A sea-change opportunity for Brand Neue.
Pacific Industries, a long-established Canadian company best-known for their wild salmon products, is evolving their Grande Gourmet line of frozen seafood products for the consumer and food services markets. The products are wild or sustainably sourced, contain no or all-natural seasonings, are pre-portioned, skinless (by hand, not machine), and are very affordably priced. Grande Gourmet seafood products provide busy, budget-conscious consumers with a delicious turn-key, heart smart main course solution ready to bake, saute, or grill.
North American mega and mainstream retailers and consumer are stocking up on wild and natural seafood products. Already, salmon is one of the top three seafood products sold in the United States - quite a seachange for a shrimp and filet-of-fish loving nation.
Walmart, the world's largest retailer and seller of seafood products, has made a commitment to source all of their wild capture seafood products from sustainable sources by 2011. Who else is on board? Whole Foods Markets, Metro Grocers, Disney - the list goes on and on.
Consumer demand has pressured supply, and retailers know that the only way to meet the demand on an ongoing basis, is to change the way they buy. The conundrum for retail buyers up until now has been sourcing; finding a large domestic supplier that meets sustainability criteria and provides a range of products that suit North American palates and budgets.
Brand Neue worked together with Pacific Industries to identify and develop candidate products and price points to meet increasing demand, and through our own Brand Neue distribution network, introduce Grande Gourmet to the world.
Why We Like It
Grande Gourmet Frozen Seafood meets and exceeds our 6Bs innovation criteria
- A range of affordable, wild and sustainable, all-natural, pre-portioned, skinless frozen seafood products have not been available before.
- Sustainable, affordable, pre-portioned, pre-seasoned seafood products are a better solution for consumers and retailers alike.
- viable business idea. Brand Neue has exclusive US and European distribution rights and non-exclusive Canadian distribution rights of Grande Gourmet products. Proprietary formulae.
- Marketplace shows interest to buy. Brand Neue has been working with retail buyers and consumers to interpret and meet demand.
- Highly prospective that this product will favorably impact bottom line.
- A committment to sustainably harvested nutritious seafood, and recyclable packaging are great ways to make the world a better place.
Grande Gourmet Benefits
Grande Gourmet products are all-natural and contain NO added chemicals, artificial colors, preservatives, pesticides, growth hormones, antibiotics, GMOs.
Grande Gourmet products are rich in Omega-3,6 & 9 fatty acids, are heart healthy, and represent a delicious alternative to beef, chicken or pork.
Grande Gourmet products are very quick and easy to prepare. The pre-portioned, pre-seasoned filet and burgers are skinless, and bake, saute or grill to perfection in just minutes. The products and secret seasoning recipes were developed in conjunction with top North American Chefs
Grande Gourmet salmon burgers are big on flavor but contain only chopped wild salmon meat and absolutely none of the concentrated 'fishy' salmon by-product paste used to flavor most widely available salmon burgers.
Salmon, including Grande Gourmet salmon filets and burgers, help reduce the risk of coronary and stroke related deaths; help lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease; help prevent macular degeneration (leading cause of blindness in people 49 and older); and as compared to many widely consumed fish stocks like tuna, salmon is very low in water-borne mercury.
Grande Gourmet salmon and perch are fresh from the waters of the Pacific Northwest, and the wild cod comes from the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska.
The Brand Neue Grande Gourmet Relationship
Brand Neue Corporation has an exclusive US marketing agreement with Pacific Salmon Industries, whereby Brand Neue sells and distributes Pacific Salmon Industries' products to specific mega retailers and their affiliated and associated companies. For further details, see Company News.
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seafood products, or to inquire about distribution, click here.
