The premise of Direct Seafood Asia means quite simply that we build our plants on the edge of the resource.
Our History
What started off as a small trading company specializing in seafood products, John Paterson founded Direct Seafood Exports (DSE) in Thailand in 1997.
The mission of our company is to work directly with the source, avoiding the middleman, to give customers the “Direct Seafood” advantage. The company has evolved into a pasteurised crabmeat and seafood procurement business and over the past 5 years and has partnered in crab processing plants, and shrimp farms.
We have an office and banking in Singapore and dedicated crabmeat plants in Lampung, Cirebon, Makassar, Mannar, Tuticorin, Gujurat, and Bacolod.
OUR VISION
DSA’s success is built
upon great collaborations, longterm
partnerships and trusted relationships.
Our dedicated plants pack only for our
brands and our businesses.
OUR VISION
DSA’s success is built upon great collaborations, longterm partnerships and trusted relationships. Our dedicated plants pack only for our brands and our businesses.
DSA Business Model
DSA’s has been considered one of the pioneers of crabmeat in Asia, due to the considerable amount of real-world experience with the crabmeat supply chain. Integrating their knowledge with their back to basics philosophy and focus on boutique plants, they began development of a new business model. This new “Direct” crabmeat procurement and production model resulted in improved quality of all finished crabmeat goods.
DSA’s 5 Step Fundamental Direct Philosophy
- Build your crab plants directly at the resource.
- Buy crab direct from the fishermen.
- Cook only Live Blue Swimming Crab.
- Process the crabmeat directly at the main plant (no outside sources).
- All plants must pack exclusively for DSA.
DSA Quality Assurance
This direct philosophy went into full effect in 2008 with the set-up of our first dedicated crab plant in Sichon, Thailand. The plant was steps away from the docks, where crabs landed and were steamed live, then picked and canned the same day. This plant became the model that became the precedent for all future DSA plants throughout Asia. Each crabmeat plant that was built or renovated to fit the direct philosophy received DSA startup training process protocols, quality assurance management systems, and product specifications.
OUR MISSION
DSA hopes to provide a vast array
of seafood to suppliers and expand
globally, whilst giving back to the
communities we work with.
OUR MISSION
DSA hopes to provide a vast array of seafood to suppliers and expand globally, whilst giving back to the communities we work with.
