By Dan Gibson

The processing company's plant-based seafood alternative, originally created for foodservice consumption, will hit German shelves this September

The Plant Based Seafood Co. is launching a line of plant-based shellfish products mimicking shrimp, crab cakes and scallops, with plans to add lobster in the future

The products -- which it said it developed in nine months -- are developed by Nestle Research in Switzerland and the dedicated R&D centers for food in Germany and the US

By Tom Seaman

Billionaire grandson of Walmart founders is a backer of a venture capital fund looking to invest over $100m into seafood companies, Undercurrent News understands

The company currently has 52 employees at the plant and is on track to expand to full capacity with up to 80 by the end of the year, it said

By Tom Seaman

The seafood sector presents a 'massive, under-explored opportunity', said Chuck Templeton, well-known in the US tech sector for founding OpenTable

By Tom Seaman

Larsen Mettler, the former CFO of US salmon processor Silver Bay Seafoods, has resurfaced at a venture capital firm launching a $100 million-plus fund to invest in the sector

Cargill said that together with Lawson, a Japan-based convenience store chain, it also plans to offer a plant-based scallop alternative and chicken-alternative tender in China

Gathered Foods, the maker of plant-based seafood product branded under Good Catch, has appointed Christine Mei as its new CEO

By Laine Welch

Undercurrent News is now featuring 'Fish Factor', a weekly column featuring the reporting and perspective of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch