Business UpdateMay 22, 2026, 04:28 PM
Blue Star Foods Dissolves Two Subsidiaries; Focuses on Vertical Integration
AI Summary
Blue Star Foods Corp. (BSFC) dissolved two subsidiaries, Afritex Ventures Inc. and John Keeler & Co., Inc., during the year ended December 31, 2025, consolidating operations to focus on its remaining entities: Coastal Pride, BSFC, and Taste of BC Aquafarms (TOBC). The company is pursuing a long-term strategy to become a vertically integrated seafood company, emphasizing food safety, traceability, and sustainability. This strategy includes organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and scaling its land-based recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) business, with an internal goal to reach 21,000 metric tons of steelhead salmon production by 2028.
Key Highlights
- Dissolved Afritex Ventures Inc. and John Keeler & Co., Inc. during 2025.
- Consolidated operations to Coastal Pride, BSFC, and Taste of BC Aquafarms.
- Aims for vertical integration and scaling RAS business to 21,000 metric tons by 2028.
- Three major suppliers accounted for approximately 65.7% of purchases in 2025.
- Six customers accounted for approximately 49% of revenue in 2025.
- Patented eco-friendly pouches saved over 1 million metric tons of CO2 since 2003.
- TOBC's current RAS facility has an annual production capacity of approximately 100 tons.
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