Blount Fine Foods announces details concerning relocation of its corporate headquarters from Fall River to Rhode Island

Warren, RI – Blount Fine Foods, a family-owned, national manufacturer and marketer of fresh prepared foods, announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Rhode Island on Monday. The corporate team will formally move to its transitional office in April 2025. From there, they will begin designing and building their permanent headquarters in the East Bay of Rhode Island. This does not impact Blount’s largest manufacturing plant and logistics center in Fall River, MA.

The transitional office in Warren, RI, will allow the Blount team to grow its national marketing capability while enabling its manufacturing operations to have autonomy around the country. The corporate and executive teams will move to this location, consolidating all strategic and sales decision-making.

“We are so thrilled to be moving to our new facility,” said Todd Blount, CEO and President of Blount. “Our growth has led our team to a new model: we are a CPG marketing company with multiple plants and copackers. Our plants have developed and progressed so much over the years, and this move will allow them to be accountable for their own success.”

The family-owned organization was founded in 1880 on the shores of Barrington, Rhode Island. Initially focused on seafood, founder F. Nelson Blount consolidated operations and incorporated Blount Seafood in Warren, Rhode Island, in 1946. Today, the company has plants in four states and produces hundreds of premium prepared food products for restaurants, institutions, retailers, and club stores in all 50 states.

“Consolidating our sales strategy and decision-making to Rhode Island will create
efficiency for the supply chain and increase customer service and communication,” said
Bob Sewall, Chief Customer Officer.

The Rhode Island Commerce approved Blount’s qualified job credits for this move. “Blount’s roots in Rhode Island date back more than a century. Since then, it has grown into a nationally recognized foodservice brand,” said Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Liz Tanner. “Rhode Island Commerce is proud to support Blount Fine Foods, and we welcome their corporate headquarters to the Ocean State.”

“As part of our continued growth, we are thrilled to be expanding into this headquarters location, where we can bring our talented team together to drive Blount’s future success while returning to our Rhode Island roots,” said Dan Crocker, Executive VP of Blount. “This transitional headquarters is a great step toward our eventual vision of building a new corporate home in the next few years, where we plan to create a modern and dynamic workspace for our team and Blount’s continued growth.”

Blount is working with Union Studio Architects and Peregrine Group Real Estate Advisory to help accomplish its goal of creating a building that will enable leading all aspects of the business while personifying Blount’s brand with a possible retail component for the public. Blount is actively looking for towns, cities, and developers to partner on building its permanent location.