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BettaF!sh Unveils SAL-NOM Vegan Hot-Smoked Salmon Made from Seaweed

Berlin-based startup BettaF!sh presents its latest product, SAL-NOM, a plant-based alternative to hot-smoked salmon made from seaweed, following the success of its flagship product TU-NAH. With the new product launch, the company is expanding its product portfolio to include one of the world’s favourite fish species and once again demonstrating the innovative use of European seaweed. Seaweed is often referred to as a ‘good impact food’, providing important nutrients and helping the ecosystem to regain its balance without the need for resources such as arable land, freshwater, fertilisers or pesticides. According to BettaF!sh, recently named as one of the Top 10 Agrifood Startups to watch in 2024, TU-NAH was the biggest launch in the European fish alternatives market in October 2021. The product has been …

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Algae, Microalgae & Seaweed

Berlin Startup BettaF!sh Announces Participation in Seaweed Research Project FunSea

Novel food products made from seaweed are set to make the food industry more sustainable. Berlin-based startup BettaF!sh announces its participation in the FunSea project – an EU-wide research initiative to improve the nutritional quality and safety of cultivated brown and green seaweed. This research project aims to develop sustainable food products within three years through the use of state-of-the-art processing technologies and the utilisation of residual biomass from the biomarine industry. The aim is to create a sustainable impact on the entire food industry. The FunSea project, supported by the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership under the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, is led by SINTEF, a renowned Norwegian research institution, and comprises a consortium of leading research partners (Lund University, Aalborg University, Fraunhofer IMTE), industrial …

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Food Service

German Caterer Dussman Partners With Plant-Based Startups for “Diversity Instead of Sacrifice” Campaign

This Veganuary, German caterer Dussmann Food Services has joined forces with four plant-based startups — planted, BettaF!sh, BOONIAN, and Brew Bites — as part of its Vielfalt Statt Verzicht (Diversity Instead of Sacrifice) campaign. Dishes featuring plant-based products made by the startups have been available at around 60 German business canteens throughout the month. Restaurant Ursprung, a sustainable restaurant located in Dussmann’s Berlin-based cultural media store Das KulturKaufhaus, is also participating. About the startups planted uses extrusion and fermentation to make meat alternatives from clean ingredients such as peas, sunflower, and oats. One planted schnitzel emits 87% fewer greenhouse gases and requires 90% less water than its animal-based equivalent. BettaF!sh produces a canned tuna alternative called TU-NAH, made from seaweed, pea protein, and fava beans. …

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Sustainability / Environment

BettaF!sh Celebrates World Ocean Day as It Saves 122 Tons of Tuna

German alt seafood startup BettaF!sh is celebrating World Ocean Day by publishing official data on the company’s impact for the first time. BettaF!sh reports that it has saved 122 tons of real tuna to date — an estimated 29,775 skipjack tuna fish. This has prevented around 124 tons of bycatch. Figures suggest that 43% of worldwide tuna stocks are currently fished at unsustainable levels, with many fish caught before they can reproduce. Additionally, BettaF!sh has cultivated and harvested 11 tons of seaweed, which is estimated to have absorbed 1.32 tons of CO2 and conserved 1.25 million liters of freshwater. Seaweed does not require any soil, fertilizers, or pesticides to grow, and according to BettaF!sh, there is potential for many coastal communities to cultivate it as …

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Company News

BettaF!sh Tuna Sandwiches Available in Foodji Food Vending Machines Across Germany

BettaF!sh is now working with Foodji to supply offices, airports, train stations, hospitals, and production sites across Germany with the vegan tuna-style spread TU-NAH. Effective immediately, ready-to-eat sandwiches and salad bowls with BettaF!sh TU-NAH will be available in Foodji food vending machines across the country. The latest development from the Berlin startup follows its recent successes including expansion into +280 Müller stores in Germany, Austria, and Spain; 157 L’Osteria Restaurants; and onboard with Japan Airlines, to name a few. The partnership with Foodji is linked above all by the idea of sustainability: while BettaF!sh relies on the regenerative cultivation of European seaweed, Foodji manages its range with the help of artificial intelligence to prevent food waste. Controlled by artificial intelligence, the offer adapts entirely to …

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BettaF!sh Launches TU-NAH at 280+ Müller Stores Across Germany, Austria & Spain

BettaF!sh announces the expansion of its plant-based TU-NAH spreads into to brick-and-mortar stores through a partnership with Müller, bringing the Berlin-based food startup one step closer to its vision of establishing seaweed in everyday life and building a new kind of algae industry. Effective immediately, TU-NAH spreads made with fava beans are available in +280 Müller stores in Germany, Austria, and Spain. With this step, the drugstore chain Müller not only wants to position itself as a food trendsetter, but is also driving the young algae industry in Europe together with BettaF!sh. The BettaF!sh team is particularly pleased with the product launch in Müller’s Spanish stores, as it marks the gain of a new European country. The development is the latest in a list of …

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Retail & E-Commerce

BettaF!sh Launches Ambient TU-NAH Spreads at ROSSMANN’s Online Store

German plant-based tuna BettaF!sh has announced the launch of a new ambient plant-based tuna spread range at the online store of one of Europe’s largest drugstore chains, ROSSMANN, from February 2023. This new listing marks the brand’s second partnership with the retail giant, which has been selling BettaF!sh’s sister brand, OCEANFRUIT, a producer of vegan seaweed snacks, for two years.  “We are immensely proud to be the first to trade BettaF!sh’s new ambient TU-NAH spreads. There’s no question that seaweeds are going to shape our future food system, so it feels all the better to be driving this trend forward together with BettaF!sh,” said Sandra Lorenz, MD of the ROSSMANN brand at Dirk Rossmann GmbH. Online customers can finally taste the TU-NAH!  The TU-NAH spreads are shelf-stable and …

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Gastronomy & Food Service

BettaF!sh to Debut Plant-Based TU-NAH at All 157 L’Osteria Restaurants

Alt-seafood brand BettaF!sh announces its plant-based TU-NAH will launch at all 157 locations of international restaurant chain L’Osteria. From December to February 2023, TU-NAH will be available as a menu option on two pizza and pasta dishes, as well as a special ravioli entree being introduced for Veganuary.  Starting in December, TU-NAH can be ordered for dine-in or takeaway at L’Osteria restaurants in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, England and the Czech Republic. Customers can enjoy the vegan tuna on one of the chain’s 45-cm pizzas or paired with fresh Maccheroncini from its in-house pasta factory.  “Every guest is welcome in our restaurants,” says John Schlüter, Vice President Marketing & Communications of L’Osteria SE. “So for us, this means we want to offer …

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Tourism & Travel

Japan Airlines Now Offering BettaF!sh Plant-Based Tuna on Select Flights

German alt-seafood brand BettaF!sh announces its plant-based tuna will now be served aboard Japan’s second-largest airline company, Japan Airlines. Available for business and first class passengers, the TU-NAH Sandwich Wrap will be offered on flights from Tokyo to London.  Featuring BettaF!sh’s TU-NAH Creamy, the new sandwich wrap offers passengers a sustainable alternative to nostalgic tuna mayo. Japan Airlines will initially serve the snack on JL 42 and JL44 flights between London Heathrow and Tokyo Haneda, with plans to increase those routes’ frequency over the coming months.  “What delighted us most about working with Japan Airlines was the overwhelmingly positive feedback we received from day one,” said Jacob von Manteuffel, co-founder of BettaF!sh. “It was a huge honor to have the authenticity and deliciousness of TU-NAH …

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Meat- and Fish Alternatives

BettaF!sh Launches Plant-Based Tuna for Delivery in the Netherlands

German plant-based tuna brand BettaF!sh is set to launch across twelve cities in the Netherlands via instant delivery service Gorillas. Three BettaF!sh products — Pizza TU-NAH, TU-NAH Creme Naturel, and TU-NAH Creme Kappertjes + Peper — will be available via the Gorillas app. The launch will be a stepping stone for BettaF!sh to enter retail and foodservice outlets across the Netherlands. Made from organic fava beans and seaweed, TU-NAH contains no soy or wheat and is said to look and taste just like conventional canned tuna. BettaF!sh hopes its products will increase demand for seaweed, providing an alternative and more sustainable industry for fishing communities. “World’s largest alt seafood launch” BettaF!sh initially rolled out at 4000 German supermarkets last October with its flagship TU-NAH sandwiches. …

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Fairs & Events

Germany’s Fish International 2022 Presents Cultivated and 3D Solutions For Fish Industry

The Fish International 2022 trade fair in Bremen (4-6 September) is to incorporate alternative proteins and cultivated solutions for application in seafood into this year’s programme, dedicating the second day of the trade fair event to the topic. Fish International is the sole trade show for fish and seafood in Germany. The trade fair provides information on new products entering the market as well as a review of recent innovations and advancements in alt-seafood. Speeches at Fish International 2022 After adding plant-based alternatives to fish and seafood to its portfolio in 2021, Planteneers has established itself as a provider of manufacturing solutions suitable for fish producers and companies specialising in making plant-based alternatives. At the Fish International 2022, Product Manager of Planteneers, Florian Bark, will …

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Products & Launches

BettaF!sh to Launch TU-NAH Spreads in Five European Countries

German plant-based tuna producer BettaF!sh has hinted that its TU-NAH spreads will soon be launching in several European countries. “Something new is coming to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, and the UK soon!” co-founder Deniz Ficicioglu posted on LinkedIn, accompanied by an image of the spreads. The products come in the flavours Au Naturel, Olive, Tomato + Chilli, and Caper + Pepper. New markets Some flavours of the TU-NAH spreads have been available in Austria since April, and from now the products will be available in further markets. The news follows the introduction of another new product, TU-NAH Pizza, at ALDI stores across Germany and Switzerland earlier this year. BettaF!sh’s original products — a range of plant-based tuna sandwiches — are already available across several European …

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Products & Launches

BettaF!sh Launches TU-NAH Pizza in ALDI Switzerland 

German plant-based seafood brand BettaF!sh is to launch its vegan tuna pizza into ALDI Suisse supermarkets. Featuring plant-based mozzarella, the TU-NAH frozen pizza will be available across Switzerland from 6th June 2022.  BettaF!sh claims its Pizza TU-NAH is an authentic-tasting, affordable 100% plant-based, and soy-free offering made with convenience in mind. The alt tuna is sustainably produced with organic fava beans sourced from Europe and organic seaweed from Norway and Ireland. BettaF!sh was named as a finalist in the Best in Positive Impact category at the International V-Label Awards 2021. The BettaF!sh range of TU-NAH Sandwiches is already available at ALDI Suisse in the refrigerated section, while the German alt seafood brand has also rolled out into the Austrian retail market.    

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Products & Launches

BettaF!sh Launches TU-NAH Spreads into Austrian Retail

BettaF!sh, the German plant-based seafood brand, is launching its next vegan product: the new TU-NAH Spreads range. In response to high demand from the brand’s fans, the TU-NAH Spreads come in four flavors and will be rolled out first into the Austrian retail market.  As with previous BettaF!sh products, European seaweed provides the vegan tuna alternative with what the brand claims is a realistic fish-like flavour. The company has highlighted the impact of seaweed in its products, as a sustainable ingredient cultivated without land or freshwater, requiring neither fertilizers nor pesticides. The blend is completed with European fava beans to provide a soy-free source of fibre and protein. BettaF!sh was named as a finalist in the Best in Positive Impact category at the International V-Label …

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German Vegan Tuna Launches from Unfished and BettaF!sh

Two plant-based seafood specialists in Germany have announced vegan tuna launches for Veganuary 2022. PlanTuna from Unfished and the vegan TU-NAH Pizza from BettaF!sh are hitting shelves across the country.   New brand Unfished brings its sustainable plant-based PlanTuna to the table, rich in nutrients comparable to its animal counterpart. The tuna comes in five varieties and will appeal to the growing number of consumers concerned with overfishing and ocean pollution. Joining the range are two ready-to-eat salads with PlanTuna, as well as a PlanTuna Spread range.  For their “Best positive Impact,” Unfished products recently won the international V-Label Award, and are manufactured by leading Romanian food company Prefera Foods.  BettaF!sh TU-NAH  Fellow German plant-based seafood brand BettaF!sh is also celebrating Veganuary with its vegan TU-NAH …

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