History Timeline

Gerald Beach founded the King Shrimp company in Brunswick, GA – selling local raw shrimp to Fulton Fish Market in NYC and Chicago as well as other markets

King Shrimp company adopted freezing technology to exclusively manufacture breaded shrimp. Principal customers included food distributors as well the Detroit division of A&P. Converted current Brunswick Plant from a World War II Liberty ship factory to shrimp production.

Ray Sellers purchases King Shrimp company and sold shrimp boats to invest in processing and technology. The company tops $1 million in sales.

Masashi Kawaguchi founded the Fishking Seafood & Poultry Company. Soon thereafter, he opens a small processing facility near downtown Los Angeles, CA. This business came to be known as Mrs. Friday’s.

Roy Duggan purchased the King Shrimp company and is now one of the largest buyers of fresh shrimp on the East Coast.

Innovation with Fancy Cooked Shrimp – Red Lobster was the first customer as well as many other restaurant chains. This product was a “first of it’s kind” and enjoyed longstanding success in the marketplace.

Company changed its name to King & Prince Seafood in 1986. Also, in 1989, Krabbycakes® were introduced by Mrs. Friday’s as a high quality value seafood cake for foodservice and even today they remain the original and still the best!

Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui) purchases Mrs. Friday’s. King & Prince Seafood – sales of $100MM and in 1999, celebrated 50 years of breading quality seafood.

Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui) purchases King & Prince Seafood and merges Mrs. Friday’s and King & Prince under King & Prince Seafood. Sales top $200 million.

Following the merger, King & Prince Seafood refocused on one of their core strengths: quality. And in 2013, King & Prince Seafood celebrated the launch of the new brand “Sea. Taste. Enjoy.”

King & Prince Seafood celebrated the 100th Year Anniversary with events throughout the year, highlighting the secret to their success: the people.