A Family of Companies,

redefining

the ‘ocean-to-plate’ experience.

A diverse team of seafood processors that combines 13 facilities. Our ability to deliver mouthwatering lobster products, sweet snow-crab, and healthy live lobster is unsurpassed. With seafood experience that spans generations, we bring the ocean’s bounty to your table in all seasons.

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Elevating

shared quality standards, and year round availability.

Sharing capacity, product and distribution make it easier to consistently service the needs of high-quality seafood wholesalers and retailers at all times – from one source.

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How we care for the people we depend upon most;

How we care for the people we depend upon most; is how we live our story on a daily basis.

is how we live our story on a daily basis.

“They’re more than processors, they’re partners.”

“We serve thousands of lobster rolls a year, and for 7 years and counting every one of those has been made with Downeast Cape Bald Packers Lobster. There is never a batch over or undercooked, their packaging is exceptional and plate freezing keeps lobster oceanside fresh. I could buy lobster anywhere, but I’d be extremely hard pressed to find a partner that values the relationship as much as they value the quality of the product.”

CHEF & RESTAURANT OWNER

Tony Stafford

“I grew up here, and we’ve always stood tall as a community.”

“Product quality and our ‘do whatever it takes’ attitude boils down to one thing - pride. Look into the eyes of our harvesters, our front line people and our management team and you’ll see them smiling back. We listen and lend a hand to help people to succeed - and the little improvements we make often have a huge impact on our customers’ experience. We stand for the same things here – our shared success, our product’s reputation and our community.”

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Nathan Boudreau

“Combined resources creates a one-of-a-kind experience.”

“As a family of companies working together under Champlain Seafood we have world class grading and holding facilities in Eastern US and Atlantic Canada. We ship all over the world, with the ability to deliver live lobsters year round. Leveraging our combined resources gives us greater flexibility to meet customers’ needs.”

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Matt Egan

“A customer’s trust needs to be earned every day.”

“We worked to maintain straight AA Global Food Safety and Quality Audit Grading for the last 10 years, which is not a simple achievement. In addition to our on-site quality control lab, we‘ve committed to employing the same QA programs across all our processing facilities. That said, the single most important ingredient for earning a customer’s trust is ‘transparency’. Our family includes harvesters, leaders and a frontline committed - every day - to a quality first mindset.”

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Isabelle Michaud

“The Seafood market is like the stock market.”

“You want to buy low and sell high. As a key member of the Champlain family, Owen Kenney (VP Sales - Champlain Seafood) helps educate us on when to buy, what to buy for quantities and fair market pricing. That type of guidance and transparency is priceless and certainly doesn’t come from everywhere. They are true partners. Their communication is on another level, informiang us about seasons and availability. They keep us tuned to their industry and make my job much easier.”

VP OF SALES - CONGRESSIONAL SEAFOOD

Dante Winchester

“The quality of my lobster is a reflection of my character.”

“Downeast (Champlain) is serious when it comes to caring for the catch. For example, if another fisher decides to save fuel by not bringing enough ice - Downeast won’t buy their lobster. That commitment to standards speaks my language. They provide you with ice, bins and get you good pricing on bait - and their trucks do multiple runs so your catch doesn’t sit on the wharf for hours.”

LOBSTER HARVESTER

Junot LeBlanc

“We depend on each other like family.”

“It happens regularly that someone will go above and beyond to make sure a teammate or customer has everything they need to be successful.”

FLOOR MANAGER

Donny Griffoni

“You have to remember we don’t owe each other anything.”

“That said, you want to know why I’ve sold exclusively to Downeast (Champlain) for 30+ years? Because they treat you like family.”

HARVESTER

Moril Bourque

“It’s as if I have a second family”

I have two families, one for 5 months and one for 7 months. I’m very lucky to have my family at work and at home. I can be real with both, and I know we always have each other’s back.

PRODUCT MANAGER

Gayle Babin

Enabling a chef’s ability to tantalize tastebuds.

Sourcing a premium menu of whole / custom packaged cooked, and uncooked seafood from one source – is the foundation for creating mouth-watering memories.

Our Product Offerings

Safeguarding

the future of coastal fishing communities.

Protecting our family’s future; (fishers/ harvesters, frontline talent, customer, and people & businesses living in our communities) represents a mindset that ‘our future depends on each other’.

How we put sustainability first

Building a family of like-minded people.

When you’re immersed in a team of forward thinking people, you honour tradition by finding new ways to grow, while making it easier for the people around you to succeed.

Sound like a place you’d like to call home?

We have career opportunities abound in the original East-Coast job.