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Shrimp alternative company ‘snaps’ into foodservice
By Jeff Gelski / January 7, 2021
NEW YORK—New Wave Foods needed the right “snap” for its plant-based shrimp alternative. “The texture of shrimp is pretty particular,” said Michelle Wolf, co-founder and chief technology officer of the New York-based company. “There’s that snap and that succulent bite that the product has.”
This new plant-based shrimp expands the fake meat menu
By Kristin Toussaint / January 7, 2021
New Wave Foods thinks its seaweed and plant-protein creation can replace the nearly 5 pounds of shrimp Americans eat annually—and help clean up an industry rife with bad labor practices.
New Wave Foods launches plant-based shrimp with Tyson backing
January 6, 2021
Yahoo Finances Alexis Chistoforous and Mary McGovern, New Wave Foods CEO, discuss growth as the company completes its $18M series A fundraising.
Startup Secures $18 Million In Funding In A Bet That Seafood Alternatives Catch On
By Margherita Beale / January 6, 2021
Shrimp is the top seafood eaten in America, and a women-led startup is now bringing a plant-based alternative made from mung bean and a seaweed derived ingredient to market, thanks to fresh funding.
New Wave Foods® Completes $18 Million Series A Financing
January 6, 2021
New Wave Foods® is disrupting the $9 billion dollar shrimp market with the introduction of a plant-based shrimp made of sustainable seaweed and plant proteins. The Company will initially focus on selling its product to restaurants and foodservice locations.
New Wave Foods co-founder Michelle Wolf named 30 Under 30 - Food & Drink by Forbes
December 2020
With an engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University, Wolf cofounded New Wave Foods in 2015 to promote healthy and sustainable eating. The company produces a plant-based shrimp alternative made from seaweed, and is in the final stages of a $15 million Series A funding round. Tyson Ventures announced an investment in the company in September 2019. New Wave's shrimp will launch in restaurants and foodservice locations in 2021.
Tyson embraces alt-shrimp made from plants — and it could be jumbo
By Aruka Sanchir / September 5, 2019
On Thursday the world’s second-largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork announced it has invested in New Wave Foods, a San Francisco-based start-up that will debut plant-based shrimp early next year.
Company plans to release plant-based shrimp product
September 5, 2019
The new trend of plant-based food products has a new addition: shrimp.
Tyson Embraces Faux Fish by Backing Maker of Plant-Based Shrimp
September 5, 2019
Meat giant Tyson Foods Inc. venture arm bought a minority stake in New Wave Foods, a maker of plant-based shrimp.
Tyson invests in plant-based shrimp company New Wave Shrimp
September 5, 2019
Tyson is getting in on the ground floor of the next food alternative: plant based shrimp.