Cooke acquires Farallon Aquaculture de Nicaragua S.A., All Seas Wholesale

Cooke Inc., Canada, acquired Farallon Aquaculture de Nicaragua S.A., a Nicaragua-based vertically integrated producer of farmed shrimp and branded fresh-frozen shrimp to major markets in Asia, Europe and the United States, as well as All Seas Wholesale, Inc., a San Francisco-based distributor of up to 40 species of fresh seafood, live shellfish and frozen seafood products.

Farallon Nicaragua employs 384 people out of a state-of-the-art hatchery, three farms and an on-site processing plant from four locations. Meanwhile, All Seas Wholesale services the Bay area’s hotels, country clubs, airline and event caterers, upscale retail markets and restaurants as a same-day purveyor.