Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Food processing |
Founded | 1849 | (as John Pew & Sons)
Founders | John Pew Slade Gorton William Pew |
Headquarters | Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Key people | Kurt Hogan, CEO |
Products | Frozen seafood |
Parent | Nippon Suisan Kaisha |
Website | gortons |
Gorton's of Gloucester is a subsidiary of Japanese seafood conglomerate Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd., producing fishsticks and other frozen seafood for the retail market in the United States. Gorton's also has a North American food service business which sells to fast-food restaurants such as McDonald's, and an industrial coating ingredients operation. It has been headquartered in Gloucester, Massachusetts, since 1849.