Trans-Ocean Appoints 3 to Internal Positions

BELLINGHAM, WA — Trans-Ocean Products, Inc., producer of the nation’s top-selling retail brand of surimi seafood, announces several key staff appointments that will support the company’s continued focus on quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and product innovation.

John Viechnicki has been appointed Audit & Compliance Manager. In this role, he will be responsible for ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory audit requirements and applicable industry standards. He will also work closely with ingredient and packaging suppliers to monitor and verify adherence to Trans-Ocean’s quality and food safety expectations. Viechnicki brings extensive experience in quality assurance management and sustainability development to the position, including 14 years at Trans-Ocean Products and prior roles at Portland Shellfish and Bumble Bee Foods.

Laura Macaulay has been appointed Quality Assurance Manager, leading the development and execution of food safety systems and guiding internal teams on quality and safety initiatives. Macaulay brings more than 20 years of experience in quality assurance management, coming to Trans-Ocean Products from quality management positions at Healthy Pet and Enfield Farms.

Prairva (Summer) Plepalakon has joined Trans-Ocean Products as a Food Scientist, focusing on ingredient analysis, product formulation, and data-driven experimentation. A recent graduate of the University of California, Davis, Plepalakon will also leverage advanced AI tools to support innovation and play a key role in new product development initiatives that address consumer preferences and reflect Trans-Ocean’s commitment to product innovation.

About Trans-Ocean Products

Founded in 1985, Trans-Ocean Products, Inc. is one of the country’s largest processors of surimi seafood, sold under the Crab Classic, Simply Surimi, Crab Supreme, Crab Deluxe, and Seafood Snackers brand names, as well as private-label offerings. The company’s processing plant in Bellingham, Washington, is the only certified 100% gluten-free facility in the domestic surimi seafood industry. Trans-Ocean Products is a vertically integrated United States subsidiary of Umios (formerly Maruha Nichiro), which owns three surimi block plants in Alaska and holds partial ownership of a floating processor ship operating in the North Pacific.

For more information, please contact Trans-Ocean Products, Inc. at 350 West Orchard Drive, Bellingham, WA 98225, call 888-215-4815, or visit trans-ocean.com.