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Triton Group
Triton Group is a 17 year old Indian conglomerate comprising of a group of companies with diversified business interests in the field of nutrition. Triton Group was established in 1995 with its headquarters at Mumbai, India. The core business of Triton Group is trading & distribution of Seafood, Chicken, Meat & Poultry products. With an annual turnover of over $500 million, Triton Group is present across Asia, Africa, Europe & Middle East.

History
Triton Group was founded by its Chairman, Mr.Ashvin Mohanlal Samtani. An alumnus of the Harvard Business School (OPM ’01),he started his career in Nigeria in 1982 as a Chartered Accountant for an electronics company, and worked his way up to General Manager in 7 years. He then joined a seafood trading company as General Manager and left as Business Head (Frozen Fish Operations) in 1994. Having understood the nuances and seeing the tremendous growth potential of the African market, he turned an entrepreneur and laid the foundation of Triton Group in 1995. The business expanded to 8 countries in West Africa and Triton Group soon became a leader in Seafood Trade & Distribution. The group commenced its Indian Operations sensing the potential of seafood in the Indian Market. Under the guidance of its Executive Director, Mr. Vincent Fernandez the group has built a resource pool comprising of industry experts, professionals & MBA’s from diverse backgrounds to drive the growth of Triton Group.

Verticals
Triton Group expanded its business across countries & other related business lines .The five verticals of Triton Group are:
 * Distribution
 * Trade
 * Processing
 * Produce

Distribution
This SBU ensures distribution of products across various geographies that Triton Group is present in .Backed by a strong sales force, Distribution tracks & taps the market demand by supplying seafood, meat & poultry products ensuring last mile connectivity .It follows different channels to reach out to the end consumers in different African, Asian & European markets.

Trade
Trade is the sourcing arm of Triton Group. Trade aims at sourcing the best quality products at the best prices by developing long term relationships with suppliers and producers across the globe. Trade procures various products from reliable producers across countries like Norway ,Shetland,Faroe Island,Morocco,Mauritania ,Ireland ,Spain ,Netherlands ,Argentina ,Brazil ,Namibia ,Uruguay ,Russia ,Japan ,China ,Peru, Chile ,New Zealand ,India ,Vietnam ,Thailand ,France ,Germany ,Australia, UK & Dubai.

Processing
Indepesca Overseas Pvt. Ltd. is the Indian seafood arm of the Triton Group, which specializes in the processing of a wide variety of seafood products: both whole round and value added. Indepesca Overseas Pvt. Ltd was founded in 2004. It is equipped with equipment for IQF, Plate Freezing, Blast Freezing, Blanching etc. The factory is HACCP and BRC certified. It is also USFDA "A" listed & conforms to the EU standards.

Produce
The Produce SBU for Triton Group ensures that product supply remains constant by farming of fish & poultry .Triton Group has forayed into the Aqua scenario in India and Ghana with brackish water shrimp farming of Black Tiger & fresh water fish culture .Triton Aquaculture Africa Ltd is duly registered with GIPC (Ghana Investment Promotion Center) and owns farm in the village of Dodi-Asantekrom, Anum-Boso, Eastern Region of Ghana. It operates a hatchery and Tilapia cage culture in Lake Volta (Ghana, Africa).Indepesca Aquaculture Pvt. Ltd is the aqua culture  arm of Triton Group in India. Its activities include Fish Hatchery in ponds, Shrimp culture, Cage Culture of fish (Maharashtra, India). The poultry arm of Triton Group in Africa covers poultry farming, hatchery and distribution of whole round chicken and chicken portions.

Presence
Triton Group has its presence across various countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Benin, Togo ,Ivory Coast, Liberia, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Angola,   Egypt, Poland, Romania, India, China ,Kuwait ,UAE  & Denmark.

Products
Seafood

Whole Round Frozen Fish - Horse Mackerel, Sardine, Mackerel, Alaska Pollack, Croaker , Barracuda, Sabalo, Panguesis, Red Mullet , Reef Cod, Ribbon Fish,  Sardinella, Silver Smelt, & Tilapia.

Fillets: Alaska Pollock, Sole, Nile Perch, Saithe, Haddock, Hake, Halibut & others.

HGT : Hoki, Savorin , Nototenia

Crustaceans: Black tiger, Cocktail shrimps and Vannamei.

Cephalopods: Squid, Cuttlefish, Octopus.

Others: Herring Flaps, Canned Fish, Dried and Salted Fish.

Poultry

Chicken: Chicken Whole & Chicken parts like Chicken Wings, Chicken Upper Back, Chicken Leg Quarter, Chicken Breast Fillets, Chicken MDM (mechanically deboned meat) and Chicken Gizzards.

Turkey: Turkey 3 joint wings, Feed Turkey Drum Sticks, Turkey Mid Wings.

Hen: Whole Hen & Hen parts like Hen leg Quarters, Hen wings.

Meat

Buffalo/Beef Forequarter, Beef tripes, Beef sinew, pork tails & pork heads.