Meet our Founders
Co-Founder
Tom Patterson
Upon completion of his Marine Biology degree at the University of South Florida, Tom continued his education with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Galveston, Texas. While there, he specialized in aqua culture; primarily on shrimp and extensively on sea turtles and other distressed fish species.
After two years, Tom then worked for shrimp farms in Texas, Central America, South America and even an indoor aquaculture facility in Chicago, IL. After several years, he returned to Dayton, his hometown, in 1983. With his new mission statement, that year he started Foremost Seafood. Outside of work he loves to golf and spend time with his two beautiful daughters that now work at Foremost!
Co-Founder
Pam Patterson
As a native of Long Island, Pam was surrounded by the sights and smells of the Atlantic Ocean. With a background in education from College of Brockport in upstate New York, and years of accounting experience post-graduation, she was a natural born business leader and mentor.
Pam officially joined the business with her husband Tom in 1996, and quickly demonstrated her tact for quality control, budgeting, and human resources. While not at work, Pam loves to garden, decorate, and cook with her two lovely daughters.
And our Crew
A superb group of individuals with diverse backgrounds all brought together by the love of quality food and culinary skills. With well over fifty-years combined experience in cooking, restaurant management, food handling and service, the friendly crew is there 5-days a week to help customers and chefs with any questions.
On their days off, they love to bike, visit breweries, try new recipes and spend time with their pets, friends and family!
