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Santa Monica plans market share grab with new plants, restructured foodservice team; M&A on backburner

'I see seafood activity right now as grabbing market share from others. There's not a lot of additional business out there since seafood consumption has been flat for years' -- Roger O'Brien, Santa Monica Seafood

By Tom Seaman | Feb. 21, 2024 16:17 GMT
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Acquisitive West Coast US importer and processor Santa Monica Seafood has put dealmaking on the backburner for now, with the focus on taking market share with two new plants and a restructured foodservice sales team, CEO Roger O'Brien told Undercurrent News [...]

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