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Plant Based Seafood Co., an all-female, family-owned company specializing in revolutionary plant based seafood products and recipes, announced they will be joining forces with retail partner Harris Teeter, where the “Mind Blown” product can be found in all Harris Teeter 261 store locations in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Also Read: IFF Launches New Cultures Under the YO-MIX® PRIME Series “We are thrilled to partner with Harris Teeter and add them to our growing list of retail partners in 2022. We feel this is an essential market for our Mind Blown...

The Plant Based Seafood Co. recently debuted a plant-based oyster analog product in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. Creating a plant-based oyster po’ boy with the taste and texture of the original was a tall order, the company’s co-founder and vice president of innovations, Shelly Van Cleve, told SeafoodSource. However, the company has done just that, offering the first plant-based oyster analog for a fried oyster po’ boy sandwich at New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.-based NOLA Po’ Boys in early December. “My family hails from New Orleans. N’awlins is no joke when it comes to their love of seafood and we knew there...

Alternatives to traditional seafood continue to diversify through plant-based, cultivated, and fermentation-derived production methods, and investors are casting their bets accordingly. According to a recent Good Food Institute (GFI) State of the Industry report, alternative seafood companies saw record backing in the first half of 2021. As of June, invested capital through disclosed deals alone totaled $116 million, exceeding the industry’s total funding in 2020. “This past year, investors took note of consumer trends, the effects of the pandemic on seafood supply chains and the large boost to online grocery services.” Maya Benami, PhD microbiologist and alternative protein consultant told...

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Plant Based Seafood Co. took home the top honors at New York’s World Plant Based Awards 2021 on Thursday evening for their “Mind Blown” Dusted Scallops product in the “Best Plant Based Seafood” awards category. The all-female, family-owned company was one of three national finalists. “Our minds are blown!” said Monica Talbert, co-founder of Plant Based Seafood Co. “We are thrilled to receive this recognition for our Mind Blown Dusted Scallops – the latest in our award-winning portfolio that we are so proud of!” Creating the foods-of-the-future, Plant Based Seafood Co. set out...