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A strong finish in late January and February has been a blessing to Shrimpers and packers along the gulf! After seeing low landings of medium to small shrimp for peeling over the 2021 spring and fall fishery our facilities were pleased to see an abundance of peeling shrimp in the nets over the winter months. These landings aided in softening prices on smaller size shrimp for the Lenten season!  As we move into the off-season facilities and boats will take some time to retool and refit in anticipation of a bountiful new season opening in May.

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The mid-July opening of Texas brown shrimp season brought much-needed relief industry-wide! At Paul Piazza & Son, we are working diligently to process and pack these new season shrimp and get our product out to foodservice and retailers across the U.S. as soon as possible. With retail shrimp consumption growing and more restaurants reopening, it is important to us that we meet our customers’ needs with the highest quality brown shrimp on the market.

Waters were previously closed in mid-May in order to protect the brown shrimp and let them grow to market size as they migrated to the Gulf of Mexico. But now, they’re the perfect size and ready for catching!

Brown shrimp are known for their flavorful, slightly salty taste with a firm texture. One of the most popular ways to cook shrimp in the world is with a barbecue shrimp recipe. There are many different varieties, but we think ours is one of the best. Click for our recipe here! Paul Piazza Barbecue Shrimp Recipe.

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Visit our eCommerce shop to purchase your own premium shell-on, headless Texas brown shrimp today!

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May 13, 2020 New Orleans, Louisiana– Paul Piazza & Son, Inc., one of the largest, processors of wild-caught Gulf of Mexico shrimp in the country, launched a direct-to-consumer buying portal today in response to increased requests from consumers to buy its wild-caught shrimp products. The company is offering its most popular sizes and product forms with free shipping from Louisiana.

“We began to see a particularly high number of requests on our website coming from areas in which we aren’t already selling through retailers,” said Andy Neely, vice-president of sales. “The Paul Piazza brands can be found in many areas of the U.S. through our valued retail partners, but there are places where people can’t buy our shrimp in a store or want a broader product selection.”

Shrimp are the most popular seafood item in America, and the demand for healthy, sustainable, wild-caught shrimp, has also increased as shortages of beef, pork and poultry have surfaced due to plant shutdowns and higher consumer demand. 

Shrimp processors like Piazza, which has received excellent SQF (Safe Quality Food) ratings for food safety, have avoided such problems and have an ample supply of wild-caught Gulf shrimp ready to be shipped to consumers, restaurants and retailers anywhere in the U.S. 

The company also believes demand has increased because consumers are making a more conscious effort to buy American.

“Imported, pond-raised, typically less flavorful shrimp are much easier to obtain in a store. They are a different variety and are generally cheaper,” says Garet Hutchinson, regional manager and corporate chef. “But there’s nothing like knowing that your shrimp came from our American waters and from hardworking American shrimpers.”

Paul Piazza & Son Seafood, Inc. has been in business for more than 125 years, and the family business has adapted to crises and changes in the market before. In 2005, the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina led to Paul Piazza & Son’s largest and most strategic expansion to date.

Those who wish to order direct online as well as restaurants and grocery stores looking to source premium, wild-caught Gulf shrimp can contact Paul Piazza & Son Seafood by visiting PaulPiazza.com. The site also features more about the company’s background, history and operations, shrimp sustainability, the health benefits of wild-caught shrimp and its most popular page — recipes.

 “The quality and rich taste of premium, wild-caught Gulf shrimp make them a real delicacy,” adds Neely. “And now anyone can get them sent straight to their door.”

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About Paul Piazza & Son Seafood, Inc.: Paul Piazza & Son Seafood, Inc. based in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the leader in processing sustainably-sourced shrimp from the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. As one of the largest, vertically integrated shrimp suppliers in the U.S., the company processes more than 30 million pounds annually. The company is deeply involved in sustainability initiatives, working closely with wildlife officials and state and federal regulators, following sustainable and socially responsible practices. More information is available at https://www.paulpiazza.com.

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SQF is a food safety standard which actually links to an international standard called GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative).

The program is described as follows on the SQF Institute website, “The Safe Quality Food (SQF) Program is a rigorous and credible food safety and quality program that is recognized by retailers, brand owners, and food service providers world-wide. Recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), the SQF family of food safety and quality codes are designed to meet industry, customer, and regulatory requirements for all sectors of the food supply chain – from the [ocean] all the way to the retail stores.”

Essentially, a high SQF certification score (and, in our case, the highest SQF certification score) is the shining stamp of approval that a food manufacturing or processing business operates at the highest levels. In our case, our shrimp are caught in the rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico, are sustainably hauled onto our boats, and are processed at our always properly-managed factories before they are served on your plates.

“It’s not about just trying to get that one high score for that one audit,” Kory Echelard, head of quality control for Paul Piazza & Son, said. “It’s about using those skills and that knowledge from the SQF Program and instilling that into the process every day.”

Echelard said that after 30 years in the business, with around 150 employees to manage, one learns what to expect from the audit and that the most important thing is making sure that both plants on a day-to-day basis always maintain a standard of cleanliness and sanitization: the goal in mind is to always be like that so that by the time the SQF certification rolls around, it’s an easy process because you’ve always been implementing it.

The importance for a consumer is best summed up in this statement from the SQF website:

“SQF Certification offers a comprehensive solution that helps you verify and demonstrate that food safety and quality controls have been effectively implemented, validated, and monitored. The results of a strong SQF Program are safe products, brand confidence, and reassured customers.”

The Paul Piazza family wouldn’t have it any other way. Our SQF certification assures our customers that our shrimp have premium quality and consistency time after time while meeting the most rigorous standards for food safety. Paul Piazza. The Perfect Shrimp. The Perfect Partner.

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Our Paul Piazza wild-caught, Gulf of Mexico shrimp, available in several package sizes and varieties, will last in the freezer and supply your family with many great meals.

We have learned over the years that one reason people don’t automatically go to the “frozen shrimp” in their grocery is because they are either not top of mind, or they simply don’t cook shrimp as often and are less familiar with handling. Shrimp just simply are not as top of mind as other protein sources.

Our Paul Piazza & Son website has a great RECIPE PAGE full of delicious meal ideas using shrimp created by our own in-house culinary team.

You’ll find Paul Piazza & Son shrimp are available at a variety of local grocery stores throughout the U.S., just look for our packaging in the frozen food aisles of stores in these grocery chains. If you click on the store chain name, it will take you to a page which has locations for each chain:

     • Acme Fresh Market

     • Acme Markets

     • Albertsons

     • Big Y

     • Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy

     • Cub Foods

     • Edwards Cash Saver

     • Edwards Food Giant

     • Fairway Markets

     • Giant Eagle

     • Hannaford

     • Harps Foods

     • Homeland

     • Hy-Vee

     • K-VA-T / Food City

     • Lowe’s Markets

     • Mac’s Fresh Markets

     • Price Chopper

     • Reed’s Market / Piggly Wiggly

     • Roth’s Fresh Markets

     • Roundy’s / Mariano’s

     • Rouses Markets

     • Safeway

     • Superlo Foods

     • United Supermarkets

     • Weis Markets

     • WinCo Foods

We know you have your choice protein selections for your meals, and it can be easy to just head straight to the aisles with the beef, chicken and pork. Right now, shrimp are in good supply with many of our grocery stores and we have plenty in our freezers to keep our retailers stocked.

Paul Piazza & Son’s deliciously fresh shrimp are full of natural flavor from the Gulf of Mexico 100% American shrimp, caught wild and frozen for your convenience.

As long as they are kept frozen, Paul Piazza & Son’s frozen shrimp retain their distinctive flavor and natural sweetness to make any dish stand out.

We know that this is a trying time for our nation, that’s why we at Paul Piazza & Son are doing everything we can to always provide wild-caught Gulf shrimp for those out there who want them. Just visit any of our retailers listed above.

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Of course any shrimp lover will tell you that shrimp taste great, but many don’t realize they are also a healthier protein than many other alternatives. You can see a variety of benefits here on our Nutrition page. They are low in saturated fat and high in omega-3 fatty acids. In fact this article lists 8 benefits of omega-3’s, which include fighting depression and anxiety, improving eye health and promoting brain health.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left us all eating out less and cooking at home more. Depending on restocking schedules, sometimes healthy alternatives may not be in plain sight. Just remember to check the frozen food aisles – even when the beef, chicken and pork are cleared out, we are continuing to supply our retailers with stocks of our frozen shrimp.

With many of us working from home and making fewer trips to the grocery, you can make the most of our next trip by picking up some of our frozen shrimp, which will keep up to two years under the proper freezer temperatures.

With their deliciously distinct, naturally flavorful, and subtly sweet taste, our wild-caught shrimp are perfectly adapted for a variety of dishes – including with dozens of recipes available on our RECIPE PAGE.

Paul Piazza & Son, wild-caught Gulf of Mexico shrimp can be found at these retailers:

     • Acme Fresh Market

     • Acme Markets

     • Albertsons

     • Big Y

     • Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy

     • Cub Foods

     • Edwards Cash Saver

     • Edwards Food Giant

     • Fairway Markets

     • Giant Eagle

     • Hannaford

     • Harps Foods

     • Homeland

     • Hy-Vee

     • K-VA-T / Food City

     • Lowe’s Markets

     • Mac’s Fresh Markets

     • Price Chopper

     • Reed’s Market / Piggly Wiggly

     • Roth’s Fresh Markets

     • Roundy’s / Mariano’s

     • Rouses Markets

     • Safeway

     • Superlo Foods

     • United Supermarkets

     • Weis Markets

     • WinCo Foods

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