SeaBear SmokehouseIn 1957, fisherman
Tom Savidge and his wife Marie built a backyard smokehouse and began selling
smoked wild salmon to local taverns in his home of Anacortes, Washington. With
that Specialty Seafoods was born (later renamed SeaBear after Native American
legend). The tavern owners and their patrons loved Tom's smoked salmon, but
asked him to find a way to preserve it longer. Being an inventive guy, Tom took
their challenge and created a whole new idea in packaging the Gold Seal pouch, for which
he received a patent. The Gold
Seal pouch preserves the salmon naturally, and no refrigeration is required
until the pouch is opened. This breakthrough in packaging, since it requires no
refrigeration, made it easy for tourists traveling through Anacortes on the way
to Washington's San Juan Islands to take Tom's salmon back home with them, or to
ship it to family and friends in different parts of the country. From this, word
spread about our smoked wild salmon. |