Demand for fine squid among Texas restaurant, hospitality industry

increases

    DALLAS, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to growing demand from its
 fine protein customers across Texas and the Southwest, Winn Meat Company
 will now provide the impressive Town Dock domestic calamari line, company
 officials announced today.
     Town Dock has leadership and powerful reputation in the food service
 industry with its signature harvesting processes for ensuring the freshest,
 most tender calamari.
     "When I met Noah Clark from The Town Dock I knew that his family owned
 business and ours were a perfect match," said Jamie Samford, Corporate Chef
 and Vice President of Product Development for Winn Meat Company. "I have
 not seen a calamari product that can compare to theirs -- great flavor,
 tenderness and value. Our customers will be wowed!"
     Winn will offer Town Dock calamari tubes, rings and tentacles and
 steaks to meet customers' specific needs.
     About Town Dock
     Town Dock began as a small fillet house in Wickford, Rhode Island,
 moving to its waterside facility in Point Judith in 1980. The company has
 grown into one of the largest seafood processors in Rhode Island with
 unloading, processing, and freezing facilities under one roof. They service
 over half of the port's boats (approximately 30 full time deep sea fishing
 trawlers) as well as a large day-boat fleet. The company handles all the
 southern New England and Mid-Atlantic species of fish including Squid,
 Monkfish, Flounder, Whiting, Scup, Butterfish, and Fluke.
     Town Dock ships fresh and frozen fish both domestically and worldwide.
 Sashimi-grade products are flown to the West Coast and Japan on a daily
 basis, and fish is trucked to the markets in Boston, New York,
 Philadelphia, Baltimore, and the Midwest. The company cuts fresh flounder,
 yellowtail, and fluke fillets. Landings from their day boat fleet help
 ensure our high quality.
     Town Dock's signature items are its quality lines of foodservice-ready
 cleaned Calamari. Relying on their fishing fleet and their sources on the
 Eastern seaboard, they buy millions of pounds of domestic Loligo squid each
 year to service their customer base. Town Dock's buyers project months in
 advance to ensure that their customers will always have product. Strict
 attention is paid to the cleaning and packing of the squid to maintain one
 of the highest-quality Calamari packs in the country.
     About Winn Meat Company
     Winn Meat Company has been providing food service customers with
 top-quality meat products and services for over 100 years. The company was
 originally founded as Bunting's Wholesale Market in 1902. Robert Winn
 bought the company in 1974. Today, Todd Winn and Walter Wilkerson continue
 the family tradition of service excellence that is now the hallmark of Winn
 Meat Company.
     From specialty cuts to custom orders, Winn Meat Company is dedicated to
 giving customers not only high-quality products and services, but value.
 With a team of experts from the culinary and meat and protein industries,
 Winn Meat Company's capabilities range from sourcing unique products to
 in-house development of products to meet customer specifications. Winn Meat
 Company is proud of many longstanding relationships built on a commitment
 to quality and service. Winn Meat Company offers a broad range of products,
 from true dry-aged beef to fresh all natural game birds. For more
 background, please visit http://www.winnmeat.com.
 
 

SOURCE Winn Meat Company