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Vegan Tuna Alternative TUNO Launches at Co-op Stores in the UK

Vegan tuna alternative TUNO, made by US brand Loma Linda, is to roll out at 500 Co-op stores in the UK. Two flavours, Thai Sweet Chilli and TUNO & Mayo, will be available. TUNO is already stocked at major UK retailers such as Asda and Morrisons, and Loma Linda hopes the Co-op listing will further increase sales and help build a stable growth platform. “We are thrilled to announce Loma Linda’s TUNO will now be available to purchase in Co-op stores nationwide,” said Mike Easterbrook, European Agent at Atlantic Natural Foods (owner of Loma Linda). “As one of the UK’s leading supermarkets, we’re hoping to give more consumers the opportunity to try our plant-based products, while also contributing to tackling wider issues such as overfishing.“ …

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Plant-Based Industry Leaders Speak Out on 2021’s All Vegan Met Gala Menu 

For the first time in the event’s history, the 2021 Met Gala will feature a sustainable and completely plant-based menu, featuring recipes from New York up-and-coming chefs.  “We hope that high-profile initiatives like the Met Gala’s will bring increased attention to this movement”  The luxurious, blockbuster event has enlisted 10 budding chefs from New York City to collectively craft a vegan menu for the biggest night in fashion. Vegconomist spoke with industry leaders in the plant-based world to get their take on the momentous occasion: “This is a pivotal moment for both our society as well as food culture, and it’s exciting to see that now people all over the world—in all circles and ways of life—are embracing the goodness of plant-based eating. As pioneers …

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Sustainability / Environment

Loma Linda Pledges to Save a Million Fish by 2023

Global plant-based food brand Loma Linda has launched a commitment to save 1 million fish from the world’s oceans by 2023 as it urges people to reduce tuna in their diets and go plant-based instead. Each year the global effect of tuna fishing takes the lives of millions of fish in our oceans, a plight which was most recently brought to public attention by Netflix’s recent Seaspiracy documentary. The average omnivore consumes around 8,200 cans of tuna in their lifetime, which is the equivalent of 1,172 skipjack tuna fish. If one consumer avoids or replaces one can of tuna, it equates to saving seven fish per year per individual; if 100 people take the pledge then that figure increases to 700 and if 500 people …

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Industry Leaders Speak Out About the Seaspiracy Documentary – Is a Shift to Plant-Based Enough?

Following this week’s Netflix release of the documentary Seaspiracy, industry figures from Greenpeace, Earth Warriors, Roots & Hoots, and plant-based seafood producer Loma Linda, share opinions on the issues raised and the conclusions reached in the film. Veganism is one answer, but the planet’s overpopulation is another issue which needs to be addressed, as is education and a lack thereof, say these plantbased leaders.

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Plant-Based Tuna Alternative TUNO Launches at Sainsbury’s

US company Atlantic Natural Foods is to launch its plant-based tuna alternative at Sainsbury’s stores in the UK. Called TUNO™, the product is sold under the company’s Loma Linda brand. TUNO is already available at Asda and Morrisons, and was even stocked at Aldi for Veganuary last year. The company says it has experienced impressive sales since it arrived in the UK in 2019. The vegan tuna can be eaten in a sandwich, as a salad topper, or as a snack. Four varieties of TUNO will be available at Sainsbury’s — Spring Water, Thai Sweet Chilli, TUNO Mayo, and Lemon Pepper. A 142g can is priced at £1.30. Atlantic Natural Foods products are distributed by Worldwide Food Associates (WFA) in the UK. Recently, there was …

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Loma Linda Announces Growth in Thailand and USA; Plant-based Operations Gaining Momentum During Global Pandemic

Loma Linda has announced that it is increasing production from its joint venture with Pataya Food Group, under the banner of JV Healthy Life Foods Co. to create the first facility in Thailand fully dedicated to shelf-stable, plant-based food production. Furthermore, the company is enhancing its US production in its North Carolina facility.

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Morrisons is First UK Supermarket to Debut Plant Tuna By Loma Linda

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Morrisons has launched TUNO, the plant-based tuna product, which is available from this week. Morrisons is the first major retailer in the UK to stock the global brand Loma Linda’s seafood alternative. TUNO was recently named as a finalist in the best new vegan product category at this year’s Natural Organic Products Europe – one of the industry’s biggest events

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Vegan Tuna Alternative TUNO Arrives in UK

Atlantic Natural Foods and Worldwide Food Associates have announced the launch of its plant-based seafood alternative, TUNO, at the Natural and Organic Products Europe (NOPE) trade show in London 7-8th April 2019. TUNO is part of the Loma Linda brand; established 1890 in the US, Loma Linda is available in over 6,000 retailer outlets across the USA, and is now set to launch its products in the UK.

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Loma Linda – Atlantic Natural Foods Launches New 100% Plant-based Brand

Atlantic Natural Foods, a leading manufacturer of healthy, shelf stable foods, today announced a new line of shelf-stable meal solutions that are entirely plant-based. Loma Linda Plant-Based Protein Meal Solutions were created in response to the growing demand for convenient and nutritious plant-based foods which are also non-GMO and gluten free.

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