Top 5 Largest Seafood Companies in the World

3. Marubeni Corporation

2022 Revenue: $62.44 billion

Boasting over 45,000 employees, 317 subsidiaries, and 163 affiliated companies, Marubeni is a major Japanese conglomerate. The group encompasses seafood importing as well as processing companies under its food division, including the US-based shrimp supplier Eastern Fish Company, the Japanese seafood wholesaler Benirei Corporation, and the US-based salmon producer North Pacific Seafood. The consumer marketplaces in Japan and the US are the primary goals of their seafood operations. 

Apart from offering commodities certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Aquatic Stewardship Council (ASC), and Marine Eco-Label (MEL), Marubeni has also begun to align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It invested in recirculating aquaculture systems in 2020 and supported a sustainable closed-circulation aquaculture salmon operation headquartered in Denmark.