Trident Seafoods is renowned for shrewd acquisitions at bargain prices.

Could the Seattle-based giant be willing to pay upward of $250 million for Icelandic USA?

Sources following the process seem to think so.

All the industry and financial sector chatter with regards to Trident’s involvement in the sale process has focused on the company’s and its founder Chuck Bundrant’s reputation for being shrewd in deals and not getting involved in auction processes.

Trident has completed big deals in the past. In 2006, it bought Louis Kemp Seafood, a large retail surimi-seafood brand, from packaged foods conglomerate ConAgra Foods.

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