Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Joseph's Gourmet Pasta Company Forms Licensing Partnership with Legal Sea Foods


HAVERILL, Mass.,  /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph's Gourmet Pasta Company announced today the formation of a licensing partnership with Legal Sea Foods, the Boston-based restaurant group known for its uncompromising commitment to quality.  Founded in 1950, Legal Sea Foods currently operates over 30 award-winning restaurants along the East Coast.
Under the agreement, Joseph's Gourmet Pasta will produce frozen seafood items using Legal Sea Foods' exclusive recipes and premium seafood.  The collaboration will further extend Legal Sea Foods' unique culinary experience into homes.
Joseph's Gourmet Pasta's state-of-the-art facility in Haverhill, Massachusetts produces gourmet pastas, sauces and specialty seafood items for sale to fine restaurants, foodservice businesses and retail markets across the U.S. and Canada.  "We are honored to work with Legal Sea Foods, who sets the gold standard for excellence in seafood dining," said David Zwartendijk, CEO of Joseph's Gourmet Pasta.  Our outstanding facility and people are a perfect match for Legal Sea Foods' exacting quality standards.  We will cook only the highest quality seafood at the peak of freshness, for easy-to-prepare gourmet meals at home."  
"For years, our guests have said that they wish they could enjoy Legal Sea Foods' recipes at home," said Roger Berkowitz, President & CEO of Legal Sea Foods.  "We answered first with our online fish market and then with our ready-to-eat retail soups.  And now our relationship with Joseph's Gourmet Pasta will make our seafood meals available at retail markets."
About Joseph's Gourmet Pasta Company
Founded in 1991, Joseph's Gourmet Pasta began from scratch just north of Boston in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  The company's founder first started making artisanal ravioli stuffed with flavorful fillings using the finest, freshest local ingredients.  The demand for his ravioli grew quickly and, out of that, a foodservice leader was born.  Joseph's Pasta is owned by Brynwood Partners VII L.P., a Greenwich, Connecticut-based private equity firm that focuses exclusively on making investments in the lower middle market consumer sector.  The firm is led by Chairman & CEO Hendrik J. Hartong III.  For more information, please visit www.josephsgourmetpasta.com.

About Legal Sea Foods
Legal Sea Foods was founded more than 60 years ago as a small fish market in Inman Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Today, President & CEO Roger Berkowitz leads the company toward continued growth and diversification.  With 30+ restaurants up and down the East Coast, Legal Sea Foods has earned scores of honors and awards and proudly carries its well-earned reputation as the nation's finest seafood restaurant.  For more information about Legal Sea Foods, please visit www.legalseafoods.com.
CONTACT: David Zwartendijk Joseph's Gourmet Pasta Company (978) 521-1718





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