Doug Brinsmade, Raju Selvan form Black-Fin Seafood Company

Doug Brinsmade and Raju Selvan have formed the Black-Fin Seafood Company, an Austin, Texas, U.S.A.-based seafood processor and vendor with a focus on tuna.

Brinsmade founded Anova Food in 1995 and served as its president and CEO until 2010. He has also served in executive roles at Sea Delight, The Fishin’ Company, and Fortune Imports. In 2020, he founded What the Fish, a company focused on quality control and assurance in online seafood sales platforms.

Selvan owns and manages seafood facilities in Thailand, Indonesia, and India, and has a history of working with independent fishers and small fishing companies across Asia.

The company will operate out of a 6,400-square-meter facility hear Phuket, Thailand, equipped with super-freezers capable of chilling seafood to minus-60 degrees Celsius,

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