Stavis Seafoods has represented the Boston seafood industry since 1929. Originally called the Stavis Ipswich Clam Company, it was founded by Isadore Stavis and focused primarily on buying and distributing fresh clams from Boston, New England and Canadian waters. Since its inception, Stavis Seafoods has grown in size and variety of products offered and has become one of the leading fresh seafood companies in the United States. Stavis added frozen seafood to its repertoire in the early 1960’s, an area that continues to grow until this day. The company remains family-owned and operated today with four members of the Stavis family still actively involved in the business. 
The growth of Stavis Seafoods from one employee in 1929 to an international seafood distributor and wholesale company is due to the commitment of the Stavis family to the business. Widely considered an innovator in the seafood industry, Stavis Seafoods offers more than 1000 of the best seafood items from more than 35 countries around the world. They are one of the few companies capable of importing such volume from so many different countries and selling to so many different markets. Stavis is a responsible importer and takes a number of affirmative steps to certify its vendors, including in-depth HACCP plan analysis and plant visits to ensure the quality, safety, and integrity of the items that it imports.
Stavis’ primary distribution facility is located in the Marine Industrial Park in Boston. An expansion and renovation completed in 2006 allows them to distribute product held to the highest standards of safety. Stavis also has a distribution location in Miami, which provides fresh and frozen seafood to the active Miami seafood and Florida seafood markets. Stavis Seafoods ships more than 36 million pounds of seafood annually. The company has come a long way from buying live clams in New England and Canada. Today, Stavis distributes via air, truck and ship both nationally and internationally. Stavis also ships seafood direct from several ports around the USA, including Miami, Los Angeles, New Jersey and Alaska.
Stavis Seafoods aspires to become your preferred seafood vendor. We will achieve this by offering the marketplace a wide variety of quality seafood products at competitive prices. We will maximize returns and growth for our customers, vendors, staff and shareholders by servicing multiple markets, by developing innovative merchandising strategies, and by providing superior product knowledge and timely market advice.
Commitment to Customers: Personal service is the key to our success. Our salespeople will develop long-term relationships with customers and provide them with the knowledge to make informed purchase decisions. Stavis will offer customers market information, product education, product variety, value, convenience, flexibility and the best seafood products available. Our goal is to achieve 100% customer satisfaction.
Commitment to Vendors: Stavis Seafoods views vendors as partners. We will help them to develop innovative, branded products, supported by a steady customer base. Buyers will communicate feedback regarding market acceptance for their products and market conditions. Vendors will be paid fairly and promptly.
Commitment to Staff: Our staff is our primary asset. The company will provide a respectful environment that allows for personal growth and fulfillment. Employees will be rewarded for hard work and accomplishment with financial security and fair compensation. Quality of life will not be compromised.
Commitment of the Stakeholders: The stakeholders commit to Stavis Seafoods and the above mentioned parties that they will do their best to develop and grow the seafood company with honesty, integrity, fairness and respect. The stakeholders will remain focused on the bottom line so that Stavis Seafoods may fulfill its commitments to customers, vendors, and staff.
Stavis Miami’s mission is to exceed wholesale and broadline distributors’ fresh fish and seafood expectations and create a level of satisfaction not met by traditional firms.
Stavis Miami is a primary importer of superior quality fresh fish and seafood from Central and South America.
At Stavis we strive to serve all of our customers, ranging from the one-case to the large-volume size, with unparalleled commitment to surpass the highest level of quality and customer satisfaction.
The Stavis Miami primary objective is to provide excellence in everything that we do, and to ensure our customers’ full confidence and trust with their business, while embodying three generations of core values of Stavis Seafoods; integrity, knowledge, service, and complete value for our customers.
