Trident Seafoods was founded on Chuck Bundrant's vision of combining "talented people, lasting relationships and quality seafood...from the source to the plate."
Our friend, boss, and founder passed away on October 17th. He was a true inspiration and His legacy will live on.
We invite you to pull up a chair and hear from his son, and Trident's CEO Joe Bundrant, as he reads the Epilogue written in 2013: The Next Generation.
The story of Trident Seafoods begins in 1961, when a 19-year-old kid with nothing but a dream drove an old Ford from Tennessee to Seattle, in search of a great adventure at sea.
Bundrant could never have imagined how far that little “adventure” was going to take him.
The audio material used in Catching a Deckload of Dreams author: John VanAmerogen's reading for this episode was produced at Green Frog Productions located on Vashon Island, Washington.
When people ask about Trident Seafoods, many ask about the numbers. However, the real story of Trident is the story of Trident people.
Join Trident's CEO, Joe Bundrant, as he provides some insight into Trident and the People through the Mission and the Foreword from Catching a Deckload of Dreams.
The audio material used in Joe Bundrant's reading for this episode was produced at Studio Sage in Edmonds, Washington.
Pull up a chair and join Chuck's daughters: Jill and Julie as they reflect on some of their favorite memories of fishing with their dad!
Pull up a chair and join John Van Am for Chapter 32: Catcher-Processors, Floating a Fortune
Pull up a chair and join John Van Am for Chapter 31, the View from Akutan- love it or leave it!
Pull up a chair and join John VanAm for Chapter 30, Sand Point.
Credibility is the quality of being trusted and believed in.
One of the biggest things Chuck wanted to pass on to the next generation is to maintain your credibility- no matter who you are doing business with.
Listen in to gain some insight into how this characteristic was deeply ingrained through the Class Action In the Bay
Pull Up a Chair and join John VanAm for Chapter 28: The Twists and the Turns, my plant or yours?
During this season of gratitude, we want to honor a fundamental contributor to the Trident Family - Diane Bundrant.
In honor of Diane’s 40th anniversary we invite you to pull up a chair, as she reflects on the unforgettable memories from the summer of 1982. The adventures she shares kicked off her remarkable journey with Chuck.
Congratulations Grandma Diane and thank you for an amazing 40 years!
As we have learned, Chuck has such a hungry nature and he is always eager for more- more information, more fish, more sales…. His busy nature would often leave him physically hungry as well!
Listen in, to gain some insight on how this may have played a role in helping close a key sale.
Pull up a chair and join John Van Am to gain some insight into how Trident Seafood's entered the Surimi market with the support of Chris Riley.
Pull up a chair and join us for Chapter 25: The Herring Circuit, gambling on silver in the ice.
At times we didn’t have pocketbook to back up Chuck’s dream and vision of expansion…This was until we partnered with ConAgra; allowing Trident to have the capital to acquire, implement and reinvest where we needed it.
Pull up a chair to gain some insight into our merger with ConAgra and how it help fund some of our Acquisitions in the '80s.
Akutan, Alaska holds a special place in the hearts of the Trident Family. Listen in to Chapter 23, to learn how we almost lost this significant piece of our story, when the Fire at Akutan occurred in the summer of 1983.
Pull up a chair and join John Van Am to learn about the Salt Cod Fiasco.
Pull up a chair for Chapter 21 to gain some understanding around an instrumental piece of the seafood industry: The American Fisheries Act. This act helped to eliminate the race for fish and allowed the opportunity to refocus operations on both product quality and value.
Join John Van Am as he reads Chapter 20: American Fish - American Fishermen, Cutting the foreigners loose.
The Donut Hole was a triangle of international waters that was a haven for foreign vessels harvesting Alaska Pollock. Beyond the 200- mile jurisdictions of the US and Russia, it offered legal harvesters an unregulated area to fish and provided fish privates with a convenient place to escape enforcement.
Listen in to learn a bit more about the Donut Hole along with what lead to its closure in 1994.
Join John VanAm for Chapter 18: Breakfast with Ted