A large seafood processing plant heralded the firm’s diversification. Set up in 1968 at Kollam in the picturesque backwaters of Kerala, Esmario Export Enterprises processes seafood to exacting international quality standards. Care is taken to ensure processing is done in stringent hygienic conditions. The plant incorporates facilities for water and effluent treatment. Standby power and other requirements are provided making it easy for the firm to meet revised EEC norms and FDA regulations. The firm won the Government of India’s prestigious National Award for Outstanding Export Performance for 1969-70.

In 1974, the company acquired two deep-sea trawlers from Mexico to strengthen its fishing fleet. In 1996 Esmario launched into the domestic market, its brand of fish and prawn pickles. It will soon launch its tongue smacking delicacies for which there is a ready market in South Asia, Middle East, and regions worldwide targeting the sizable population from the Asian sub-continent and others who appreciate Indian flavour.