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Food and Beverage ServicesNorth Carolina, United States11-50 Employees
Locals Seafood is a Raleigh-based company in the food and beverage services sector that prioritizes sourcing seafood directly from local, day-boat fishermen along the North Carolina coast. The company emphasizes delivering fresh, non-frozen catches to customers in the Triangle, moving quickly from boat to market to preserve flavor and quality. By working with small-scale fishermen who catch and dock daily, it aims to avoid the extended storage typical of larger wholesalers. Founded in 2010 by Ryan Speckman and Lin Peterson, who are alumni of NC State's Fisheries & Wildlife program, Locals Seafood centers its operations on locally sourced, fresh seafood. In 2024 the company opened a full-service fish market in East Raleigh, signaling expansion, and it has plans to launch a Community Supported Fishery to connect consumers directly with local fishermen.