Mar 17th, 2010
East Coast Seafood/Paturel International announced today a
partnership has been formed with Tryst Gourmet, LLC, in a unique effort surrounding
sustainability of lobster and maximizing the resource. Purchasing approximately 15 million
lobsters per year, East Coast Seafood/Paturel International is the largest live lobster distributor in
the world, while Tryst Gourmet distributes a line of premium lobster and seafood dips, and value
added appetizers and entrees to major retail outlets across the U.S.
A natural alliance between the two companies will leverage efficiencies in production, which is
an important component of increasing the value of lobster for all partners in the sales chain – including
fisherman, employees, customers and the respective communities.
“The newly formed alliance is indeed a timely and necessary strategy – with the entire seafood
industry demanding increased sustainability practices”, said Michael Tourkistas, CEO &
President, East Coast Seafood/Paturel International. After finalizing the partnership with Tryst
Gourmet, he summarized the companies’ goal. “Our industry needs to maximize value for all
partners involved in the process from boat to plate, treating the resource with utmost care. We
are making that move towards the best possible processing efficiencies and less sales layers --
offering a “sustainable” flow to the retail end consumer. In this new business model, everybody
wins.”
Link: http://www.trystgourmet.com
