- CEO
- Shahriar Ahmed
- Full Time Employees
- 465
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Food: meat/fish/dairy
- Address
- Dhaka Bangladesh
- IPO Date
- Nov 25, 2007
- Business
- Apex Foods Limited is a Bangladesh-based export-oriented seafood processing company primarily engaged in the sourcing, processing, freezing, packaging, and international distribution of frozen seafood products. The company operates through a specialized seafood processing and cold chain infrastructure, offering a comprehensive portfolio of value-added products and services that includes Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) and block-frozen Black Tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon); freshwater giant prawns (Macrobrachium rosenbergii); marine white and brown shrimp varieties; raw, blanched, and fully cooked seafood presentations; Head-On Shell-On (HOSO), Headless Shell-On (HLSO), Peeled and Deveined (P&D), Peeled and Undeveined (PUD), and Peeled Tail-On (PTO) processing formats; easy-peel, butterfly, and tailored portion-control cuts; as well as cryogenic and blast freezing, bonded temperature-controlled warehousing, microbiological quality assurance testing, and international freight containerization services. Apex Foods Limited markets its products to institutional buyers, seafood distributors, food service companies, and major retail supermarket chains across key international destinations, including North America, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Russia. The company operates a modern, high-capacity seafood processing and cold storage plant situated in the Fouzderhat Industrial Estate in Chittagong, Bangladesh, operating in compliance with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) frameworks, British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standards for Food Safety, and Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certifications. Founded in 1979 and publicly listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in 1981, the company is affiliated with the Apex Group and maintains its corporate headquarters in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In recent developments, Apex Foods Limited has implemented operational and quality assurance upgrades across its processing operations, reinforcing laboratory chemical residue screening and supply chain traceability systems to comply with rigorous international import inspection standards. The company has also executed plant modernization initiatives across its Chittagong refrigeration and cold-storage infrastructure to enhance energy efficiency and operational resilience, while diversifying its export distribution network across emerging Asian and European markets to mitigate regional demand shifts and aligning procurement channels with emerging commercial Vannamei shrimp farming initiatives in Bangladesh.