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The shortlist of finalists for the 2021 World Food Innovation Awards has been announced. The winners in all 26 categories will be announced as part of a special virtual ceremony hosted in association with IFE live on our YouTube Channel on 23 March. FoodBev Media awards marketing executive Kieran Kennedy said: “With what is a record number of entries for the World Food Innovation awards, we are thrilled to announce this year’s finalists. Now in it’s seventh year, the competition is even closer as companies explore more daring flavour combinations, push the boundaries of packaging design and create innovative new...

Long before burgers were Impossible and fish had no fins, there was the lowly carob seed. In the 1970s, the burgeoning natural-foods movement embraced carob as a “healthy” alternative to chocolate. The chalky, cloying substance went on to rob countless children of their childhoods. It eventually fell out of favor, mostly because it was universally loathed, but there’s a lesson here for anyone trying to create delicious ersatz products: It must approach the taste and texture of the original. Most players in today’s alt-protein sector have internalized this point. Plant-based burgers and sausages are highly evolved replacements capable of fooling...

The company spun-off from Van Cleve Seafood in 2020. All-female and family-owned Plant Based Seafood Co. partnered with Microsoft-backed wholesale distributor Pod Foods, as part of the firm's retail launch in the United States. The company is in the midst of rolling out its new product range, which includes its Mind Blown Coconut Shrimp, Dusted Scallops and Dusted Shrimp. The products hit shelves on March 1. Pod Foods is a tech-enabled wholesale distribution network backed by Microsoft's venture arm M12, Moment Ventures and Unshackled VC. The Plant Based Seafood Co. is a spin-off from Virginia-based Van Cleve Seafood led by...

The Plant Based Seafood Co., a female-operated family company which leveraged its experience in conventional seafood to create award-winning plant based seafood, recently announced a partnership with wholesale marketplace Pod Foods for its US retail launch. Its Mind Blown Coconut Shrimp was named Most Disruptive Product of 2020 at Prepared Foods’ Spirit of Innovation awards.   Previously known as Wild Skinny Clean, a plantbased offshoot of conventional seafood company Van Cleeve; The Plant Based Seafood Co’s product line hits shelves on the 1st of March with Mind Blown Coconut Shrimp, Dusted Shrimp and Dusted Scallops, followed by the launch of...