Roger O'Brien, President & CEO of Santa Monica Seafood, a national seafood processor and distributor headquartered in Southern California, announced it has closed a purchase agreement for the equity interest in its Ethos Seafood Group division that had been owned by an outside, unaffiliated group. Santa Monica Seafood now owns 100% of Ethos Seafood.
Ethos Seafood develops and sells pre-packaged, chilled seafood products to retail grocers. In addition to offering all major seafood species in a fresh format, Ethos Seafood also develops value-added seafood products with rubs, sauces and butters that are ready to heat and eat. With locations in Chicago and Los Angeles, Ethos Seafood is able to provide national distribution for pre-packaged, case-ready fresh seafood and currently provides service to 21 U.S. states.