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March 12, 2023

 
Peter Pan Seafood signs letter of intent for asset purchase of Trapper’s Creek Smoking Co.
 
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Peter Pan Seafood has signed a letter of intent for an asset purchase of
Trapper’s Creek Smoking Co. including a smokehouse facility in Anchorage and its brands: Copper River
Smoking Company, Alaska’s Best, Trapper’s Creek, and Eat Like a Grizzly. Peter Pan leadership is eager
to expand with the addition of smoking capabilities and the growth of its footprint in Alaska. 
 
Peter Pan came under new ownership in 2021, bringing the company back under U.S. and Alaska
ownership and becoming a vertically integrated seafood company with a focus on value-added sales
channels.
 
“We are committed to creating jobs in Alaska and in the U.S., and this is another example of that
commitment,” Peter Pan Chief Growth Officer Rodger May said. “We will bring our strong commitment
to key stakeholders including employees, customers, fleet, suppliers, business partners and communities
for both companies.”
 
Peter Pan leadership is eager to bring its processing and industry innovation to the brands of Trapper’s
Creek and Copper River Smoking Co., an award-winning company that has been in the smoked salmon
business for more than 30 years. Peter Pan also brings its strong commitment to key stakeholders,
including employees, customers, fleet, suppliers, business partners and communities for both companies.
 
“We are very proud to add these brands, including the Copper River brand, to the Peter Pan Seafood
portfolio,” Peter Pan CEO Kevin Bixler said. “This will fuel our continued growth in new channels and
value-added products.”
 
As a values-driven company, Peter Pan shares a commitment to quality, corporate stewardship,
employees, and exceeding the expectations of its local fishing fleet, customers and the communities it
operates in. Peter Pan looks forward to a strong future of prosperity and sustainability for Peter Pan and
Trapper’s Creek Smoking Co.
 
Trapper’s Creek Smoking Co.’s current owner Andi Wahry will stay on in an advisory role to ensure a
smooth transition.
 
“I've always envisioned a long and successful path for this company,” Wahry said. “I'm excited to see
how the brand will thrive with Peter Pan at the helm.”
 
About Peter Pan Seafood
Peter Pan Seafood Company, LLC is a vertically integrated seafood company dedicated to a strong future
of prosperity and sustainability composed of Peter Pan Seafood’s assets and the value-added sales
channels of Northwest Fish Co., LLC (“Northwest Fish”). The ownership group is Rodger May of
Northwest Fish, the Na’-NukInvestment Fund, LP (managed by McKinley Alaska Private Investment,
LLC and McKinley Capital Management, LLC), and the RRG Global Partners Fund (managed by RRG
Capital Management, LLC).
 
Media contact:
Kelsey Baker, Thompson & Co. PR
kelsey@thompsonpr.com, 785-608-8144