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The company was founded in 2012 by Eric Stromberg, Andrew Brown, and Willem Van Lancker, and was headquartered in New York City. In October 2012, Oyster received $3 million in seed funding led by Founders Fund. [5] On January 14, 2014, Oyster announced a $14 million funding round, led by Highland Capital Partners. [6]
The company's oyster farms are located in the Yeocomico River, Potomac River, James River, Rappahannock River, and York River. [9] [16] In 2002, the company also helped to restore an oyster reef in the river. [17] The company also operates a seafood cannery and packing facility and is a research partner with the State of Virginia.
The company was founded in 1899 by James Croxton. [1] [5] [6] The company is currently operated by cousins Ryan and Travis Croxton, the great-grandsons of the founder.[7] [8] [9] The company harvests four oyster varieties, Rappahannocks, Stingrays, Snow Hills, Barcats, and Olde Salts, in addition to Olde Salt Clams.
Adams Oyster Company was an oyster farm and seafood cannery business headquartered in Suffolk, Virginia, and by the 1950s was one of the largest oyster farm businesses in Virginia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The company held over 300 acres of oyster farms in the Nansemond River , Battens Bay, Bleakhorn Creek, Chuckatuck Creek , Cooper Creek, and the James River .
TBOC was founded in 1909, making it the oldest continuously ran oyster farm in California. [1] [2] TBOC was co-owned by Tod Friend. [3] (1947-2017) TBOC is currently owned and operated by Cathryn Irving and Heidi Gregory. [4] TBOC sells two types of Pacific oysters in various sizes, and customers must take them away and shuck their own oysters.
Ward Oyster Company is a cage oyster farm headquartered in Gloucester County, Virginia, and one of the largest cage oyster farms on the U.S. East Coast. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Established in 1986, the company sells 4 million oysters and tens of millions of larvae each year.
The company has operated oyster bars under the Taylor Shellfish Farms brand since 2014. [2] Three are in Seattle including Capitol Hill and Pioneer Square , [ 13 ] one in Downtown Bellevue beginning late 2017; [ 14 ] [ 15 ] and there are farm stores on Chuckanut Drive in Skagit County, [ 16 ] [ 17 ] and in Shelton.
The Cotuit Oyster Company dates back to 1837 and is still cultivating the distinctive Cotuit Oysters with their unique flavor, producing the oldest brand name of oyster in the United States. [12] Cotuit is world-famous for its oysters, and in years past they rivaled Wellfleet oysters and could be found on menus in restaurants from San Francisco ...