Farallon Nicaragua is headquartered in Leon, Nicaragua, employs 384 people, and operates a state-of-the-art hatchery, three farms and an onsite processing plant from four locations.
“Farallon Nicaragua is a company guided by the highest international standards in environment, health, security, and quality – all attributes shared with our existing aquaculture and wild seafood fishery divisions,” said Glenn Cooke, CEO of Cooke Inc. “With their long-term expertise in the shrimp market, and emphasis on continuous innovation, Farallon is well positioned to support our expansion in the shrimp market to supply high quality, sustainable seafood.”
In February, Cooke announced its acquisition of the Seajoy Seafood Corporation, one of the largest vertically integrated, premium shrimp farmers in Latin America. Seajoy’s organic Pacific white shrimp farms are in Honduras and Nicaragua.
“Farallon Nicaragua also produces Pacific white shrimp and offers post-larvae (PL) for commercial sale,” added Glenn Cooke. “We will integrate the company into our Seajoy operations, which allows for us to achieve Seajoy’s certifications for producing environmentally and socially responsible seafood from groups such as the GAA (Global Aquaculture Alliance), 4-star BAP (Best Aquaculture Practices), and ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council).”
“Over the last two decades we have built a recognized and respected brand and look forward to continued success as part of the Cooke family of companies,” said Jose B Martinez, founder and owner of Farallon Nicaragua. “We believe this ownership transition will allow Farallon to realize its full potential.”
The terms of the transaction, which was announced on 16 March, have not been disclosed, as both companies are private family-owned businesses.
