Phillips Foods, Inc. and Seafood Restaurants
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Phillips Foods, Inc. and Seafood Restaurants is a family owned and operated seafood
company in the mid-Atlantic region, United States. Phillips Foods, Inc., seafood manufacturers as well as restaurateurs, specializes in Atlantic blue crab meat and crab cake
s, and produces a line of value-added fish and shrimp products. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland
, the company is making an effort to expand its global presence with regional headquarters and a new seafood processing facility in Thailand
. Phillips Seafood Restaurants have casual dining, buffet service and carryout.
in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay
. The A.E. Phillips packing plant processed seafood from many of the watermen in the region. Then, in 1956 after a surplus season of crabs, son Brice Phillips and wife Shirley opened the first “crab shack” in Ocean City, Maryland
. The company's growth is guided by their maritime heritage and respect for nature. Brice and Shirley began building a new dining room each year at Phillips Crab House until it finally seated 1400 people.
Phillips Seafood Restaurant currently has 19 Phillips Seafood Restaurants, all located along the eastern coast of the United States.
, and Latin America
. Thirteen plants are located worldwide. In 1990, Phillips opened crab processing facilities in Southeast Asia to ensure a dependable year-round supply of quality swimming crab meat for our own seafood restaurants. Phillips Foods has regional sales offices across the United States while global sales locations exist in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Australia. While most of the seafood production goes to the United States, the company has a growing market in Asia, Europe, and Australia
Pasteurized Blue Swimming Crab Meat, Premium Crab Delice and King Crab Shumai, Seafood Prix d’Elite finalists
“Best New Food & Beverage Concept” & “Best New Restaurant Design,” Phillips Franchising
Top 75 Multi-concept Operators, Phillips Seafood Restaurants ranked 52nd
“Best of 2007” Issue
Top 100 Grossing Restaurants in the Country
Phillips Harborplace, #40-Sales $13.75 million
Brice and Shirley Phillips, Phillips Foods Inc.
Lifetime Achievement Award
“Stars of the Industry”
Voted Best Crab Cake, Catalog Critic Competition
’s Economic Integrity Platform and started a Build-A-Boat program providing boats to local waterman after the 2004 tsunami
in Asia.
Seafood
Seafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...
company in the mid-Atlantic region, United States. Phillips Foods, Inc., seafood manufacturers as well as restaurateurs, specializes in Atlantic blue crab meat and crab cake
Crab cake
A crab cake is an American dish composed of crab meat and various other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, milk, mayonnaise, eggs, yellow onions, and seasonings. Occasionally other ingredients such as red or green peppers or pink radishes are added, at which point the cake is then sautéed, baked,...
s, and produces a line of value-added fish and shrimp products. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, the company is making an effort to expand its global presence with regional headquarters and a new seafood processing facility in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. Phillips Seafood Restaurants have casual dining, buffet service and carryout.
History
The company started in 1916 when Augustus E. Phillips established the company's first seafood processing plant on Hooper's IslandHooper's Island
Hoopers Island is a chain of three islands in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island and Lower Hoopers Island are surrounded by water with the Chesapeake Bay on one side and the Honga River on the other side. This beautiful yet remote set of islands...
in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
. The A.E. Phillips packing plant processed seafood from many of the watermen in the region. Then, in 1956 after a surplus season of crabs, son Brice Phillips and wife Shirley opened the first “crab shack” in Ocean City, Maryland
Ocean City, Maryland
Ocean City, sometimes known as OC, or OCMD, is an Atlantic Ocean resort town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. Ocean City is widely known in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is a frequent destination for vacationers in that area...
. The company's growth is guided by their maritime heritage and respect for nature. Brice and Shirley began building a new dining room each year at Phillips Crab House until it finally seated 1400 people.
Phillips Seafood Restaurant currently has 19 Phillips Seafood Restaurants, all located along the eastern coast of the United States.
Crab manufacturing
Phillips is the world’s largest manufacturer of blue swimming crab meat, and employs over 10,000 people worldwide. The company's crab processing facilities are found all over the world, including the United States, Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
, and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. Thirteen plants are located worldwide. In 1990, Phillips opened crab processing facilities in Southeast Asia to ensure a dependable year-round supply of quality swimming crab meat for our own seafood restaurants. Phillips Foods has regional sales offices across the United States while global sales locations exist in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Australia. While most of the seafood production goes to the United States, the company has a growing market in Asia, Europe, and Australia
Products
Known for award winning crab cakes, the company has a vast array of other products - packaged and sold under Phillips Seafood brand label - including crab meat, appetizers, fish, seafood cakes, soups, entrées, and sauces. Phillips’ created the Asian Rhythms brand and product line offering Far Eastern appetizers, soups and entrées.Awards and honors
Phillips has been recognized by regional publications, industry journals, and local and national business associations. These recognitions include:- European Seafood Exposition, March 2008
Pasteurized Blue Swimming Crab Meat, Premium Crab Delice and King Crab Shumai, Seafood Prix d’Elite finalists
- Airport Review News, February 2008
“Best New Food & Beverage Concept” & “Best New Restaurant Design,” Phillips Franchising
- Restaurants and Institutions, October 2007
Top 75 Multi-concept Operators, Phillips Seafood Restaurants ranked 52nd
- Best Sushi, City Atlantic, May 2007
“Best of 2007” Issue
- Restaurants and Institutions, April 2007
Top 100 Grossing Restaurants in the Country
Phillips Harborplace, #40-Sales $13.75 million
- Restaurant Association of Maryland, 2007
Brice and Shirley Phillips, Phillips Foods Inc.
Lifetime Achievement Award
“Stars of the Industry”
- Wall Street Journal, September, 2006
Voted Best Crab Cake, Catalog Critic Competition
Sustainability
Phillips has defined a Corporate Responsibility Initiative that focuses on Environmental Issues and Resource Management, Social Responsibility, and Economic Development. Phillips works together with partners throughout the world to invest in the people and infrastructure of welcoming countries. The company established a Division of Aquaculture and Sustainability to make sure their purchasing decisions are good for the environment and are not jeopardizing future supplies. Also, the company helped create the Indonesian Crab Producers Association which teaches fishermen sustainable methods. They are a founding member of National Fisheries InstituteNational Fisheries Institute
The National Fisheries Institute is the United States industry trade group representing the seafood industry. It is a member of the International Coalition of Fisheries Associations . Its member companies consist of all levels of business involved in seafood, from fishing vessel operators to...
’s Economic Integrity Platform and started a Build-A-Boat program providing boats to local waterman after the 2004 tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
in Asia.