Wanchese Fish Company
Headquartered in Suffolk, VA · Food Processing · 3 U.S. facilities
About Wanchese Fish
AI-written, sourcedWanchese Fish Company is a small food processing operator headquartered in Suffolk, VA, with facilities in Suffolk and Newport News. The company processes catfish and pork for regional distribution. With approximately 100 employees at its largest site, it operates as an independent entity without ammonia refrigeration systems.
inventory_2 What They Make
person_search Candidate Intelligence
- check_circleTwo facility locations in Hampton Roads area (Suffolk and Newport News) offer proximity to Tidewater region employment
- check_circleSmall-scale operation provides direct exposure to meat and seafood processing workflows
- check_circleFood processing industry role with established regional presence
- check_circleNo ammonia refrigeration systems means different operational safety profile than larger processing plants
business_center Client Intelligence
- warning187 ammonia-refrigerated plants operate within ~250 miles; nearest competing metros include Harrisonburg, Sandston, and Harrisburg—significant specialized-labor competition
- warningSmall facility footprint (100 employees at largest site) suggests focused hiring for processing and production roles
- warningFood processing specialization in catfish and pork requires workers with animal protein handling experience
- warningIndependent operator without PSM compliance requirements; hiring pool not constrained by process-safety management mandates
Suffolk, VA
Suffolk is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of 2020, the population was 94,324. It is the 10th-most populous city in Virginia, the largest city in Virginia by boundary land area as well as the 14th-largest in the country. Suffolk is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. This also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, and smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads. With miles of waterfront property on the Nansemond and James rivers, present-day Suffolk was formed in 1974 after consolidating with Nansemond County and the towns of Holland and Whaleyville.
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