American Seafood Our History

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American Seafood Company, Inc. was founded by Tom Cassidy of Memphis, Tennessee in 1981. His company eventually merged with several other Memphis area specialty food suppliers to form a fine food marketing group called Cassidy Fine Foods.

A family-owned and operated company, Cassidy Fine Foods' long history of providing the highest quality food products for its clients rests on its founder's personal. As a scuba diving instructor, Mr. Cassidy had spent time in the coastal regions appreciating the luxury of fresh seafood. He decided to start the American Seafood Company so the area around his inland hometown of Memphis, Tenn. could enjoy fresh seafood also. With the contacts he had made with seafood companies through his scuba travels, Mr. Cassidy began working with area restaurants to get fresh seafood on their menus, and the rest is history.

On Fri., April 4, 2008, Choice Food Group invested in American Seafood Company. Mr. Cassidy still remains active as president of the company.

The investment in American Seafood has allowed Choice Food Group access to a full line of fresh seafood from around the world. The partnership with American Seafood completes Choice Food Group's "center of the plate" protein offerings of poultry, pork and beef, by adding fresh seafood which is processed right in Tennessee.

The partnership also provides equal opportunities for both companies to reciprocate and broaden the distribution of their various food product lines within each other's service markets.