After record sales in 2021, Santa Monica Seafood executives are considering merger and acquisition opportunities, SMS President and CEO Roger O’Brien told SeafoodSource.
The Rancho Dominguez, California, U.S.A.- based seafood processor, distributor, retailer, and cafe operator has “never stopped looking at M&A activity,” O’Brien said.
“Had it not been for the start of the pandemic in early 2020, we would have likely completed a large acquisition that was in process at that time,” he said.
In 2021, the company actively pursued three merger and acquisition transactions, but ultimately decided not to follow through with the deals…