Alternative seafood, nuanced heat, and naturally occurring sweeteners are among next year's specialty food trends, according to the Specialty Food Association’s Trendspotter Panel
November 30, 2022
After honing their skills during stay-at-home mandates, many consumers have ambitions of continuing to cook, but collectively are tired. And people still want restaurant-quality food but without the price tag.
With the new seafood alternative, Good Catch provides a new flavor profile for an even larger audience of vegans to flexitarians
January 12, 2022
The new Plant-Based Salmon Burgers deliver on the best part of salmon: its delicate texture and mild-yet-rich flavor, adding a juicy touch of citrus to round out its flavor profile.
Seasoned food executive Mary K. Wagner, Ph.D. becomes first independent board member of BlueNalu
January 6, 2022
BlueNalu, a leading innovative food company developing a variety of seafood products directly from fish cells, announced the appointment of Mary K. Wagner, Ph.D. as its first independent board director. She brings an extensive and diverse range of senior leadership experiences in the food industry to BlueNalu and currently serves on the boards of both public and private food businesses.
Lauran Madden, Ph.D. to take on role as chief technology officer
December 10, 2021
As CTO, Dr. Madden will continue to drive BlueNalu in its next phase of growth, leading the company through research and development innovations in preparation for the initial market launch of its cell-cultured seafood products.
Aqua uses microbial fermentation to "grow" protein, and is developing whole-muscle cut, sushi-quality filets of tuna and whitefish
November 17, 2021
Food tech startup Aqua Cultured Foods announced it has signed a Proof of Concept (PoC) with Migros, Switzerland’s largest retailer, to advance the development of its seafood alternatives with a realistic taste and texture.
Funding will be used to accelerate research and development to enable commercialization of whole-muscle cut, sushi-quality filets
October 29, 2021
Food tech startup Aqua Cultured Foods announced it has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round of $2.1 million, a high-water mark in the category of seafood alternatives, and one of the largest pre-seed rounds for companies using fermentation for alt-proteins.