Chicago-based Jackson & Partners has become the latest member of the National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council.
Owned by former professional football and baseball player and now businessman, Bo Jackson, the company expands on Jackson’s Signature Foods line with a focus on seafood and other proteins. The company has recently added more seafood items to its Bo Jackson Signature Sideliners brands, as well as ProCrab, a pasteurised crabmeat product.
“The Crab Council has a proven record of sustainability work,” said Bo Jackson. “ProCrab is excited to support its established mission and display the council’s logo on our very first can to hit the United States in less than three weeks. We are very proud to be a part of the team and thank the Crab Council for being an MVP - most valuable partner."
Jackson & Partners enters the Crab Council as its 32nd member. Founded in 2009 the council is an industry-led sustainability effort whose membership includes US and international crab companies. The Crab Council receives its funding for fishery improvement projects in Southeast Asia from member assessments on every pound of blue swimming crab imported.
Crab Council chair, Brice Phillips, welcomed Jackson & Partners to the council. “Business and sports are often compared for their emphasis on teamwork,” he said. “The Crab Council is a recognised and winning outfit of dedicated industry players, and we are excited to add Jackson & Partners to that roster.”
