Looking to the Future

Tampa Maid is committed to a sustainable future. We practice the following to ensure our products are apart of the sustainable story.

• Recycle all corrugated and paper goods
• All Tampa Maid corrugated is brown un-bleached, recyclable shippers
• Installed a multi-million dollar "state of the art" thawing system to lower the demand for water as well as sewage capacity by 100,000 gallons/day
• Energy efficient lighting throughout facility
• Waste from manufacturing is converted to animal feeds
• Pre-treat all waste water returned to the city
• Broken wood pallets are rendered into mulch
• A process is in progress to determine ways to reduce the ionic salts in waste water
• Established a remote distribution center which consolidated the transportation of product to conserve fuel and reduce emissions

Sustainability of our food supply requires the preservation of natural resources of wild caught species, and ensuring that aquaculture can indefinitely continue production without harm to the environment and its ecosystems.

Interest has been on the rise as big players in the seafood market have entered the quest for sustainability.

What has Tampa Maid done?

• Tampa Maid procures its entire popcorn style shrimp from two countries that practice conservation by shutting down their fisheries each year at the appropriate time for fishery renewal.
• Tampa Maid procures a large portion of its raw material, breaded shrimp and other products from ACC Certified facilities.
• Tampa Maid supports Ocean Trust, which is one of the few organizations that actually performs the necessary tasks of habitat restoration and marine conservation with the funds they receive
• Tampa Maid is a member of the National Fisheries Institute and has supported their effort to aid in marine conservation as they partner with Ocean Trust and other initiatives.
• Tampa Maid, as an importer of squid, presents to Federal Fish and Wildlife the necessary documents for each container to help them in their initiative to prevent the importation of endangered species.