Following the previous acquisitions of Fry Family Food Co., LikeMeat, Oumph!, and the online media platform LIVEKINDLY; LIVEKINDLY Collective today announces it has purchased Iceland Foods’ No Meat. It is also announced that Iceland will begin to sell LIVEKINDLY Collective’s existing brands, as listed above, from April.
ORF Genetics and Cellmeat Host “First Cultivated Shellfish Tasting Outside Asia” in Iceland
Last week, Icelandic plant biotechnology company ORF Genetics partnered with South Korean cultivated seafood startup Cellmeat to host what was claimed to be the first cultivated shellfish tasting held outside Asia. The tasting took place at the Iceland Ocean Cluster, a center that supports, incubates, and invests in startups creating value from under-utilized marine resources. Among the attendees were Mr. Björn Skúlason, the First Gentleman of Iceland, and Mrs. Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. Guests were given the opportunity to taste cultivated shellfish products prepared by South Korean chef Jinyoung Park. Around a year ago, ORF Genetics facilitated what was claimed to be Europe’s first cultivated meat tasting in partnership with Australian cultivated quail producer Vow. The event was attended …