Oishii Shrimp (Mazzetta Company)
National foodservice/retail brand; farmed shrimp aggregated from contracted Southeast Asian farms, not a single named farm.
Brand of Mazzetta Company, LLC (Highland Park, IL); shrimp farmed in Thailand and Vietnam, Thailand/Vietnam (farmed); USA (brand owner)
Quality assessment
Exclusive retail/foodservice brand of a large seafood importer (Mazzetta), not a named farm. The live-transport/fast-freeze process is a real, specific supply-chain claim, and BAP 3-star is a real registry-based certification, but it is a mid-tier rating (not the 4-star ceiling) on an aggregated import brand with no single named farm -- commodity by the conservative default for aggregator brands.
- Scale
- National foodservice/retail brand; farmed shrimp aggregated from contracted Southeast Asian farms, not a single named farm.
Products
white shrimp
Practices
Farmed close to processing facilities and transported live in aerated tanks to maximize freshnessFrozen within four hours of harvestNo artificial preservatives, added hormones, phosphates, or antibiotics
Certifications
BAP 3-star (Best Aquaculture Practices) -- in progress toward 4-star per the brand's own site
Served at
Sources
What the quality assessment above is built on.
- oishiishrimp.com ↗
Live-transport/fast-freeze process, sourcing countries
- seafoodsource.com ↗
Mazzetta Company ownership, BAP 3-star status, Thailand/Vietnam sourcing