Can lab-grown lobster compete with Maine’s most lucrative catch?
A food tech company in Wisconsin plans to commercialize cultured lobster meat, but industry leaders in Maine say they don t see it as an immediate threat.
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Ian Johnson reviews the proliferation of lobster cells through a high-tech microscope. Johnson is co-founder and chief scientific officer at Cultured Decadence, a Wisconsin-based startup that is developing a process for growing cultured lobster meat directly from cells. Photo courtesy of Cultured Decadence
With over 1,200 miles between Cultured Decadence’s headquarters in Wisconsin and the Maine coast, its foray into the lobster game may seem an unlikely choice.
A new partnership between the lobster industry’s marketing group and a Kennebunkport hotel aims to promote the crustacean s popular appeal as well as the industry’s sustainable practices.
The Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative and the Boathouse Waterfront Hotel have opened the “Maine Lobster Suite,” which features a guest room with lobster-themed décor and furnishings such as lobster trap rocking chairs and Grundens fishing bibs. Guests also receive a hotel package that includes lobster-themed menus and a lobster cruise, and various promotional perks.
The promotion takes place from May 26 to Oct. 3, to coincide with the fishery’s peak season, which runs from roughly June to October in Maine, Marianne LaCroix, the collaborative’s executive director, said in a news release.
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The Boathouse Waterfront Hotel x Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative Debut The Maine Lobster Suite
Inspired by the sweetest lobster on Earth, the new suite and hotel package comes with lobster-themed experiences, curated lobster menus and for some, a season s supply of lobster from Maine
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Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative (MLMC) have partnered to create the ultimate Maine lobster experience with the launch of The Maine Lobster Suite, the sweetest suite inspired by the sweetest lobster on earth. Featuring over-the-top lobster-themed decor, the suite is the first of its kind oasis for lobster lovers everywhere, and the specially curated hotel package features extraordinary experiences sure to satiate those craving a lobster-filled getaway after many months at home.
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