OUR STORY

We know fresh salmon, we’re friends with who is catching it and we deliver it directly to you. Welcome to the Alaska Fresh family!
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Our Alaskan story began in 2005, when Juraj went to Cordova, AK to work as a salmon processor. Working with Copper River kings and sockeyes - the best salmon on the planet - proved to be extremely captivating and what was supposed to be just a fun summer experience, became Juraj’s passion and destiny.
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Juraj gained his extensive knowledge in grading, processing, handling, and packing top-quality fish over many years. He started as a fish cleaner on the processing line and progressed through all departments before becoming the General Manager for the whole operation.
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Adra was born and raised in a suburb of Milwaukee, attended college at UW Madison and then moved to Chicago. After meeting Juraj, her move to Alaska was inevitable. Adra’s love for nature turned into a passion for conservation, sustainability, and living off the land.
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While in Cordova, Juraj and Adra forged great professional relationships and friendships with local fishermen. They even got married by one of them, right on a salmon fishing boat.
Now Adra and Juraj live permanently in the Midwest and they’re bringing you the best of Alaska’s sustainable natural resources. Alaska Fresh embodies a culture of knowing your food source personally, living off the land, and consciously consuming wholesome goods.
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