Alliance Select Foods International.
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