BlueNalu expands partnership with Nomad Foods

Stéfan Descheemaeker, CEO of Nomad Foods Ltd. and Lou Cooperhouse, President & CEO of BlueNalu. Image supplied.

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BlueNalu Expands Partnership With Nomad Foods, Gains Acceptance Into UK Regulatory Sandbox

US-based cultivated seafood producer BlueNalu has announced an expansion of its partnership with leading European frozen food company Nomad Foods. The collaboration, which began in 2021, will support the future commercialization of cultivated seafood products in Europe. The companies will initially work on market-entry strategies in the UK, with a focus on premium food service and limited-time offerings. The news follows BlueNalu’s acceptance into the UK Food Standards Agency’s novel …

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BlueNalu's whole-muscle, cell-cultured yellowtail prepared in a poke bowl

Whole-muscle, cell-cultured yellowtail ©BlueNalu

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BlueNalu’s Agreement to Bring Cell-Based Seafood to Europe: The GFI Responds

As we reported earlier today, Cellular aquaculture specialist BlueNalu has announced an agreement with Europe’s leading frozen foods supplier, Nomad Foods, in the first-ever agreement in Europe between a CPG company and a cell-cultured seafood company. “This is a huge moment for the future of our oceans.” In light of this landmark in the progress and development of alternative seafood, Carlotte Lucas, corporate engagement manager at the Good Food Institute Europe, said …

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Close up of BlueNalu's whole-muscle, cell-cultured yellowtail, beer-battered and deep-fried for fish tacos

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BlueNalu to Bring Cell-Cultured Seafood to Europe With Nomad Foods, Owner of Bird’s Eye & Findus

Europe’s leading frozen foods supplier, Nomad Foods, whose portfolio includes Birds Eye, Findus and iglo, announces a collaboration with cultured seafood pioneer BlueNalu, marking the first agreement in Europe between a CPG company and a cell-cultured seafood company. In January of this year, BlueNalu secured $60 million in the largest financing to date in the cell-based seafood industry worldwide. In April, the San Diego company signed MoU’s with global seafood producer Thai …

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