About Starfish

A family business built around surimi.

We began making surimi in 1996. Today, we turn fish into surimi and finished seafood products under one roof in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, supplying seafood manufacturers, foodservice and retail customers worldwide.


Since 1996

Family-owned seafood manufacturer

30,000 metric tonnes

Annual surimi production capacity

10+ export markets

Across the group

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Our
beginnings

The Starfish Group plant in Samut Sakhon, seen from the yard.

The relationships we started with still shape how we work.

Our first customers were leading Japanese seafood manufacturers. They worked alongside our team, sharing their knowledge of surimi production and teaching us to pay attention to the details, keep improving and do what we said we would do.

That relationship continues today. Our teams visit each other several times a year, working together to improve quality and yield and understand what people want to eat as tastes and habits change.

All of those original customers still work with us today.

Our
growth

Members of the production team working side by side on the finishing line.

Our own surimi. Food we’re proud to share.

Over the past decade, we expanded into finished seafood products through Starfoods Industries. At the same facility, we use our own surimi to develop Thai and Asian-inspired products with quality local ingredients.

We start with what we would feel good about eating and sharing with our own families. That guides our choices: real ingredients, natural colours, and close attention to cleanliness and consistency in production. Our cheese fillings, for example, combine real cheese with mashed potato.

Today, our products are supplied to restaurant groups and distributors in Thailand, and reach the United States through leading distributors and Asian supermarkets on both coasts.

Making finished products ourselves also deepens our understanding of surimi. We see how different grades behave during mixing, forming and cooking, and use that experience to help customers choose a raw material or develop a product.

Starfish Co., Ltd. Surimi manufacturing
Starfoods Industries Co., Ltd. Finished seafood products

Today

A member of the team at the case sealer, boxing cartons of finished product for export.

Two generations, involved in every step.

Two generations of our family work across the business, from R&D and production to sales. We develop products, oversee how they are made and work directly with customers.

Our family’s reputation is tied to this business. What leaves our facility, and how we look after the people who buy it, matters personally to us.

Manufacturing and quality

We stay involved, from the raw material to the shipment.


We make both surimi and finished seafood products at the same facility. Our R&D, production and sales teams work together on what each customer needs, from the raw material and recipe to the finished product specification.

Quality checks cover both the surimi we produce and the products made with it. Our facility operates under GMP, HACCP and Halal-certified systems and is registered with the US FDA.

Once products are ready, we hold them in frozen storage on site. Our export team prepares the documentation and coordinates shipment with customers and logistics partners.

Kwanchai Samutpanich, Chief Executive Officer of Starfish Group.

A message from our CEO

“When we founded Starfish, we wanted to build a company we could be proud of.”

Since then we have grown into one of Thailand’s leading producers of surimi and surimi-based seafood products, serving customers in markets around the world.

As the company has grown our priorities have stayed the same: produce to a high standard, protect food safety, operate responsibly and keep improving — including improving our facilities and reducing the impact of our operations on the environment.

Today, two generations of our family work together with the same commitment to our customers. We believe trust is built over time and earned again with every shipment.

Mr. Kwanchai Samutpanich Chief Executive Officer

Company at a glance


Established
1996
Registered companies
Starfish Co., Ltd.
Starfoods Industries Co., Ltd.
Type of business
Manufacturing of surimi and surimi-based products
Chief Executive Officer
Kwanchai Samutpanich
Employees
Approximately 500 full-time
Annual surimi capacity
30,000 MT
Registered capital
THB 255 million approx. USD 8 million
Head office
79/8 Moo. 1, Bangtorud, Amphur Muang,
Samut Sakhon 74000, Thailand

Let’s work together

What are you looking to make?

Whether you’re sourcing surimi or developing a finished seafood product, our team can help you discuss grades, recipes and production requirements.

Contact our team