Stavis Seafoods, a Boston, Massachusetts-headquartered importer and first receiver of seafood, will enter into a primary wholesale distribution partnership with R.W. Zant Co., a major broadline food redistribution specialist in the USA, beginning August 1. The arrangement will include the warehousing of Stavis products for delivery to Zant’s customers.
Los Angeles, California-based R.W. Zant specializes in the wholesale distribution of a wide line of frozen and non-frozen products ranging from beef, pork, chicken, turkey, fish and seafood to dairy, deli and grocery items to foodservice and retail distributors throughout the Western United States. In addition to enhancing Stavis’ supply chain capabilities on the West Coast, the agreement will significantly expand Zant’s seafood offerings.
“We are very excited to welcome Stavis Seafoods to our portfolio of superior brands, and look forward to offering our clients with the extensive depth of seafood category products they can provide to our company,” said Darrell Maynard, Zant’s senior category manager for seafood.
“Family-owned R.W. Zant, founded in 1950, is an ideal partner for us on the West Coast. They are committed to providing customers with sustained competitive advantages by getting them the products they need efficiently,” said Stavis Seafoods CEO Richard Stavis. “This agreement will enable them to offer a selection of our premium quality brands as well as a variety of frozen and pasteurized seafood, while also expanding our access to potential new customers across the country.”
Some of the initial products that will be available through this partnership include items from Stavis Seafoods’ Bos’n, Foods From the Sea, Prince Edward, Ocean Delight and Boston Pride branded portfolio. There will also be access to exclusive Stavis partnership offerings, among them Gaston brand Coldwater South African Lobster.
Stavis Seafoods is a family business that has been a Boston Waterfront landmark since 1929. It carries an inventory of more than 1,300 seafood items and distributes more than 37,000,000 pounds of frozen and fresh seafood annually seafood via air, truck and ship worldwide. Products are imported from more than 50 countries, as well as sourced domestically.
