Gorton's Inc.

Gloucester, MA United States

 

Company Description

As a leader in the US branded frozen seafood sector, Gorton's has lots of fish to fry. The company, which sells its products to food retailers and foodservice suppliers nationwide, makes breaded, frozen popcorn fish and shrimp; fish sticks and fillets; and fish tenders for dipping. Other Gorton products include battered fish products. Its Canadian unit, BlueWater Seafoods, produces one of Canada's leading seafood brands. Gorton's was founded in 1849 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. A former Unilever subsidiary, Gorton's was acquired by Japanese seafood giant Nippon Suisan Kaisha in 2001 and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Suisan (USA).