Fish & Seafood (shelf-stable)

The growing awareness of the health benefits provided by seafood among consumers has had an immense impact on the global seafood market sales and industry.
Canned seafood is highly consumed worldwide thanks to its nutritional properties, high amounts of proteins, vitamins, carbohydrates, healthy fats and extremely low trans-fats can be found in canned seafood. This of course isn't the only reason the sales and consumer demand has risen greatly on the seafood market. Since canned seafood has great and sustainable shelf-stable life it is preferred by consumers compared to fresh products and the changing lifestyle of consumers who are always on the go, the convenience of a canned seafood meal is exactly what they need. The seafood market has been growing and it shows no signs of stopping which is a great opportunity to start a private label business.

The shelf-stable seafood products have many health benefits and provide a lot of convenience and conserve time. Based on an analysis by Consumer Reports, canned seafood is as rich in protein and omega-3 fatty acids as fresh and frozen fish while canned salmon has more omega-3 fatty acid levels than fresh salmon. A wide variety of seafood can be found canned such as salmon, tuna, prawns, shellfish, mackerel and many more. While being extremely healthy and delicious canned seafood is also much less expensive than the fresh products and are widely available and accessible due to their long shelf life. These factors show great potential for the private label market.