What's New

As America's fastest growing seafood brand, Trans-Ocean is in the news frequently. Provided below are some of our recent news items.
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August 2010
> Trans-Ocean Products, Inc. Achieves Accaimed BRC Global Standard for Food Safety with Distinction
Trans-Ocean Products, Inc., the country's leading processor of surimi seafoods, announces that the company has achieved
the acclaimed BRC Global Standard. . . more

January 2010
> Trans-Ocean Continues National Print and Online Advertising Program with Weight Watchers in First Quarter of 2010
As millions of Americans turn to Weight Watchers for help achieving their New Year's "weight-loss" resolutions,
Trans-Ocean is once again putting its Crab Classic brand in front of this sizable and attractive audience. . . more

March 2009
> Trans-Ocean's Crab Classic Products Gain Certification From American Heart Association
Continuing its efforts to ride the wave of the consumer-driven health and wellness movement, Trans-Ocean
Products, Inc. announces that its best-selling heart-healthy Crab Classic surimi seafood products . . . more

> Trans-Ocean Products, Inc. Entering Shrimp Business in United States With Parent Company Maruha Nichiro
Trans-Ocean Products, Inc., producers of the #1 brand of surimi seafood in the United States, has announced the
addition of a shrimp product line to its current line up of surimi seafood and smoked salmon products. . . . more

January 2009
> Trans-Ocean Breaks National Advertising in Weight Watchers Magazine
As the annual weight loss "season" moves into high gear, Trans-Ocean Products is aiming to attract
more consumers to the retail seafood department and its Crab Classic brand with new advertising . . . more

July 2008
> Trans-Ocean Moves to Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) for Refrigerated Seafood Sales Data
Trans-Ocean Products, Inc, the market leader in the U.S. retail surimi seafood category and a top refrigerated
seafood brand announces that is has contracted with Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) of Chicago, IL . . . more

June 2008
> Trans-Ocean Named "Category Colonel" by PL Buyer Magazine
Bellingham-based Trans-Ocean Products, Inc. was recently awarded the designation of "Category Colonel"
by the food industry publication PL BUYER following a survey of retail food purchasing executives . . . more

May 2008
> Trans-Ocean Products Executive Named To National Fisheries Institute Board Of Directors
Trans-Ocean Products, Inc., the country's leading surimi seafood processor and headquartered in Bellingham,
announces that Louis J. Shaheen, the company's vice president of sales & marketing, has been named . . . more

> Trans-Ocean Introduces Seafood Salad Kit With Hellmann's As Brand Partner
Trans-Ocean Products, Inc. announces the introduction of a seafood salad kit featuring Crab & Shrimp Classic
and Hellmann's* mayonnaise . . . more

March 2008
> Trans-Ocean Elevates Two To Vice President And Announces Several Other Promotions
Trans-Ocean Products, Inc., the country's leading surimi seafood processor headquartered in Bellingham, WA,
announces that it has promoted David Green and Larry Mulvey to Vice President of Operations . . . more

January 2008
> Trans-Ocean Launches National Advertising and Couponing Program to Build Crab Classic Surimi Seafood Brand
To build the market share leadership of its Crab Classic brand and to attract new consumers to the refrigerated seafood
case, Trans-Ocean Products will break national print advertising in five leading women's magazines in February 2008 . . . more

October 2007
> Trans-Ocean Introduces Two New Classic Varieties: Shred Style and Crab & Shrimp, with real coldwater shrimp
Trans-Ocean announces the introduction of two new products to its market leading Classic Surimi Seafood line . . . more

> Trans-Ocean to Partner with SmartSource Online Savings Network to Distribute Crab Classic Coupons via Internet
Trans-Ocean Products, Inc. announces that it has signed an agreement with the SmartSource Online Savings Network
to distribute coupons for its Crab Classic line of surimi seafoods . . . more