Who We Are
Hi, my name is Cameron.
I’m the name behind Cameron’s Seafood, the largest fresh seafood retailer in the state of Maryland.
If you have lived or visited the state of Maryland you know that we take seafood very seriously. There are few things that gets us Marylanders more excited than tearing into a bushel of delicious blue crabs encrusted with crab seasoning surrounded by our friends and family.
THE LIGHTBULB MOMENT
Every year, thousands of customers flock to our 14 retail stores and food trucks across Maryland, Washington DC & Pennsylvania to get their fill of Maryland blue crabs.
“One morning, a crab-lover from West Virginia rolled up to one of our family-owned food trucks in Hagerstown, MD, to buy a bushel of Maryland blue crabs. He told my cousin Pey, who was working on the food truck that day, that he was so sick of paying exorbitant prices for dodgy crabs in WV, and to him it was worth driving 6 hours, round trip, to come get the real Maryland crabs from us.”
That same night, Pey came to me with the idea to start shipping our crabs and crab products directly to people’s homes. Within weeks, we had launched a brand new website with an online store and started shipping our family’s products to blue-crab junkies and seafood-lovers across North America!
A STRONG FOUNDATION
Cameron’s Seafood was founded in 1985 by my father, Allen Manesh and my uncle Bijan Manesh. True to their Persian heritage, their mission was not only to sell seafood but also to prepare and serve it to their customers at an affordable price so that everyone could enjoy delicious seafood. The family now operates 14 locations across the Maryland-Washington-Pennsylvania market.
33
Years In Business
14
Retail Locations
75,000
Bushels Sold Yearly
150,000
Crab Cakes Sold Yearly
Cameron’s Seafood In The Press
New York Times, August 7th, 2017
Crab Cakes Fresh From Maryland
The Washington Post, December 3rd, 2017
They studied Blue Apron to figure out how to ship Maryland crabs to your home
Forbes, November 20th, 2017
Best Food Gifts Of 2017: Your Ultimate Culinary Holiday Gift Guide
Huffington Post, September 22nd, 2017
When Life Hands You Lemons: The Story Of A Successful Maryland Seafood Company
Intrafish, August 23rd, 2017
Maryland Crab Firm Expanding Nationally With New Marketing Campaign
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cameron’s Seafood Market
Forbes, December 22nd, 2018
Need A Last-Minute Christmas Gift? Consider The Crab
Baltimore Business Journal, July 24th, 2018
How I ship Maryland crabs across the country
Bethesda Magazine, May-June 2018 Edition
Crazy for Crabs
Fox Magazine, April 12th, 2018
INTRODUCING CAMERON’S SEAFOOD, A MARYLAND SEAFOOD EMPIRE
Seafood Source, September 14th, 2017
Next generation moving Maryland seafood retailer online
Forbes, November 15th, 2019
Holiday Gift Guide 2019: The Best Mail Order Foods Make Delicious Gifts
Forbes, March 17th, 2020
Self-Quarantine Or Just Staying Home, You Can Still Eat Very Well
CNN, April 2nd, 2020
Skip the supermarket: Get meat delivered to your doorstep with these services
Inc. Magazine, August 17th, 2021
How Going Online Helped a Local Seafood Empire Become a Superpower
Forbes, May 13th, 2024
Father’s Day Gift Guide 2024: Best Mail-Order Gourmet Meat And Seafood
Maverick, July 19th, 2024
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