Mind Blown by the Plant Based Seafood Co. and Atlantic Sea Farms Announce Collab

GWYNN’S ISLAND, Va.— Just in time for National Seafood Month (October), two of the leading plant-based seafood (kelp) and seafood-alternative companies are set to make a major splash together. Beginning in October, Mind Blown by The Plant Based Seafood Co. (“Mind Blown,”) will be using kelp from Atlantic Sea Farms, the first-to-market regenerative kelp aquaculture company, in select products.

Atlantic Sea Farms kelp will be added to the Mind Blown Dusted Shrimp and Mind Blown Dusted Scallops beginning in mid-October, adding an extra umami boost. Mind Blown Crab Cakes will feature Atlantic Sea Farms kelp beginning in 2023. The products will be available at all 300+ Sprouts Farmers Markets locations.

Headquartered in Biddeford, Maine, Atlantic Sea Farms is a first-to-market, impact-driven, women-led business that offers award-winning, nutrient-dense, regeneratively-grown fresh, dried, and fermented kelp products, while actively mitigating effects of climate change, boosting Maine’s coastal economies, and preserving vital local working waterfront communities.

“With my deep roots in the Chesapeake Bay, and lifelong ties to its fishermen, my mind was blown when I was introduced to Atlantic Sea Farms and was incredibly inspired by the mission of Bri Warner and her team,” said Mind Blown Co-Founder and CEO Monica Talbert. “We’ve always thought ‘anything seafood can do, Mind Blown can do.’ Now that we’re incorporating this incredible ingredient straight from the waters of Maine, it’s more true now than ever.”

Both Mind Blown and Atlantic Sea Farms are award-winning, mission driven, and women-run companies who have been celebrated for bringing innovative food products to the market, while making it easy for consumers to incorporate plant-based seafood (kelp) and  seafood alternatives into their daily diet.

“We’re thrilled to work with Monica and her team on these outstanding new products,” said Atlantic Sea Farms Founder Bri Warner. “We are two women-run companies working tirelessly to help diversify coastal incomes, improve our food system and restore our oceans in the face of climate change. In my view, it doesn’t get much more transformative than that.”

Carbon negative and hyper-efficient, kelp is a regenerative, zero-input crop that requires no fertilizer, pesticides, feeds, arable land or fresh water. In just four seasons since the company’s first harvest, Atlantic Sea Farms partner farms have removed more than 260,000 pounds of carbon from local Maine waters, while supporting partner fisherman farmers.

One of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet, kelp has naturally high levels of iodine, antioxidants, potassium, iron and folic acid. It also boasts the highest natural concentration of calcium of any food. According to a Global Market Insights Report, the commercial seaweed market is projected to reach $85 billion by 2026. Meanwhile, the global plant-based seafood market is expected to exhibit a compounded annual growth rate of 30.4 percent during 2022-2027.

Since its inception in 2020, Mind Blown products have been awarded the “Most Disruptive Product of 2020” at Prepared Foods’ Spirit of Innovation Awards, “Best Plant-Based Seafood Product of the Year” at World Plant-Based Awards, “Best Plant Based Seafood Product of the Year” at Mindful Awards, a Vegan Choice Award for their Dusted Scallops, and their Dusted Scallops won “Best New Frozen Product” at the New Hope Network 2022 Expo West NEXTY Awards. Mind Blown has attracted celebrity investor partners Chef Spike Mendelsohn and Bravo TV’s and eight-time James Beard award recipient, Chef Tom Colicchio.

Mind Blown suggested retail prices are as follows: Mind Blown Dusted Shrimp, $13.99; Mind Blown Scallops, $13.99 and Mind Blown Crab Cakes, $12.99. All products are vegan and are free from soy and palm oil.

About Mind Blown by The Plant Based Seafood Co.

Mind Blown is an all-female, family-owned company leveraging their more than 20 years of experience creating award-winning seafood products to now creating delicious seafood delicacies made from plants. The Mind Blown lineup currently includes Dusted Shrimp, Dusted Scallops, Coconut Shrimp and Crab Cakes. Mind Blown products have been awarded the Most Disruptive Product of 2020 at Prepared Foods’ Spirit of Innovation awards, the Best Plant-Based Seafood Product of the Year at the World Plant-Based Awards, and their Dusted Scallops won Best New Frozen Product at the New Hope Network 2022 Expo West NEXTY Awards.

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https://plantbasedseafoodco.com/