Company | SeaBear Smokehouse | Anacortes, WA View More: SeaBear Smokehouse There's nothing quite like it: the aroma and flavor of wild Salmon, tender chunks of potatoes, corn and other natural ingredients blended together in a hearty, soul-soothing chowder. The salmon and other ingredients are all in the pouch just add 12 ounces of milk or cream, heat and serve. Each 12 oz. pouch of Smoked Salmon Chowder serves three. This smoked salmon company was established 1957 in Anacortes, Washington by Tom Savidge, a local fisherman and entrepreneur. The company started as Specialty Seafoods was later renamed SeaBear. Searching for a way to extend the shelf life of his smoked salmon without preservatives, Tom invented and patented the “retort” pouch, AKA the flexible can in the 1960’s introducing this innovative way to smoke and store salmon. Each smoked salmon is vacuum sealed in SeaBear's famous Gold Seal pouch and gently cooked in its own natural oils; this preserves the salmon naturally, so no refrigeration is required until opened.
