CMU & ASSOCIATES ATTEND SEAFOOD EXPO NORTH AMERICA / SEAFOOD PROCESSING NORTH AMERICA 2017

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1 ISSUE CMU & ASSOCIATES ATTEND SEAFOOD EXPO NORTH AMERICA / SEAFOOD PROCESSING NORTH AMERICA 2017 It was once again a successful and productive expo for CMU & Associates and its subsidiary companies as the staff networked with hundreds of new and existing customers in Boston, MA. Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America is North America s largest seafood exposition with thousands of buyers and suppliers from around the world attending this three-day event from March 19 to 21, Attending buyers include importers, exporters, wholesalers, restaurants, supermarkets, hotels, and other retail and foodservice companies. Visit our websites at:

2 Expansive display case of sample products. Dan Nakauchi teaching students from Cambridge School of Culinary Arts how to make Poke. Sharing samples with potential clients. Meetings and networking all day.

3 DRYING FACILITY AT HILO FISH COMPANY With the growing demand for dried fish, Hilo Fish Company has invested in state-of-the art equipment to increase production of this popular item. Products include but are not limited to Opelu, Aku, Ahi Sakura Boshi, Marlin, Salmon Belly and Akule. Production sometimes runs from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. to fulfill the orders. The dryers create 400 pounds in twelve hours and 1,600 pounds of Aku are dried each week to meet the growing orders for these products. SNAP-N-EAT is a new dried product with a long shelf life and available at major supermarkets on all islands. Drying Equipment Dried Ahi Sakura Boshi Dried Opelu SNAP-N-EAT Dried Aku

4 PACIFIC TRADE INTERNATIONAL FEATURING FRESH SALMON FROM EUROPE AND CANADA Pacific Trade International, a subsidiary of CMU & Associates is pleased to announce the expansion of its company to include fresh Salmon from Scotland, Norway, Faroe Islands (Denmark) and the Canadian Atlantic. Historically, fresh Salmon started being imported to the United States from Norway because of its frigid water and is known for its rich, fatty meat. Shipments are being made once a week to the New York port then shipped to the mid-west to Florida. Shipments are also sent direct to major airports for larger orders. The contact information for Pacific Trade International is: HILO FISH COMPANY USA EAST COAST SALES OFFICE & PACIFIC TRADE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 79 South Main Street Barnegat, NJ Office Fax Scott Vitrone New Jersey General Manager/East Coast Scottv@hilofish.com Scottish Salmon filets and Coast of Scotland Chris Herring Boston Salmon Purchasing and Sales Chris@hilofish.com Rob Fogarty New York Salmon Purchasing and Sales Rob@hilofish.com

5 MEET DAVID D.M. YEE CORPORATE BUYER David has been the Corporate Buyer for ten years. He is constantly sourcing quality products at affordable prices for the customer and ensures that the inventory is always fully replenished. He purchases products from Hawaii, mainland U.S. and Japan. He truly embraces his job and always wants to be of assistance to the valued client and staff. He was previously the Big Island Manager of Meadow Gold Dairies for thirty-one years and left in David is originally from Honolulu and left in He attended Farrington High School, Leeward Community College and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. On his spare time, he is an avid photographer and assists the Department of Parks & Recreation of the County of Hawaii. He specializes in photos of people and landscapes. He is married with two children and two grandchildren. He has a strict health regimen and works out five days a week and has a healthy and well-rounded lifestyle.

6 MEET KAREN SALES FROZEN INVENTORY MANAGER HILO FISH COMPANY Karen has been with the company for ten years where she began as the assistant to the Operations Manager. She is a Liberal Arts graduate of Hawaii Community College of Hilo and attended school while working full time at the Hilo Fish Company. She quickly progressed in the company from the Inventory Assistant, Frozen Import Purchasing Manager then to her current position. She will be attending HCC on Fall Semester to obtain an Associate in Arts degree (AA) in Accounting while working full time once again. Her goal is to be very conversant in the field of accounting and to use her skills to further contribute to the company. She arrived in Hawaii eighteen years ago from Manila and attended Waiakea High School. When she is not working, she enjoys being with her friends, loves to sing karaoke and dances the hula for her church. She says, I love Friday because that s my diva s night with my friends and Sunday is all about spending quality time with my family. MEET SHANE CHEW DRY PRODUCTION MANAGER HILO FISH COMPANY Shane has been with the company for three years. He oversees the drying production of various items such as opelu, aku, ahi boshi, marlin, salmon belly and akule. The growing demand has resulted in installing state-of-the-art equipment which Shane oversees until 2:00 a.m. at times! He attended Hilo Union Elementary, Intermediate and High School then became a Weapons System Specialists in the United States Air Force for six years. His previous jobs included a loan officer at Beneficial Financial and in advertising for AT & T in Alabama. Upon his return to Hilo, he started with the Hilo Fish Company as a driver then night time supervisor.

7 THIRD PARTY COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION In addition to HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) Certificate of Compliance, the company is pleased to present certification for good manufacturing practices from an independent audit made by Sai Global, an integrated risk management solutions expert with offices in 29 countries. CERTIFICATE OF ATTAINMENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES This certificate is applicable for: Receiving, processing, storage, packing, distribution. This certificate is provided on the base of the GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES audit requirements. These requirements include the implementation and maintenance of a HACCP based food safety system, along with relevant industry specific Pre-Requisite Programs.

8 SPECIALS AT TROPIC FISH KAUAI General Manager Liana Soong s personal favorite! Fry well (almost cremate) then enjoy all the meat topped with calamansi juice and shoyu. Then crush the bones and head in hot tea for a great night cap!!! Yum!!! We have locally-caught Menpachi! Our own Smoked Coho Salmon in 2.5# bags. Limited supply. Tako Yaki available frozen in 45 piece bags. Ideal for sporting events, farm fair, picnics and fundraisers. Salted Cod (Bacalao). Great in a salad!

9 CMU & ASSOCIATES (Corporate Office) Charles M. Umamoto Chairman Chief Executive Officer HILO FISH COMPANY 55 Holomua Street Hilo, HI Office Fax Kerry Umamoto President/COO Hilo Fish Company and Kona Fish Company Jamiesen Batangan General Manager/Corporate HACCP and Safety Coordinator David D.M. Yee Corporate Buyer Sabrina Vaughn National Sales Manager, Frozen Division Howard Konanui Manufacturing Division Manager Diedre Didi Omori Sales Representative Colette Aguiar Operations Manager Fresh Import & Domestic Logistics Rusty Ann Smith Frozen Import Purchasing Manager Karen Sales Frozen Inventory Manager Shane Chew Dry Production Manager OUR COMPANY TEAM MEMBERS ARE AT YOUR SERVICE! KONA FISH COMPANY Kaloko Light Industrial Park Kamalani Street, #8 Kailua-Kona, HI Office; Fax Wesley Murakami General Manager/Sales Daniel Stokes Sales Manager TROPIC FISH MAUI 300 Hukilike Street Bldg. 2 Units #A-D, J-L Kahului, HI Office; Fax Austin Fiero General Manager/Sales afiero@tropicfishmaui.com Stephen Nicols Sales Manager stephen@tropicfishmaui.com Victoria Keanaaina Sales Manager vkeanaaina@tropicfishmaui.com TROPIC FISH KAUAI Puhi Industrial Area 1626 Haleukana Street, #103 Lihue, HI Office; Fax Liana Soong General Manager/Sales lsoong@tropicfishkauai.com Krystal Libre Administrative Sales Assistant klibre@tropicfishkauai.com TROPIC FISH HAWAII Bamboo Business Center 2312 Kamehameha Highway, E-5 Honolulu, HI Office; Fax Shawn Tanoue President/ COO stanoue@tropicfishhawaii.com Shannon Tanoue VP Operations sstanoue@tropicfishhawaii.com Daryl Yamaguchi General Manager dyamaguchi@tropicfishhawaii.com Toby Arakawa VP/Export Sales tarakawa@tropicfishhawaii.com Michael Imada Director of Sales & Customer Development mimada@tropicfishhawaii.com Miles Nishimoto Director of Sales/Marketing mnishimoto@tropicfishhawaii.com Ehren Fukumoto Operations Manager / HACCP and Safety efukumoto@tropicfishhawaii.com Kellie Nakamura Fresh Product Inventory knakamura@tropicfishhawaii.com Barry Masuda Inventory Control/Freezer bmasuda@tropicfishhawaii.com Eddie M. Mizuno Culinary Business Development Manager Food Service Division emizuno@tropicfishhawaii.com Robert Wannomae Sales Representative rwannomae@tropicfishhawaii.com Chad Yamasaki Sales Representative Food Service Division cyamasaki@tropicfishhawaii.com Terry T. Togashi Sales Representative ttogashi@tropicfishhawaii.com Todd Oshiro Produce Manager toshiro@tropicfishhawaii.com Julia Takushi Assistant Produce Manager jtakushi@tropicfishhawaii.com

10 HILO FISH COMPANY USA WEST COAST SALES OFFICE 418 S. Central Ave #201 Los Angeles, CA Office Fax Dan Nakauchi Sales and Marketing Manager Bob Kitagawa Operations Sales Coordinator Martin Jimmy Orozco-Gutierrez Quality Control Coordinator OUR COMPANY TEAM MEMBERS ARE AT YOUR SERVICE! HILO FISH COMPANY USA EAST COAST SALES OFFICE PACIFIC TRADE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 79 South Main Street Barnegat, NJ Office Fax Scott Vitrone Pacific Trade International/Hilo Fish Company General Manager - East Coast scottv@hilofish.com Chris Herring - Boston Salmon Purchasing and Sales Chris@hilofish.com Rob Fogarty - New York Salmon Purchasing and Sales Rob@hilofish.com Jim Gallagher - Pittsburgh Sales Manager jim@hilofish.com EAST ASIA OFFICE Unit 1103 Antel Global Corporate Center Dona Julia Vargas Avenue Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines Office Fax Ryan Evangelista Quality Control Manager ryane@hilofish.com Monique P. Cruz Office Manager monique@hilofish.com Liezel P. Gagatiga Night Manager liezel@hilofish.com