On the coast of Maine, honest, delicious food is part of our heritage. Bar Harbor Foods® creates authentic all-natural seafood specialties with clams and fish fresh from certified sustainable cold, clear ocean waters. We prepare all our foods in small batches in our kitchen, using all-natural ingredients, pure and simple. You can taste the difference.
You can enjoy the crisp, fresh taste of authentic Maine seafood and specialty foods, wherever you are. It’s as close to ‘fresh off the docks’ as you can get without being here.
Founded in 1917, Willard M. Look developed a quality assured process for hand-canning crab meat and lobster – a process Bar Harbor® still uses. Today, Bar Harbor® offers premium foods that naturally reflect the delicious New England cuisine and authentic Maine traditions.
The Bar Harbor® Difference
FISH
• Harvested in the cold, clean waters of the Northern Atlantic Ocean
• All fish is MSC Certified for sustainability [except Mackerel – MSC certification currently suspended for fishery restoration]
• All-Natural wood smoking process compared to an artificial liquid smoke used by other mainstream producers. Our fish spend 30 minutes on a rotating rack above a wood fire to achieve a rich flavor without any other additives
• Packed in the natural juice from the fish and water. No other liquids or flavors added
CLAMS
• #2 Chopped Clam in the Total U.S.
• All natural clams sourced from the Northern Atlantic Ocean
• All clams are MSC Certified for sustainability
• Our clams do not use any artificial whiteners like EDTA or preservatives like TPP or TSPP found in other major brands of clams
CLAM JUICE
• #2 Clam Juice in the Total U.S.
• Triple-filtered pure water
• Made from fresh clam shells and liquor
• Clean product devoid of sediment that you will find in most other major brands
• Enhances the flavor of any seafood soup, casserole, or appetizer
SUSTAINABILITY
• Bar Harbor® is an industry leader in the retail food sector for sustainability
• Winner of the 2020 US Ocean Champion award from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for our longstanding commitment to sustainability and sustainably certified proteins in retail food offerings
• We introduced the first MSC certified soup in the country in 2008 and first MSC certified New England Clam Chowder in the country in 2017
We’ve been working for over a decade to develop sources, products, and processes to meet our goals of becoming a Marine Stewardship Council-certified sustainable seafood company. It has taken us around the globe as we have searched for companies capable of meeting or exceeding the MSC standards for sustainably harvested seafood. Today, we are proud to be not only meeting our goals but exploring the world for more products to add to our family of gourmet offerings.
