Orca Bay Foods

Orca Bay Foods is a Seattle-based seafood processing and co-manufacturing company with a history dating back to 1981. Originally founded by a small team with a shared passion for seafood and the Pacific Northwest, the company has grown into a nationally recognized food brand with North American distribution capabilities. The company opened its first processing plant in 1992 and expanded significantly in 2019 through a merger with Odyssey Foods. Today, Orca Bay Foods operates a 77,000-square-foot processing facility in South Seattle along with office headquarters in the SoDo district. As of January 2023, the company was acquired by Silver Bay Seafoods, strengthening its connections to upstream sourcing and customer partnerships.

Orca Bay Foods specializes in a broad range of seafood and food processing categories, including crab, fish fillets and portions, value-added seafood, battered and breaded products, battered and breaded vegetables, and vegan and meat substitute products. This diverse product portfolio allows the company to serve seafood aficionados as well as consumers seeking plant-based alternatives, making it a versatile co-manufacturing partner for retail and foodservice brands alike.

The company's processing plant is equipped for a wide variety of value-added operations. Core capabilities include breaded and battered product lines across two dedicated production lines, par-frying, crab processing (including cutting, size grading, specialty cuts, retail and foodservice packaging), mixing and forming, marinating, filleting, and portioning. Fresh processing services include heading, gutting, cleaning, filleting, and packing for fresh or frozen distribution, with options for skin-on or skin-off, pin-bone-in or pin-bone-out, IQF, and further processing preparation. The facility also offers a comprehensive automated packaging operation supporting a wide range of sizes from 5-ounce retail bags to 10-pound and larger foodservice formats, in configurations including vacuum-packed and tray-packed options.

Beyond physical processing, Orca Bay Foods provides a full suite of quality assurance services, including work order costing, product traceability recording, metal detection, and standard microbiological testing covering environmental sampling, total plate counts, coliform, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Salmonella. This robust QA infrastructure supports regulatory compliance and brand integrity for co-manufacturing clients.

The company holds all major safety, quality, and sustainability certifications and is a committed participant in globally recognized fisheries stewardship programs. These include the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, and Certified Seafood International (CSI). These credentials reflect the company's dedication to responsible sourcing from suppliers who share its commitment to protecting fisheries for future generations.

Orca Bay Foods serves as a co-manufacturing and custom processing partner for brands looking to develop or scale seafood, breaded, or plant-based product lines. Its combination of large-volume capacity, diverse equipment capabilities, and stringent quality standards makes it a credible and versatile manufacturing partner in the CPG and foodservice supply chain.