Charles H Bundrant

Charles "Chuck" Bundrant, who went on to become a billionaire in the seafood industry, died Sunday October 17 2021 at age 79. Chuck Bundrant is the chairman and cofounder of Trident Seafoods, the largest vertically integrated seafood company in North America. Trident Seafoods harvests, processes and markets frozen and fresh seafood and has operations in China, Japan and Germany. In the 1970s he partnered with two crab fishermen and they created the Bilikin, the first boat to feature crab cookers and freezing equipment onboard Today the $2.6 billion (est. sales) company sells Alaskan wild-caught salmon, cod and pollock at retailers like Costco and Safeway. Bundrant is credited with popularizing pollock, which was considered a trash fish. He sells it to chains like Long John Silver's and McDonald's. Trident is now led by Bundrant’s son, Joe Bundrant, who became chief executive officer in 2013, when Chuck Bundrant became board chair.