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OUR PRODUCTS
Ito Seafoods has been a successful exporter of premium Canadian cold water seafood since 1989. Our attention to detail, quality, and customer service have earned us a reputation among discerning seafood buyers in a growing list of countries around the globe.
OUR STORY
With a telephone, a used car, and a big dream, entrepreneur Toshi Ito, founded T. Ito Trading in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1989. Selling only the finest seafood sourced from Atlantic Canada, he soon developed a strong and enduring relationship with Japanese buyers.
In 2016, Toshi decided to retire, and he entrusted the business to his three employees: Hiro, Miya, and Yoshi. The company became Ito Seafoods, which honours Toshi's reputation to provide Canadian seafood with a discerning eye for uncompromising quality.
Today, we have expanded our reach to include new Asian markets who have discovered Toshi's successful formula.
OUR STORY
With a telephone, a used car, and a big dream, entrepreneur Toshi Ito, founded T. Ito Trading in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1989. Selling only the finest seafood sourced from Atlantic Canada, he soon developed a strong and enduring relationship with Japanese buyers.
In 2016, Toshi decided to retire, and he entrusted the business to his three employees: Hiro, Miya, and Yoshi. The company became Ito Seafoods, which honours Toshi's reputation to provide Canadian seafood with a discerning eye for uncompromising quality.
Today, we have expanded our reach to include new Asian markets who have discovered Toshi's successful formula.
SUSTAINABILITY
Today's customers demand sustainable practices, and we insist on it from our suppliers. Ito Seafoods currently holds the Marine Stewardship Council Chain of Custody certification for our lobster and snow crab exports (MSC-C-55492).
HPP LOBSTER
We proudly offer HPP raw lobsters. The high pressure process loosens the lobster meat completely from the shell producing premium meat that is easier to prepare. The process is 100% natural, without heat, additives, or chemicals.
ATLANTIC LOBSTER
Atlantic cold water lobster is considered to be the best in the world. We offer buyers every form available, including live, frozen, netted whole lobsters or tails (blanched, cooked, raw), lobster in brine, cooked meat (CK, CKL, etc), and raw bodies.
SNOW CRAB
Snow crab thrives in the icy cold, pristine waters of Atlantic Canada. With a hard shell encasing sweet, succulent meat, snow crab are prized around the world. We offer our buyers Atlantic snow crab in cooked shell-on sections.
CANADIAN MUSSELS
Atlantic Canadian blue mussels are served on tables worldwide. We offer easily shipped frozen cooked whole mussels, and frozen prepared whole mussels in a variety of savoury sauces.
ATLANTIC HERRING
The Atlantic herring is one of the most abundant food fish in the ocean. We offer this Atlantic-caught pelagic species to our buyers as a frozen product in whole, fillets, or chunk form.
