Portland, Maine, February 19, 2026 – Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, the largest seafood trade event in North America, produced by Diversified, returns to Boston, MA on Sunday, March 15 – Tuesday, March 17 at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center. The three-day event serves as the industry’s premier marketplace where seafood suppliers, processors, equipment manufacturers and service providers from around the world connect with North American buyers to showcase cutting-edge innovations, forge strategic partnerships and close deals that define the year ahead.
“With 246,665 net square feet of exhibit space and exhibiting companies representing 48 countries confirmed to date—with continued growth expected—the 2026 edition reinforces its position as the must-attend event for seafood industry professionals seeking to maximize business opportunities in one place,” said Brenna Hensley, Vice President, Seafood Events at Diversified.
“In an industry where timing, relationships and access to innovation drive competitive advantage, Seafood Expo North America continues to be a valuable meeting place,” said Wynter Courmont, Group Vice President overseeing the Seafood portfolio at Diversified. “Year after year, we witness companies accomplish in three days what would typically require months of travel and meetings. This event delivers efficiency and ROI for companies across the supply chain—from multinational corporations to emerging startups.”
Products and Innovations Across the Supply Chain
The 2026 exhibit hall will feature an impressive array of products and technologies spanning the entire seafood value chain. Leading seafood suppliers will unveil new offerings designed to meet evolving consumer demands for quality, sustainability and convenience, while processing and equipment companies will demonstrate solutions that enhance operational efficiency, food safety and environmental performance.
Seafood Expo North America represents seafood companies featuring a variety of fresh, frozen, canned, value-added, processed and packaged seafood products. Seafood companies joining the event this year include Canastra Fishing Company, Cowart Seafood Corp/Bevans Oyster Company, Dalian Eway International Trading Co., LTD, Guarantee Liability Yun-lin County Ko-FWU Fishes Cooperation, Hero Foods, High Liner Foods, Liberty Seafood, MERCIES ENTERPRISES LTD., PT. Intimas Surya, Quanlian Aquatic Products Collection (Guangdong) Co., Ltd., Southern Clams Ltd, Surfside Foods, LLC, Truefoods Premium Products, Woomtree Corporation, Yantai Chengxuan Food Co., Ltd and more.
Companies returning in 2026 will be Acme Smoked Fish Corp, Aqua Star, Brasmar Comercio de Produtos Alimentares, S.A., Channel Fish Processing Inc, Cherrystone Aqua-Farms, Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods, Clearwater Seafoods, Cooke Inc, Eastern Fish Company, Eastern Fisheries, Inc., Full Measure Oyster Company, Gumusdoga Su Urunleri Urt.Ihr.ve.Ith. A.S., Hainan Jiadexin Foodstuff Co., Ltd, Handy Seafood Incorporated, Jetro – Japan External Trade Organization, John Nagle Co, Kilic Deniz Urunleri Uretimi Ihracat Ithalat ve Ticaret A.S., Lee Fish USA, Leroy USA, LM Foods, LLC dba Aquamar Inc., Mark Foods, LLC, Matheson Oyster Company, Minh Dang Co., Ltd., Nissui, Northern Wind, LLC, Orca Bay Foods LLC, Pacific Seafood Group, PT., Raw Seafoods Inc, Ricardo Fuentes e Hijos S.A. (Grupo Ricardo Fuentes), Riverence Provisions LLC, Royal Greenland, Samuels Seafood, Trident Seafoods and more.
Seafood buyers from restaurants, supermarkets, catering firms, seafood markets, hotels, airlines and cruise lines, importers, wholesalers and distributors attend the event to access thousands of global suppliers under one roof, enabling them to discover new products and strengthen existing partnerships. High-volume buyers of seafood at Seafood Expo North America represent companies like Ahold Delhaize, Albertsons, Aldi, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Carnival Corp., Costco, Darden, Dine Brands, Foodbuy Foodservice, Lidl, Loblaws, Performance Food Group, Sysco, US Foods, Walmart and more.
Seafood Processing North America features packaging, processing equipment, aquaculture solutions and services companies to showcase their latest innovations and build relationships with North American buyers of machinery, equipment, services solutions and technologies. Companies joining the exhibit hall include S.L, High Tek, Pacmac, Inc., Ross Industries, SEIL, Sherwin-Williams, Smurfit Westrock, Sungwoo EOE, Toast, Poly-Clip System Corp., Octopus Ace and more.
Some of the returning companies are CMP Water, Cocci Luciano SRL, Defitrans SA, DIGI America, Inc, Flexahopper Plastics LTD, Grasselli, Harpak ULMA Packaging, LLC, JBT Marel, Lineage, Middleby Food Processing, Multivac Inc, Nothum Food Processing Systems, Ocean Perfect, Pack3000, Palinox Ingenieria y Proyectos Sl, REISER, Inc., Saeplast Americas, Inc., Seawise Innovative Packaging, Shingi Co Ltd, The Ocean Foundation, VC999 Packaging Systems and more.
The Wave Makers’ Zone: A Dedicated Platform for Networking, Discovering Products and More
The popular Wave Makers’ Zone will return with a full schedule of engaging activities for networking and showcasing what’s new in seafood. Highlights include the New and Featured Product Showcases spotlighting the latest market-ready innovations, the prestigious Seafood Excellence Awards honoring the Best New Retail Product and Best New Foodservice Product at the event, the crowd-favorite Oyster Shucking Competition featuring top talent, live chef demonstrations, sampling opportunities and networking events that bring the industry together.
A keynote address by Nomi Prins, PhD, macro-economist, geopolitical financial expert and best-selling author, titled “Fork in the Current: The Economic and Trade Realities Shaping Seafood in 2026,” will take place on Sunday, March 15 at 11:00am EST.
Seafood industry buyers and professionals can learn more about Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, March 15-17, 2026, and register to attend by visiting seafoodexpo.com/north-america.
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About Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America
Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America is North America’s largest seafood exposition. Thousands of buyers and suppliers from around the world attend the annual, three-day exhibition to meet, network and do business. Attending buyers represent importers, exporters, wholesalers, restaurants, supermarkets, hotels, and other retail and foodservice companies. Exhibiting suppliers offer the newest seafood products, processing and packaging equipment, and services available in the seafood market. The exposition’s Strategic Partner is the National Fisheries Institute. SeafoodSource is the official media. The exposition is produced by Diversified, the international leader in seafood-industry expositions and media including Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global and Seafood Expo Asia/Seafood Processing Asia. For more information, visit: www.seafoodexpo.com/north-america.
About Diversified
Diversified is a global B2B events and media company that strengthens business communities by fostering a space, in person and online, for professionals and businesses to connect and grow. The company serves as a trusted partner across several industries including active lifestyle, business management, clean energy, commercial marine, healthcare, seafood, technology and more. Established in 1949 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, the global company has divisions and offices around the world in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Diversified is a third-generation, family-owned business. For more information, visit: www.divcom.com.
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