Investments in ‘alternative’ seafood companies expected to drop after record 2021
Alternative seafood companies raised $175 million of invested capital across 15 deals in 2021, an all-time high
Fish International 2022: Dutch shellfish supplier to reach more markets with pre-cooked mussels
Undercurrent News is reporting live from Bremen, Germany, for Fish International 2022
Israeli startup promises cell-based scallops at ‘far lower’ prices
Jerusalem-based startup Mermade Seafoods has completed a $3.3m seed round and is unveiling a new 'circular cellular agriculture technology' for producing cultivated scallops
Germany’s Bluu Seafood launches first two cell-based seafood products
German food tech firm Bluu Seafood has launched market-ready fish fingers and fish balls containing cultivated fish cells as the main ingredient
Seaweed firms team up to fight emissions from belching cows
The methane burps from one cow are equivalent to the greenhouse gasses emitted by one passenger car
Microalgae strain seen as having particular sustainability benefits in aquafeed
Schizochytrium sp might be a more sustainable feed ingredient than fish oil in categories like global warming impact
Algal oil maker Veramaris changes top management as it gets into human nutrition
Gertjan de Koning, vice president of essential products at DSM animal nutrition and health, will assume the role of Veramaris' CEO on Oct. 1
Cultivated fishmeat firm Avant raises $10.8m
Hong Kong-based cultivated meat biotechnology startup Avant secured $10.8m in a series A funding round led by S2G Ventures, an investor in over 90 companies
Seafood tech startups still have star factor at London showcase
Seafood industry tech startups still attract plenty of interest from investors judging by the good attendance at the Blue Food Innovation Summit in London this week
Cargill, Mitsui close $300m investment in Chile’s Salmones Multiexport
US vertically integrated grain, beef, egg, oils and salt giant Cargill has closed its $300 million investment, alongside Japan's Mitsui & Co, in Chilean farmer Salmones Multiexport