Seacore Seafood wins Canada's Best Managed Companies for the 5th Year in a Row
Toronto, ON - March 9, 2016 - Seacore Seafood Inc. has just been named a winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the year 2015. Seacore was only one of about a dozen companies in Ontario to become a consecutive 5 year winner. Last year Seacore earned the Gold Standard for the program for excellence in business performance. Seacore is now just 2 years away from becoming a Platinum Winner which is given to winners for 7 consecutive years.
“Best Managed companies are strong in strategy, capability, commitment and financial performance. They are all great Canadian business success stories,” said Mike Runia, Ontario Managing Partner, Deloitte and Co-Leader, Canada’s Best Managed Companies program.
Seacore first won the Canada’s Best Managed Companies award (formerly called Canada’s 50 Best Managed) in 2011. By winning the award every year since then, Seacore has been able to maintain this prestigious award for Canadian owned businesses. As only the second seafood company ever to receive this distinction in Canada, it is a very rare and prestigious one. Through our relationships and partnerships around the globe with leading vendors and customers, Seacore has been able to become a leader in an industry that is predominately dominated by companies along the shores of North America's oceans. Being situated over 1500 kms away from the nearest ocean, is what truly makes our story special. Seacore has been able to capitalize on our incoming and outgoing logistics to make our consumer brands OceanPrime®, Housecut® Certified and Wyse Bay® Artisanal Seafood capabilities available from coast to coast in Canada. This year marked a year in which Seacore continued to expand its company through new products such as the OceanPrime Market Salmon Pinwheels, Creamy Chardonnay Scallops and Shucker Paddy Approved Oysters, new services like Seacore’s Mobile App and Pier ’87 Market Report and continued promotion of sustainable seafood through its partnerships including Sea Pact - a sustainable seafood alliance among the leading distributors in North America.
Established in 1993, Canada’s Best Managed Companies is one of the country’s leading business awards programs recognizing Canadian-owned and managed companies that have implemented world-class business practices and created value in innovative ways. Applicants are evaluated by an independent judging panel on overall business performance, including leadership, strategy, core competencies, cross-functional collaboration throughout organization, and talent.
"Our entire family here at Seacore is very proud and humbled to have won this prestigious award for 5 straight years. Hard work and dedication of the Seacore team has continued to be recognized" said Joe Nestico, President & co-founder of Seacore Seafood.
2015 winners of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies award, along with Requalified, Gold Standard, Gold Requalified winners and Platinum Club members will be honoured at the annual Canada’s Best Managed Companies gala in Toronto on April 12, 2016. On the same date, the Best Managed symposium will address leading-edge business issues that are key to the success of today’s business leaders.
The Best Managed program is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Smith School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums.
About Canada's Best Managed Companies
Canada's Best Managed Companies continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million. Every year since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are granted on five levels: 1) Best Managed winner (one of the new winners selected each year); 2) Requalified member (repeat winners retain the Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review); 3) Gold Standard winner (After three consecutive years of maintaining their Best Managed status, these winners have demonstrated their commitment to the program and successfully reapplied for the designation); 4) Gold Requalified member (Gold Standard winners may requalify for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review); 5) Platinum Club member (winners that maintain Best Managed status for a minimum of six consecutive years). Program sponsors are Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Smith School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums. For further information, visit www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca.
About Seacore Seafood Inc.
Seacore Seafood Inc. was established in 1987 in the Toronto, Ontario suburb of Vaughan in a 7,000 sq. ft. facility. The company has grown since its early days and is now located in a 75,000 sq. ft. state of the art facility to service its present clientele and to facilitate the growth of its other companies: OceanPrime, Fisherman's Depot and Seafood Depot. Seacore Seafood is an importer, distributor and custom processor of quality fresh and frozen seafood products. The wide variety of products consist of types of seafood from all over the world. The company purchases direct from the seafood source and whenever possible sources sustainable seafood in order to maintain control over the quality and freshness of our product. Quality products and excellent service combined have resulted in Seacore Seafood being a leading seafood company in Canada. Please visit www.seacore.ca to learn more about Seacore Seafood.
