Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Maruha has built a purchasing and marketing network with representation on every continent. The alliance with Orca Bay is a productive and positive step that fulfills one of Maruha’s chief goals - that being the establishment of an even stronger market presence in North America. “Over the years, Maruha has been an outstanding supplier for Orca Bay”, commented Orca Bay Seafoods President and CEO Ryan Mackey. “We see tremendous potential in having more direct access to their substantial international resources.”
Established in 1985, Orca Bay Seafoods, Inc. is owned by Tokusui Corporation of America. The company markets a broad assortment of fish and shellfish to food service, club store, restaurant and retail accounts.
In business for nearly a century, the Maruha Group sources and distributes food products throughout the world. The Group’s international network of processing, cultivation, storage and distribution includes facilities in Japan, China, Thailand, New Zealand, North America, South America and Africa. Maruha Group sales in 2004 totaled over seven billion dollars.