Smelt

Antartic Corp S.A is a family-owned business with a mission to be the leader in seafood processing and export (both fresh & frozen) and lead the path-breaking techniques in heat treatment of seafood products. The main buyers of the company are wholesalers, industrial-end-consumers, and distributors.

They have export experience to Spain, France, USA, Italy, China, Thailand, Mexico, and Russia, and presently they are interested in targeting South Korea, Panama, and any other countries that are interested in seafood.

Antartic Corp S.A.S. has state of the art cold storages at both of the plants where they store their finished products under -20 Degree Celsius temperature. They use Low-Density Polyethylene and carton boxes in various sizes depending on the weight of their products. Each consignment takes a maximum of 2 weeks to ship from the date of the order confirmation. The most preferred way of shipping is either by sea via Piura Port which is 150 km from the plant or via air via Piura Airport which is 50 km from the plant.

Antartic Corp S.A.S pays strict attention to the quality of their products. The quality assurance is based as per the set guidelines of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and BRC Grade - A Certification processes. The quality standard set by the local government is similar to the European quality standard. The company pays maximum attention to maintain the uniformity of the color, taste, and fragrance of each product. These products are so rigorously checked and maintained that each of this product passes the demanding quality standard of Europe, Asia, and North America. Each of these products goes under rigorous quality control procedures including different hygienic and microbiological tests in order to avoid any possible contamination. They have their in-house labs inside every plant where they run all these complicated quality tests. By following the strict guidelines of Hygiene and Sanitary Program and The Good Manufacturing Practices the company is aiming to establish an exemplary standard for cleanliness in their establishments, equipment, materials, and personnel. Precisely they want to avoid the slightest possibilities of any health hazards that can arise due to lack of cleanliness at their plants. The company has certifications of BRC Grade A, HACCP, FDA, BASC, DIPOA Brasil, and Russian Habilitation.

Antartic Corp S.A has two processing plants on the coast of Peru. The location of the first plant is Sechura of Piura province and the location of the second plant is La Joya of Arequipa province. The combined area of these two plants is 30, 000 Square Meters. The smelt has no specific harvest season and it is available round the year. The company has an annual capacity of 500 MT/year of smelt and their plants have a combined processing capacity of 70 MT/day. The company supports the local association of fishermen and acquire their entire harvest. A team of around 200 highly skilled employees conduct the entire processing of the smelt right from the selection and sorting of the fishes, cleaning and washing the scales of fishes, weighting the products and sorting them for processing purposes, gutting and filleting the fishes by following strict quality standard, coding the products, freezing the fishes following IQF methods, packaging as per requirement and finally putting the finished products inside cold storages under specified temperature and humidity.

Antartic Corp S.A offers premium quality processed frozen smelts in five varieties and these are whole rounds, without head (WH), Individually Quick Frozen (IQF), and smelt blocks. These products are responsibly sourced and all these varieties are ideal for consumption. These smelts have medium-fat contains. These light cream color varieties have a sweet taste and oily flavor. These products can be consumed for 2 years from the date of packaging and the sample of the product is available for the prospective buyers.