Fishmonger Journal

Colorado’s culinary scene is getting noticed, with five restaurants recently earning Michelin stars and dozens more receiving recommendations. The recognized restaurants have to have the best skill, service, and ingredients to become noticed by Michelin. Seattle Fish is honored to have many of the recognized restaurants as customers, and proud to source and distribute top quality proteins to these talented chefs.

Seattle Fish employee's Chris Franklin and Natalie Kayton recently visited Norwegian salmon partner, Kvarøy Artic, to learn more about the process of raising farmed salmon. We value partnerships with vendors who are sustainably looking to grow aquaculture.  Thank you to the Kvarøy team for hosting Seattle Fish and teaching us more about the process prior to Kvarøy salmon landing in Denver!

Sustainability is a core value at Seattle Fish and our involvement with Sea Pact helps provide us with an understanding of what’s happening in the seafood industry and the most up to date information on the best purchasing practices. We are grateful to our Seattle Fish customers for choosing to buy from us, as the support helps the growth of aquaculture and sustainable wild fishing practices through our involvement with companies like Sea Pact!

Seattle Fish Company & Lombardi Brothers Meats are excited to announce that Phil Newton has been promoted to the role of Center of the Plate Specialist. In this role, Phil will work directly with our sales team and our customers to share more information on the growing number of "center-of-the-plate" proteins we offer.

Have you ever wondered how fresh fish and meat is delivered to Aspen, Colorado? Seattle Fish & Lombardi Meats’ drivers get to the warehouse at 2 AM to deliver product to our customers. Natalie, a Seattle Fish Co. purchaser & content creator, was able to ride-a-long Route 14 with David, one of our rockstar drivers who typically drives the Aspen route! Read more about her experience inside!

Seattle Fish Company is proud to source Desert Springs Barramundi from a land-based farm in Arizona. While the fish is native to Australia, the Barramundi is happily grown in Arizona due to the desert heat and ideal water temperature. Desert Springs showcases the innovation within the seafood industry to creatively think of how and where we can raise fish. In addition to being delicious, Barramundi is a great product to try from SFC because of its small carbon footprint and low food miles. Talk to your sales rep for more information!

The Western Association of Food & Drug Officials (WAFDO) changes bylaws to appoint Seattle Fish Co.’s Ken Boyer as 2023 President. As the first ever industry member to hold an officer position, Boyer draws on 30+ years of seafood industry experience to bring a fresh perspective to the organization that is tasked with keeping the Western region’s food supply safe.

Seattle Fish Company & Gourmet Provisions is excited to announce that Sara Salyer has been promoted to Inventory Control Manager. Sara started her career at Seattle Fish in June of 2017 and has worked in a variety of roles. In this new Inventory Control Manager position, Sara leads all Inventory and Receiving activities and teams, while also working closely with the Freight and Quality Teams. Get to know Sara better by reading her Q&A inside this post.