Updated at 11:25 a.m., Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Kona firm to provide yellowtail to Whole Foods
Advertiser Staff
Whole Foods Market, a natural and organic foods supermarket slated to open several location in Hawai'i, is partnering with a local fish supplier to provide the supermarket chain with fresh high-quality yellowtail fish.Kona Blue Water Farms' Kona Kampachi is hatched from fish eggs and grown in 3,000-cubic-meter submersible cages several miles off the Kona coast of the Big Island. The process is environmentally friendly, according to the company.
Founded in 2001, Kona Blue is the first integrated hatchery and offshore fish farm in the country.
Local growers and food producers interested in working with the company should contact Erica Dubreuil at erica.dubreuil@wholefoods.com or Maren Giuliano at maren.giuliano@wholefoods.com.
