Month: September 2020

Kuleana: Impossible Foods of Seafood Enters $ 159B US Seafood Market With Plant-Based Raw Tuna

September 4, 2020 Vegconomist

Plant-based seafood startup Kuleana enters the US seafood market, which is estimated at $ 159B according to Allied Market Research. The first product from the seafood specialist is raw tuna, which is the initial step for the company on its way to “create next generation seafood with plants and biotechnology.” …

Maine’s Seafood Industry Looking at $ 20M Coronavirus Bailout

September 4, 2020 Fred Bever, Maine Public

Maine’s seafood industry could get a $ 20 million boost by the end of October through funds made available under the federal CARES Act. …

Study Looks at Covid Costs for Alaska Seafood Processors

September 4, 2020 Laine Welch, Bristol Bay Times

Alaska seafood processors are paying tens of millions of dollars extra to cover costs from the Covid-19 pandemic, and most of it is coming out of pocket. …

Donnie King Named President of Tyson Foods’ Poultry Business

September 4, 2020 Tyson Foods

Donnie King has been named president of Tyson Foods’ poultry business, effective September 3, 2020, the company announced. …

Smithfield Foods to Become Carbon Negative by 2030

September 4, 2020 Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods, Inc. became the first major protein company to commit to becoming carbon negative in all company-owned operations in the United States by 2030. A leader in sustainability for more than two decades, the company will go beyond carbon neutrality to effectively remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits. It will achieve this goal without purchasing carbon credits to offset emissions. …