ancouver-based salmon farming company Skuna Bay is expanding its reach into the U.S. with a new distribution agreement with Ocean Beauty.Starting in April, Skuna Bay salmon will be available in the Pacific Northwest, through the agreement with Ocean Beauty. Skuna Bay will market its product to high-end restaurants and boutique retailers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Utah, as it currently does in 25 other U.S. states.
“We are excited to expand close to home into the region where salmon is king — the Pacific Northwest, where we think chefs will appreciate the attention to detail we put into getting them great 10-pound salmon year round,” said Dave Mergle, Skuna Bay’s director.
Skuna Bay has been breeding and selling salmon to its high-end market since November of 2011. With the new arrangement, the company will now be distributing to 30 states.
“In Skuna Bay we are excited to be supporting producers who have demonstrated incredibly high standards and an unparalleled attention to detail — and who spend their lives producing salmon the right way,” said Frank Ragusa, Ocean Beauty’s general manager. “We were impressed by their commitment to doing everything the right way.”
