Seafood Expo North America & Seafood Processing North America 2027

How it compares

Seafood Expo Global & Seafood Processing Global in Barcelona is the broader international sourcing trip. Its 2026 show brought together 2,290 exhibiting companies from 85 countries, spanning seafood products and processing technology. Choose it when the task is to compare supply across several international markets, expand an export network or examine a wider equipment base. Boston gives that supply chain a more specific North American commercial setting.

Seafood Expo Asia & Seafood Processing Asia in Singapore places live, fresh and frozen seafood sourcing closer to Asian buyers. It suits suppliers building distribution in the region and buyers looking for Asian supply relationships. That regional focus makes it a different business trip from Boston, where retail, foodservice, import and wholesale requirements in the US and Canada set the agenda.

Within Boston itself, Seafood Processing North America adds a useful second reason to attend. Product procurement and investment in cutting, freezing, labeling, packaging and cold storage sit in the same event. For a company entering North American retail or foodservice, that combination can connect a sourcing conversation with the processing and logistics needed to deliver the product.

Boston is the right trip for seafood suppliers and buyers whose next commercial decision depends on North American distribution, retail or foodservice.

Who exhibits

The exhibitor mix joins seafood trading with the equipment that turns fish and shellfish into saleable products. Aquamar, BAADER and Samuel Seafood have featured among past exhibitors, illustrating the spread from seafood products and specialist supply to processing machinery. Fresh and frozen products share the event with value-added lines, packaging, freight forwarding and cold storage. A sourcing team can therefore assess both the product offer and the operational partners needed to bring it to market.

Last year's exhibitors

1. 

   SGS

2. 

   GEA

3. 

   Bizerba

4. 

   Anritsu

5. 

   Smurfit Westrock

6. 

   PromArgentina

7. 

   Copeland

8. 

   Linde

9. 

   Toast

10. 

    JBT Marel

11. 

    Airgas

12. 

    Reiser

13. 

    Extrutech Plastics

14. 

    Duravant

15. 

    SCS Global Services

16. 

    Poly-clip System

17. 

    Harpak-ULMA

18. 

    FoodSafe Drains

19. 

    Reich Thermoprozesstechnik

20. 

    VC999

21. 

    Brivo

22. 

    Croatian Chamber of Economy

23. 

    Southwest Airlines

24. 

    Pack3000

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Seafood Expo North America & Seafood Processing North America 2027

Seafood Expo North America 2027 returns to Boston with the combined seafood and processing format. Its conference agenda links consumer and retail demand with automation, seafood technology, food safety and traceability. The Key Buyer Program continues to focus on high-volume retail and foodservice purchasing, while exhibitors can secure sponsored presentations for product launches, research or industry initiatives. The connection between what buyers want to source and how processors can supply it remains the defining feature of the trip.

• For machinery and cold-chain sourcing, treat Seafood Processing North America as a distinct part of your Boston visit; its supplier mix serves a different purchasing decision from the seafood product floor.
• Use the conference's foodservice and retail topics alongside the product floor when assessing a new seafood line; the program connects consumer demand with the formats buyers purchase.
• Keep your tasting comparisons on the exhibition floor, where the show confines product sampling.

Exhibiting

A stand suits seafood exporters, value-added product suppliers and processors seeking North American distribution or major retail and foodservice accounts. SUSTA offers a group participation route with corner and in-line spaces, and requires participants to provide product samples or discuss exceptions with its team. The broader organizer route combines stand sales with sponsored presentation opportunities for exhibitors.