AquaCultured Foods: World's first whole-cut vegan seafood made through microbial fermentation
- USA
- 8 min read
- Aug 26, 2021
- By Emanuela Ferraro
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Armed with its fermentation technology and proprietary strain of fungi, AquaCultured is closing an oversubscribed funding round, raising more than $1.5m to launch its non-GMO seafood alternatives, with plans to expand to more food verticals and overseas
The first to produce “whole-muscle cuts" of plant-based seafood suitable for use in sushi and sashimi, AquaCultured Foods expects to finalize its financing deal by end-September, raising more than the $1.5m previously planned, says the startup’s CEO and co-founder Anne Palermo.
In an interview, Palermo explains the efficiency of using fungi and fermentation to produce vegan seafood analogues, particularly for scaling production to achieve more affordable alt-seafood. “When comparing our method of scaling up with other methods, our is very inexpensive, straightforward and with minimum waste....
In an interview, Palermo explains the efficiency of using fungi and fermentation to produce vegan seafood analogues, particularly for scaling production to achieve more affordable alt-seafood. “When comparing our method of scaling up with other methods, our is very inexpensive, straightforward and with minimum waste....
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