About Us
)We're a global pioneer in premium seafood, the most nutrient-dense protein for a growing planet.
Powerhouse of Premium Seafood Brands
)With 15+ brands catering to large-scale distributors and retailers in 30+ countries, our portfolio brings remarkable breadth and depth in seafood across formats: frozen, value-added, and ready-to-eat. From state-of-the-art processors known for craftsmanship to legacy names that customers have trusted for decades, we scale brands that are defining the future of high-quality protein.
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Seafood remains one of the world's most under-branded and least understood protein categories, despite being among the most nutrient-dense options. That gap between intrinsic value and market fragmentation has created a rare opportunity in a ~$600Bn global industry, and it is precisely where Captain Fresh aims to build:
the world's largest vertically integrated, multi-species, global platform that combines hard infrastructure with premium brands people love and trust.
Our Journey
)Pre-
Before Captain Fresh
Utham Gowda entered the seafood industry in 2018 with Nekkanti Sea Foods Limited, where working inside the operations exposed the gap: a category of enormous scale, fragmented at every step from source to shelf, with no one consolidating it
By 2020 he had decided to stop describing the opportunity and build the ambitious conglomerate himself
Foundation of our company in India
Captain Fresh was incorporated in 2020, beginning operations as a technology-led B2B seafood platform in India
We built the technology for sourcing, processing, distribution: the foundation of the Captain Fresh Digital Operating System (CF DOS), and an asset-light model for moving seafood at scale
Scaling business and technology in India
We deepened the business at home, expanding our distribution footprint, our domestic supplier base and the categories we sold
In parallel we strengthened the technology to carry new categories and higher volumes, building the readiness that made the move beyond India possible
Inception of our local-to-global journey
Opened our first international office in the UAE, along with expanding our presence to 66 cities in India
Built processing relationships with factories across Gujarat, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, becoming the first and only seafood company amongst leading seafood companies in India with pan-India processing relationships
Global expansion strategy in action
Acquired Senecrus SAS in France, a processor and distributor of cooked shrimp with over 40 years in operation, opening our entry into Western Europe and access to large modern trade retailers
Established CFT Solutions BV, a joint venture with Trient AS, expanding onshore processing capability in Europe
Anchoring the US and Europe
Acquired CenSea Inc, one of the largest seafood importers and distributors in North America with 65 years of scale, giving us entry into the US market and access to a prominent share of its foodservice distributors
Acquired Koral SA in Poland, a leading European salmon processor with three decades of wood-smoking craft, giving us entry into Central Europe and access to modern trade retailers and wholesalers
Depth across species and channels
CenSea acquired the Ocean Garden portfolio of brands, the definitive name in premium Mexican shrimp across wild-caught and farm-raised production
CenSea acquired the Ocean Edge brand, deepening crab and lobster, the highest-value center-of-plate categories, and broadening the cold-water species portfolio
Multi-species, multi-geography flywheel
Completed the acquisition of Frime SAU, Spain's leading sustainable tuna processor and distributor, adding scaled tuna to our portfolio
Operating as a multi-species powerhouse of packaged seafood brands across key consumption markets in the US, Europe and the UAE, with AI wired into how the group runs
Our Global Scale
)Business & Financial Highlights
)FY25
(₹ Cr)
Revenue
3,421
Total Income
3,466
EBITDA
124
PAT (Profit After Tax)
42
RoCE
8%
FY24
(₹ Cr)
Revenue
1,395
Total Income
1,422
EBITDA
(172)
PAT (Profit After Tax)
(229)
RoCE
(23%)
FY23
(₹ Cr)
Revenue
817
Total Income
844
EBITDA
(272)
PAT (Profit After Tax)
(294)
RoCE
(52%)
Source: Company materials
Meet the Founder
)One founder. Shared conviction.
Utham Gowda
Chairman, Managing Director and Group CEO
Captain Fresh
Utham is the founder of Captain Fresh and a first-generation entrepreneur. Where the seafood industry saw complexity to be managed, he saw a category waiting to be consolidated and branded. That early conviction, and the discipline to act on it, now runs through every brand in the group.
Management Team & Board of Directors
)Backed by Visionaries
)We're backed by leading investors bringing capital, guidance, and domain expertise to support growth at scale.