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May 26, 2026
What you need to know this week:

Introducing The Anchor Project: Supporting Small Boats, Securing Your Summer Menu

We are excited to introduce The Anchor Project Product Line, a brand-new program sourced and packed in partnership with Red’s Best in Boston. Red’s Best is a premier first receiver, unloading up to 300 independent, small-boat fishermen a day across New England.

What is The Anchor Project?

This program is built on a simple foundation: supporting independent boats and ensuring fishermen consistently have an honest, reliable market for their full catch—even when there is a glut in the marketplace. This ensures nothing goes to waste, our local fishermen are supported, and you get a beautiful, high-quality product.

Why Choose Anchor Project Items for Your Menu?

As we head into the busy summer vacation season, securing reliable menu placement is more critical than ever. The Anchor Project offers massive advantages for your kitchen:

  • Stable Pricing & Reliable Supply: Summer markets can make regional favorites like flounder highly volatile and expensive. This program provides premium, fresh-frozen options with stable pricing and dependable availability all summer long, protecting your margins.
  • Premium Kitchen Performance: This product is frozen at the peak of freshness and thaws out beautifully, maintaining excellent texture, yield, and quality on the line.
  • Full Sourcing Traceability: Every pack features a QR code linking directly to full traceability data. It’s an incredible, easy way to share the domestic sourcing story with your guests and connect them directly to the small boat that caught their meal.
  • Responsibly Managed & Domestic: You can proudly feature affordable, local, and regional USA domestic favorites from strictly managed fisheries.

Featured Products Available Now

  • FLO626: 6+oz Flounder Fillet
  • BAS344: 3-5oz Black Bass Fillet (Cut from our local summer landings)
  • OPE614: 1-4oz Ocean Perch Fillet

Lock In Your Summer Menu Today

With summer volume right around the corner, planning ahead is the best way to guarantee your supply. Because this program relies on consistent landings from small independent boats, we encourage you to talk with your Account Manager early about your seasonal menu needs.

We’d love to see what you’ve created from JJ Seafood! Please tag us your photos, videos, and reels below!

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