Nº 0620 Listed July 2026
Sykes Seafood
About
Sykes Seafood is a wholesale seafood supplier based in Bacup, Greater Manchester, with over 160 years of trading history.
The business supplies frozen fish and shellfish in bulk to the catering and retail sectors across the UK, operating a state-of-the-art processing facility in Sefton, Liverpool, which holds BRC AA+ accreditation.
The company provides a comprehensive range of seafood products including cold-water and warmwater prawns, whitefish fillets (cod, haddock, pollock, basa, hake), salmon, game fish, shellfish, scampi, lobster, crab, squid, and smoked fish varieties. Products are sourced from sustainable and responsibly managed fishing areas, with many items frozen at sea to preserve freshness and quality.
Sykes Seafood delivers mixed and full pallets throughout the UK to restaurants, takeaways, gastro-pubs, supermarkets and other food service businesses. The business traces its origins to 1862 when it traded from Manchester's Old Smithfield Market, moving to New Smithfield Market in the 1970s before expanding to national distribution.
Services
- Wholesale seafood supply
- seafood distribution
- bulk fish and shellfish supply
- trade catering supplies
- retail seafood wholesale
Common questions
- Where is Sykes Seafood based?
- Sykes Seafood is based at 14, Greave Clough Drive, Bacup, OL13 9HP, Greater Manchester.
- What does Sykes Seafood do?
- Sykes Seafood is a Greater Manchester-based wholesale seafood distributor supplying frozen fish, prawns, shellfish and other marine products to catering and retail businesses across the UK, operating since 1862.
- What sector does Sykes Seafood work in?
- Sykes Seafood works in the Wholesale sector.
- What services does Sykes Seafood offer?
- Sykes Seafood offers Wholesale seafood supply, seafood distribution, bulk fish and shellfish supply, trade catering supplies, retail seafood wholesale.
- How can I contact Sykes Seafood?
- You can contact Sykes Seafood by email at alan.dale@sykesseafoods.co.uk or through its website at https://sykesseafood.com.
Recorded from MBS Research · Entry Nº 0620 of the Manchester Business Services register.