From our start on tiny Hoopers Island through a century of global growth, Phillips Foods is proudly rooted in Maryland.
Phillips Foods began in 1914 on Hoopers Island, a small watermen’s community on the abundant waters of the Chesapeake Bay, when Captain Augustus E. Phillips established his eponymous Maryland blue crab processing plant. More than a century later, we are tremendously proud of our Maryland heritage and the rich, diverse communities that have become part of our family.

Although not in continual operation, our original plant on Hoopers Island is still part of the Phillips company; when open, the plant processes Maryland Crab Meat and Soft Shell Crabs, and additionally supplies our Baltimore Crab Deck restaurant location with steamed blue crabs in season.
Some of the ways we pay tribute to our Maryland heritage include:

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