Regal Springs
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 23 October 2026 · 8 sources
Tilapia farmer selling fillets raised in Indonesia, Honduras and Mexico.
Regal Springs can't show that the workers who make its products in Indonesia and Honduras earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.
Also worth knowing
It has no full independent audit.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and unaudited production in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsMost of its products are made in Indonesia and Honduras, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
- Not met: Traces its catch to the boat or farm and has crews' or farm workers' conditions checked independently
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From Regal Springs's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Honduras | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Mexico | Regular violations | Below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: fishing fleets and processing plants have some of the worst documented forced labour, including trafficked crews held at sea for years.
- Owns or runs its own production
- Traces most of its fish and seafood to named fishing boats or farms
- It traces some of its catch or holds environmental labels such as MSC, ASC or BAP, but doesn't show both that its catch is traced to the boat or farm and that crews' or farm workers' conditions are checked independently. Source
Research notes Regal Springs raises tilapia in lake cages on its own farms and processes it in its own plants in Indonesia (Lake Toba, Sumatra), Honduras and Mexico, with about 5,000 staff; it gives no split of volumes between the three. Its Lake Toba farm was the first ASC-certified farm in 2012, and farms and plants in all three countries hold ASC or BAP certificates, but it does not say what share of output they cover. It states commitments to fair labour and competitive wages but publishes no social audit results, wage data or grievance figures; ASC and BAP audits are industry-paid. Feed is mostly plant-based with under 5% fishmeal and fish oil.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| US Department of Labor goods lists | Listed | The US Department of Labor lists seafood from Indonesia and Honduras, two of its three farming countries, as produced with child or forced labour. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 8
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- Seafood fact sheet: child labor and forced labor in seafood production (US Department of Labor, ILAB) · search the archive · Lists Indonesia and Honduras among countries with documented child or forced labour in seafood production
- Regal Springs launches value-added tilapia products at Midwest US retailers (SeafoodSource, 2025) · search the archive · Regal Springs-branded frozen tilapia sold at Mariano's, Kowalski's, Metro Market and Pick 'n Save; HQ Miramar, Florida; farmed in Indonesia, Honduras and Mexico
- Regal Springs launches fajita-ready tilapia fillets (Undercurrent News, 2025) · search the archive · Regal Springs fillets sold at Walmart Supercenter and Sam's Club
- Regal Springs and ASC celebrate decade of sustainability (The Fish Site, 2022) · search the archive · Lake Toba farm first ASC-certified farm in 2012 and still certified, along with farm sites in Honduras and Mexico; about 500 staff around Lake Toba
- Costco Connection: Tilapia (August 2016) · search the archive · Family company founded by Rudi Lamprecht; based in Miramar, Florida; farms at Lake Toba, Honduras and Mexico; hand-filleted in its plants
Published by Regal Springs or its owner
- Our Heritage (Regal Springs) · search the archive · Founded in Indonesia's lakes in 1988; farms and processing in Indonesia, Honduras and Mexico; hatchery, farming, processing and packaging; about 5,000 staff; ASC 2018, BAP stars
- Global Impact Report Mid Year Review 2024 (Regal Springs) · search the archive · BAP renewed for Indonesian farm, hatchery and plant; ASC farm audit and BAP plant certification in Mexico; fair labour commitment with no audit data; no share certified given
- Sustainability FAQ (Regal Springs) · search the archive · Lake cage farming; ASC and BAP third-party inspections; feed mostly plant-based with under 5% animal protein
Company details
- Headquarters
- United States
- Employees
- About 5,000
- Last researched
- 23 October 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Regal Springs ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/regal-springs, last researched 23 October 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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