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  Plant Based Seafood Company nabs funding to grow brand The Plant Based Seafood Company, a new seafood analog product venture formed by the owners of the Van Cleve Seafood Co., has nabbed significant pre-seed funding and purchased a new production facility to grow distribution of its Mind Blown brand. Spotsylvania, Virginia, U.S.A.- based Van Cleve, a longtime supplier of value-added seafood products, first entered the plant-based seafood analog market last fall with its Wild.Skinny.Clean. line. But Van Cleve spun off all of its plant-based seafood analog products into a new company, Plant Based Seafood Co., owned by Van Cleve-Talbert and Shelly...

  New proteins, processing technologies could open the door for plant-based seafood to gain share   Even though seafood alternatives account for only a small fraction of the current total plant-based protein market, it is primed for fast-paced growth and holds the most promise for capturing market share from its animal-based conventional counterpart, according to the co-founder of the aquaculture technology investment firm Hatch.   As of last year, sales of plant-based seafood alternatives accounted for about $9.5m-or 1% of the total plant-based meat dollar sales, according to SPINS and The Good Food Institute. But, GFI research suggestions, if it...

Prepared Foods 18th Annual Spirit of Innovation Awards   Online Experience Explores Innovation, Winners' Strategy Stories DEERFIELD, IL / ACCESSWIRE / September 22, 2020 / Let's face it. It's challenging to find venues to see and taste today's new food and beverage products. The nation's coronavirus pandemic has cancelled industry trade shows, closed or severely limited restaurants and forced grocery shoppers to don masks, maintain inside social distancing and follow prescribed traffic patterns in retail aisles.   Even so, Prepared Foods is talking new products and honoring nine food and beverage companies for their excellence in consumer insights, R&D teamwork,...

 Plant-Based “Mind Blown Coconut Shrimp” Declared Most Disruptive Product of 2020   A shrimp alternative made by The Plant Based Seafood Co, known as “Mind Blown Coconut Shrimp”, has been named Most Disruptive Product of 2020 at Prepared Foods’ Spirit of Innovation awards. The Plant Based Seafood Co is an all-female company with extensive experience in the seafood industry. Its products are all vegan and free of gluten, soy, and preservatives. Currently, the Mind Blown range consists of Dusted Shrimp, Naked Shrimp, Crab-like Crab Cakes, and Coconut Shrimp. A new product, Dusted Bay Scallops, is set to launch soon. Currently, the products...