Rick Espindola's Contact Details

Rick Espindola's Company Details

Bristol Seafood Inc

Portland, ME, US • 100 - 249 Employees
Wholesale/Distribution

When we started our business in 1992, we promised ourselves that we would never compromise our Maine standards. Today, we're proud to say that hasn't changed a bit. Quality starts with buying the best fish on earth. That's why we use line-caught fillets that are frozen at sea and taste fresher than fresh. It's why we'll travel the world to find the very best scallops. It's why we partner with local Maine fishermen to get the very best wild Maine mussels from the very best beds. Times might change, but our standards won't.Here in Maine, we believe anything worth doing is worth doing right. That's why every aspect of our Maine-owned business starts with responsibility to our product, to our customer, and to each other.Each and every one of our products is sustainably harvested. Period. We meet the Marine Stewardship Council's (MSC) chain of custody standard. We're a founding member of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and we care about where our fish comes from and how it was caught.Back in 2014, we developed our recyclable EcoBox, which allowed us to eliminate nearly all of our Styrofoam packaging. And best of all, it's wax free which makes it fully recyclable. But operating responsibly is about more than our EcoBox. For example, we operate a zero-fish-waste facility – all of our byproducts are recycled for future organic usage. And when we go home at night, we always remember to turn out the lights.We can start with the best fish and the fanciest facility on the pier (which we're pretty sure we have), but that wouldn't matter without our world-class team. Like our seafood, we've handpicked over 80 of the best, from right here in Maine. We have followed a simple rule: the happier the people, the better the product.