headquarters clackamas oregon key people frank dulcich ceo tim horgan coo paul minter cfo products seafood shellfish meat poultry and assorted deli items website www.pacseafood.com pacific seafood is one of the largest seafood companies in north america . 1 the company launched in 1941 as a small fresh seafood retail operation in portland oregon united states . 2 the family owned business expanded to become one of the largest vertically integrated seafood processing and distribution companies in the united states . 3 pacific s president and ceo frank dulcich is the grandson of the company s founder also named frank dulcich . pacific seafood has over 2500 employees and is headquartered in clackamas oregon . contents 1 scope 2 environment and food safety 3 honors 4 incidents 5 references 6 external links scope edit pacific processes seafood products from alaska to mexico 4 has facilities in seven western states and participates in the global seafood trade market . it is a member of the west coast seafood processors association 5 and is active in supporting fisheries awarded marine stewardship council eco labels . 6 environment and food safety edit some of pacific s facilities have earned british retail consortium brc certification for their protective measures including separation of raw and cooked products and positive airflow to prevent airborne pathogens . 7 the company collaborated with georgia pacific to use greenshield a proprietary moisture resistant coating for boxes that is 100 % recyclable . 8 pacific has also implemented a waste reduction program that diverts more than 600 000 pounds of material from landfills every year . 9 honors edit pacific seafood was named oregon s 10th most admired company in the agriculture and forest products category by readers of the portland business journal in 2009 and was similarly honored in 2007 . 10 the oregon restaurant association named frank dulcich as purveyor of the year at its annual awards banquet in 2008 . 11 incidents edit in 2002 the pacific surimi unit of the company pleaded no contest to charges of theft stemming from a practice of consistently exaggerating the weigh back amount which is the portion of each catch deemed unsuitable for processing . they paid out 800 000 in damages to the aggrieved parties . 12 in 2010 fishermen in oregon filed an antitrust class action lawsuit against pacific alleging that the company used unethical tactics based on their share of the market to drive down payouts to fishermen in oregon washington and california . some fishermen compared pacific s effect on the market to the wal mart effect in retail sales . 12 however on march 1 2011 u.s. district court judge owen panner said the plaintiffs attorney mike haglund failed to prove that pacific has used its huge market share to suppress prices paid to fishermen . the evidence presented ... does not support plaintiffs allegation panner wrote in the ruling . instead the evidence indicates that since 2006 defendants combined operations have expanded the market for whiting . each year since 2006 other than 2009 when there was a worldwide recession defendants have been paying fishermen significantly higher prices for whiting with record prices paid in 2008 . 13 14 references edit siemers erik november 12 2010 . pacific seafood completes 2m upgrade portland business journal . bizjournals.com . retrieved october 12 2011 . down the line . oregon business . december 18 2008 . retrieved october 12 2011 . portland business journal by dian cox february 2 1997 . pacific seafood becomes a big fish portland business journal . bizjournals.com . retrieved october 12 2011 . pacific seafood . wweek.com . retrieved october 12 2011 . ashford university enters into alliance agreement with pacific seafood group . marketwatch . retrieved october 12 2011 . portland s pacific seafood has msc certification for halibut fishery . cabezonrestaurant.com . march 23 2010 . retrieved october 12 2011 . pacific shrimp earns brc certification . seafoodsource.com . retrieved october 12 2011 . pacific seafood s new sustainable shipping cases . greener package . retrieved october 12 2011 . pacific seafood company recycles sells waste styrofoam . greenbiz.com . september 23 2009 . retrieved october 12 2011 . pacific seafood named a most admired company in oregon business wire . find articles . december 10 2009 . retrieved october 12 2011 . oregon restaurant association honors pacific s dulcich . seafoodsource.com . retrieved october 12 2011 . a b manning jeff june 22 2010 . class action lawsuit accuses pacific seafood of antitrust violations . the oregonian . retrieved october 12 2011 . manning jeff march 1 2011 . pacific seafoods wins critical preliminary ruling in antitrust case . the oregonian . retrieved october 12 2011 . suit against pacific seafood takes hit with ruling . seattle times . march 2 2011 . retrieved october 12 2011 . external links edit official website retrieved from https 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