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Vegan seafood brand Good Catch Foods recently expanded to the prepared foods section of Whole Foods Market (WFM). Owned by parent company Gathered Foods and created by chefs and co-founders Derek and Chad Sarno, Good Catch makes vegan tuna in easy-to-use pouches in three flavors and frozen meals such as crab cakes and fish burgers, all crafted from a proprietary six-legume blend. Good Catch’s plant-based, deli-style tuna is now available by the pound in the prepared foods section of WFM in California, Oregon, Washington, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. The offering will be available in additional locations in the coming months.
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We don t have options yet within our stores for plant-based seafood product.
Gaston-Morales continued to discuss the slew of seafood alternatives such as crab cakes, scallops and tuna replacements that are already available in the market, in the latest Trader Joe s podcast released Jan. 11. The new products we are developing are targeted to what does good in the seafood section, Gaston-Morales said.
Trader Joe s successfully introduced has launched various vegan options to its stores over the past few years as more retailers ride the hot trend.
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Plant-based seafood analog products are becoming increasingly popular, and, while many are still in the development stage, cellular-based seafood options are also on the rise.
In the most recent notable example of plant-based seafood success, Stockholm, Sweden-based Hooked Foods is launching Toona, shredded plant-based tuna, in restaurants nationwide next spring. The shredded Toona can be used in a wide range of dishes, including sushi, pizza, pasta, and sandwiches, the company said.
Hooked raised SEK 5.14 million (USD 621,000, EUR 507,000) in capital to fund the expansion, thanks to new investors such as Katapult Ocean, Wave Ventures, PlusCap, ProVeg, and Veg Capital.
“The goal is to get as many people as possible to switch to plant-based alternatives to fish, without compromising on taste, quality, and nutrition,” Hooked said in a press release.