Plant-based seafood analogs are expanding in North America due to new offerings and partnerships.
Nashville, North Carolina, U.S.A.-based Atlantic Natural Foods is debuting Modern Menu by Loma Linda, a new shelf-stable, plant-based line for foodservice operators.
Offerings in the line include Loma Linda’s plant-based tuna analog TUNO, along with plant-based Chili, Taco Filling, Sloppy Joe, and Southwest Bowl.
The products are available at an “affordable cost – substantially lower than comparable proteins,” Atlantic Natural Foods said in a press release.
"Today's value-driven consumers continue to seek sustainability on restaurant menus," Atlantic Natural Foods Founder and Chairman J. Douglas Hines said. "Based on best-selling flavors from our retail line, our new foodservice offering gives restaurant operators the convenience, versatility and efficiency they need to keep up with the plant-forward trends their customers are seeking.”
The new plant-based foodservice offerings are sold in 43-ounce shelf-stable pouches.
Eversea Inc., a subsidiary of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based Solarvest BioEnergy, Eversea has developed a fish-free, algae-based organic omega-3 that has been certified organic by the E.U. and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Now, the company is partnering with Canada’s Smartest Kitchen to develop a formulation for a nutritional-enhancing ingredient based on Eversea’s patented organic DHA powder, according to company CEO Gerri Greenham.
“This mixture can be used by companies that are producing plant-based seafoods which require omega-3s to compete in the fish and shellfish marketplace,” the company said in a press release. “Canada’s Smartest Kitchen’s expertise in food science, ingredients, and flavors makes it the perfect partner to help develop this new product."
U.S. sales of plant-based seafood analogs grew 23 percent in 2020, accounting for 0.1 percent of the entire U.S. seafood market, according to the Good Food Institute and the Plant-Based Food Association.
Photo courtesy of Eversea
