Clear Springs Foods is a vertically integrated company involved in the production and distribution of rainbow trout. The firm maintains a state-of-the-art farm, feed manufacturing, processing plant, and research facilities, along with the latest specialty products production facility. Dedicated people are committed to producing the highest quality products available. Broodstock Facility--At the Soda Springs, Idaho brood station, Clear Springs is capable of producing more than 80 million Rainbow Trout eggs a year. This facility also includes a brood stock selection program to select the best trout families. Production Farms -- Rainbow Trout are raised in concrete raceways fed by an abundance of spring water. A patented, automated feed system distributes feed to the fish throughout the day. Production farms are continually monitored and inventoried to provide highly accurate production forecasts. Feed Manufacturing: Clear Springs operates its own feed mill to guarantee that each fish receives a consistent diet of the highest quality, most nutritious food. Ingredients include fish meal, fish oils, meat and poultry proteins, vitamins and minerals, and the high protein formulas are constantly being upgraded. Our Quality Assurance Department routinely tests the taste and texture of market fish to ensure that feed formulations produce great tasting products for our customers. Research & Development Clear Springs® state-of-the-art Research and Development center produces vaccines, monitors water quality in the springs, the farms, and the Snake River, and provides an array of fish health services to the farms. Research projects are ongoing in the areas of nutrition, waste management, genetics, and fish culture. The research division provides a complement of quality assurance services to the other divisions of the company. Processing Plant: Rainbow Trout are shipped live to our processing facility and then packaged under a HACCP quality assurance program. Specialty Products Plant: This facility has been established with state-of-the-art equipment and a dedicated group of food science professionals with a mission to create and produce the highest quality appetizers, entrees, and Creative Components? ingredients for today's food service and retail industries. Distribution: Clear Springs operates its own fleet of refrigerated trucks to deliver our products to customers across the country. Sales & Marketing: Clear Springs supports the sale of its products through a national network of regional sales managers and broker sales representatives. We provide ongoing product support through merchandising materials and recipe development.
