The Company Behind the $50 Strawberries is Now Selling Berries for $20 a Tray

Oishii made waves last year for its wildly expensive strawberries, fetching $50 for a box of eight to 11 berries. Based in the bastion of vertical farming that is Kearny, New Jersey, the company began supplying fruit to Michelin-starred restaurants (whose chefs clearly believed the product was worth the price).

GSA Partners with Envisible to Digitize Seafood Assurances

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has partnered with Envisible, a company specializing in sustainable sourcing and traceability technology, to digitize GSA’s operations in a multi-year partnership that will leverage supply chain information for Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) stakeholders across the globe. This initiative will enable GSA partners and endorsers to visualize non-identifiable data shared from stakeholders throughout certified supply chains.

Government of Canada Invests More Than $1.7 Million to Expand Seafood Exports to International Markets

Canada’s high-quality, sustainable fish and seafood products are known worldwide. Today, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced more than $1.7 million in funding for six projects to help expand seafood exports to international markets.

Cultivated Meat Startup Evolved Meats Raises $2M in Seed Round, Led by Funders Maple Leaf Foods and Big Idea Ventures

May 20, 2022 Evolved Meats

Evolved Meats, a Canadian biotechnology startup, has raised $2 million in its seed round to accelerate its product development and to support the initial scale up of its production processes. This round is led by Canada’s leading protein company, Maple Leaf Foods Inc., and financing is joined by a global protein fund, Big Idea Ventures, and investors Garage Capital, Saltagen Ventures, the University of Waterloo’s Velocity Fund, and strategic angels.

Fossil Farms Artisan Butcher to Open in NYC May 2022

May 20, 2022 Fossil Farms

Fossil Farms which started as an ostrich farm in 1997, seeking to produce all natural high quality alternative meats for the NY Metro market of chefs and consumers, has grown to be one of the best producers and distributors of all natural meats in the country.