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US plant-based seafood alternative maker Ocean Hugger throws in towel

'[I]t is with tremendous sadness that we report that Ocean Hugger Foods must cease operations' -- James Corwell and David Benzaquen, co-founders

By Jason Huffman | June 26, 2020 21:20 BST
David Benzaquen, co-founder of Ocean Hugger Foods, at the National Restaurant Association meeting in 2018. Photograph by Jason Huffman.
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Ocean Hugger Foods, a New York City-based manufacturer of plant-based alternatives to tuna and eel, has declared itself closed.  [...]

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