LE THI & HAI MINH HUYNH
Founders, FULTON SEAFOOD, Houston, Texas
WHEN HAI MINH HUYNH WAS 20, HE AND HIS FAMILY WERE IMPRISONED for eight months in Vietnam. His only crime was that he was not a communist. “Every day I would see young men, strong and healthy when they arrived, die from starvation,” Huynh says, “We had to eat grass, roots, tree bark – anything that moved – to say alive.” When he wa
s finally released, Huynh paid fishermen to help his family and him flee Vietnam. For seven months, they lived in a refugee camp until they received word that they were welcome in the United States. With the little money they had saved, Huynh and his wife opened Fulton Seafood in Houston, even though they knew nothing about the seafood business. “I bought a little dock in Louisiana and would buy from the Vietnamese fishermen there,” he says, “while my wife ran the store in Houston. We had to live apart for seven years.” In the beginning, things were tough – they had no customers, and Huyhn’s wife, who had no formal schooling and had be a street peddler since she was 13, couldn’t speak English. But they believed in the American Dream – that if you work hard, you will make it. Today, Huynh’s company is one of the largest seafood distributorship in Houston. “We love this country – it is the land of hope,” Huynh says. “If you work hard in America, you will get rewarded.”
As you can see Fulton Seafood is a family owned and operated business since 1984. What started as an Eight employee business in North Houston has grown to more than Thirty Five employee warehouse and distribution center in downtown Houston. Although we have grown dramatically in recent years, our priority is still our clients. Fulton Seafood’s growth is structured around servicing our clients’ needs. We have a wide selection of fresh and frozen products. Our staff of consultants is among the best in the business. Fulton Seafood is in the business to do just one thing, Deliver the finest seafood from around the world to our clients. I would like the opportunity to meet with the person who purchases your seafood. In the meantime I can fax or email our weekly pricing list. I look forward to working with you and your staff.
