Company type | Subsidiary (formerly Public) |
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NYSE: OME (formerly) | |
Industry | Nutritional products manufacturing |
Founded | 1913 |
Headquarters | Reedville, Virginia |
Revenue | $308.6 million USD (2014) |
Number of employees | 1150 |
Parent | Cooke Inc. |
Website | www.omegaprotein.com |
Omega Protein Corporation was a publicly traded US company, founded in 1913 as a fishing operation. As of 2015 it still operated a fishing fleet, and produced food ingredients, dietary supplements and animal feed. Their products included fish oil, fish meal, and proteins.[1] In the 2000s it expanded via acquisitions into ingredients produced from milk and plants.[1] On December 19, 2017, Cooke Inc. completed its acquisition of Omega Protein for $22.00 per share.[2]