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NEW BEDFORD Foley Fish, the family-owned processor and seller of multiple fish species in New Bedford, was acquired this week by Connecticut-based food distributor, The Chefs Warehouse.
Laura Foley Ramsden, the fourth-generation owner of Foley Fish, will remain at the helm as head fishmongress as she said, and the approximate 54 employees in production and sales will stay.
The Chefs Warehouse, which distributes specialty food products to restaurants across the United States and Canada, acquired substantially all the assets of the New Bedford business.
Ramsden said talks with company started before the COVID-19 pandemic and that the acquisition was actually delayed by it. She said it was an exciting day when the acquisition was announced Monday.
NEW BEDFORD The state s environmental office earlier this month issued a certificate stating the final environmental impact report submitted by Parallel Products for its proposed expansion into a solid waste processing facility did not adequately and properly comply with state policy.
Kathleen Theoharides, secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), said the report did not comply with the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) and as a result, Parallel Products must submit a supplemental final environmental impact report. I find that further analysis of the project s impacts and mitigation measures is required to satisfy the MEPA requirements that the project s environmental impacts have been clearly described and fully analyzed or that it has incorporated all feasible means to avoid Damage to the Environment, Theoharides wrote.
A New Exhibit About New Bedford and Fishing [TOWNSQUARE SUNDAY]
When those visitors arrive, they can enjoy a new exhibit about New Bedford and its fishing industry.
The Center s Executive Director, Laura Orleans joins
Townsquare Sunday to discuss the new exhibit, entitled More Than A Job: Work and Community in New Bedford s Commercial Fishing Industry.
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The exhibit attempts to explain the culture of New Bedford and its connection to one of the world s most dangerous professions.
A soft opening will take place this month, with a grand opening set for June 25-26.
Laura is also recruiting a new round of volunteers for the Fishing Heritage Center. She explains what those jobs entail. Her interview can be heard here: