Gathered Foods products

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Investments & Acquisitions

Ahimsa Companies Acquires Good Catch Production Facility from Gathered Foods

Gathered Foods, known for its Good Catch plant-based seafood brand, has announced the sale of its production facility, Trellis, located in Heath, Ohio, to Ahimsa Companies. Ahimsa Companies, the newly formed holding company for plant-based brands, is one of Gathered Foods’ largest stakeholders. Under its new ownership, the facility will continue to function as a plant-based production hub. Gathered Foods will maintain its role as a strategic operating and intellectual property partner for both the facility and the broader portfolio of Ahimsa Companies’ consumer packaged goods holdings. The facility, commissioned in 2020, produces plant-based seafood, including crab cakes, fish burgers, tuna, and fish fillets, for the Good Catch product line. Ahimsa’s expansion strategy Ahimsa Companies, led by CEO Matt Tullman, is currently focused on acquiring …

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tuna sushi by Impact food

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Investments & Finance

Impact Food Secures $500K to Help Prevent Collapse of Wild Tuna Species

Impact Food, a plant-based seafood start-up based in California, recently closed its strategic angel & VC round of $500,000 to help prevent the collapse of wild tuna species through a scalable food technology platform for seafood. Impact Food, the food technology company developing novel plant-based seafood, is backed by Future Food Fund, Serpentine Ventures, Ahimsa Foundation, and others. In total, Impact secured $500,000 in strategic angel & VC funding, of which $150,000 was contributed by the Ahimsa Foundation after discovering the alt seafood company via the Vevolution Investment Marketplace. Impact Food’s most recent investment round will support its employment and R&D efforts as it prepares for a pre-seed round. The company will develop and carry out its pilot production plans in Q4 of 2022. Its …

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