Our Products

1 Harvesting

Chicken of the Sea premium farm-raised shrimp are harvested from ponds. Shrimp are immediately packed in ice to preserve freshness and delivered to the processing facility.

2 Receiving

Shrimp arrive at the processing facility and are immediately placed in a staging cooler. The temperature in this cooler is held close to freezing to keep the shrimp as fresh as possible.

3 Grading

Shrimp are then graded, which refers to the process of examining the shrimp for size and quality prior to processing. Shrimp not meeting our stringent quality specifications are rejected.

4 Processing

Shrimp is processed to meet a variety of consumer and customer needs. Common product forms are; shell-on, raw peeled & deveined (tail-on or tail-off) and cooked, peeled & deveined (tail-on or tail off.) Each facility has lines designed specifically to process shrimp according to these product formats. Shrimp are generally processed by hand.

5 Cooking

For added convenience, some frozen shrimp are sold pre-cooked. Shrimp are steamed cooked to specific temperatures and cook times and are then cooled quickly to maintain quality.

6 Freezing

After grading, processing and/or cooking, shrimp are sent through a quick-freezing tunnel. This process is known as IQF (individually quick frozen).

7 Packing/Sealing

After freezing, shrimp are immediately placed in packaging. Packaging is sealed and packed in master cases and immediately delivered to a cold storage warehouse.

8 Finished Product Evaluation

Samples of each finished production code receive qualitative and quantitative evaluations prior to being released for shipment. Specific attributes that are evaluated include color, flavor, smell, texture and workmanship.

9 Shipping

Finished product is shipped to our customers.