Blue Star Foods is a seafood importer and distributor based in Miami that specializes in pasteurized crab meat. The company imports crab from Southeast Asia, Mexico, and Latin America through co-packing agreements with overseas processors, then packages and sells the meat under various brand names to food service and retail customers in the U.S. and Canada. Blue Star Foods operates an asset-light business model and does not own processing facilities or a distribution fleet, instead utilizing third-party storage and freight carriers. Its brand portfolio covers multiple price points, featuring premium labels like Blue Star alongside value brands such as Pacifika and Oceanica. The company also operates a secondary business, Taste of BC Aquafarms, which uses land-based recirculating aquaculture systems to farm steelhead salmon and rainbow trout in British Columbia. Blue Star Foods generates margins through the spread between wholesale sourcing costs and branded resale prices. Sourcing is highly concentrated among a few primary suppliers in Southeast Asia, while a small group of large customers accounts for a significant portion of revenue. The company’s growth strategy centers on expanding its core crab business and significantly scaling its salmon farming capacity through modular facility expansion. Additionally, Blue Star Foods pursues acquisitions to enter new species categories and geographic markets.