Good Catch Foods makes 100% plant-based seafood alternatives that are gluten, dairy, and GMO free. Good Catch Foods offers three fresh fish-free tuna products; naked in water, Mediterranean, and olive and herb. They also offer frozen seafood alternatives such as crab-free cakes, fish-free sliders, and fish-free burgers.
Good Catch Foods uses a combination blend of 6 legumes for their products along side algae oil to create a similar omega-3 profiles to real seafood products. These legumes include: peas, soy beans, chickpeas, lentils, fava beans, and navy beans. A legume blend allowed the co-founding chefs, Chad Sarno and Derek Sarno, to create the precise textures for each of Good Catch Food's products.
After agreeing upon ethical, environmental, and market opportunities, Good Catch Foods was founded in New York City in 2016 by 5 people; Chad Sarno, Derek Sarno, Chris Kerr, Marci Zaroff, and Eric Schnell.
According to Good Catch Foods, their mission is to "Preserve the ocean’s natural resources while introducing awesomely delicious “seafood” choices that benefit you and the world."
Funding
Venture round
On July 1, 2016 Good Catch Foods received an undisclosed amount of funding from New Crop Capital.
Timeline
Series A closed
Good Catch raised a total of $8.7m in their Series A. New Crop Capital led the round. Investors include PHW Group, Thrive Market, Stray Dog Capital, Clear Current Capital, VegInvest, Rocana Capital, Blue Horizon, EverHope Capital, Baleine & Bjorn Capital, M13, and Starlight Ventures.
Funding - Series A
On April 5, 2018 Good Catch Foods received $5.5 million dollars in Series A funding from Stray Dog Capital.
Funding - Venture round
On July 1, 2016 Good Catch Foods received an undisclosed amount of funding from New Crop Capital.
Founding of Good Catch Foods
Good Catch Foods was founded in 2016 by Chad Sarno, Derek Sarno, Chris Kerr, Marci Zaroff, and Eric Schnell.
People
Chad Sarno
Co-founder, partner, and vice president of culinary
Derek Sarno
Co-founder and developer
Eric Schnell
Co-founder
Marci Zaroff
Co-founder
William Christopher Kerr
Co-founder
Further reading
Check Out the New Vegan Brand, Good Catch Foods, That Is Revolutionizing Seafood
Michelle Neff
Web article
Good Catch » YES CHEF: CHAD SARNO
Good Catch Foods
Web article
Good Catch Foods readies for entry into plant-based alternative animal protein space
Mary Ellen Shoup
Web article
Good Catch Foods to debut faux tuna, crab cakes at Whole Foods
Undercurrent News
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James Arthur Prepares Vegan Fish and Chips on 'Cooking With Marshmello'
Jill Ettinger
Web article
Plant-Based Seafood Company Good Catch Reels in $8.7M
Vegan Seafood Products : vegan seafood
laura McQuarrie
Web article
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Expo West 2018 - Interview + Winning our VegNews Award!
June 5, 2018
Companies
References
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New York CityCategories
Cluster: Cell-based and plant-based meatA cluster of topics related to cultured meat, plant-based meat, and cellular agriculture.
Plant-based meatPlant-based meat products are made to mimic properties found within natural meats and are considered to be meat substitutes. They are made using plant and other non-animal products to look, taste, and feel like meat products. Examples include: seitan, falafel, tempeh, Tofurky, Beyond Meat burgers, and Mock duck.
StartupA startup company is an entrepreneurial venture in the initial stage of its operations. Startups are typically young businesses aiming to grow quickly and meet a marketplace need by developing or offering an innovative product, process or service.
Cluster: Synthetic biologyA cluster of topics related to synthetic biology.
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SeafoodFood from the sea, e.g. fish, shrimp, crab, mussel, seaweed
New Crop CapitalNew Crop Capital is a venture capital firm investing in products and/or services which replace conventional animal agriculture.
Wicked HealthyWicked Healthy is a vegan food brand started by Derek and Chad Sarno in February, 2016. Wicked healthy makes plant-based recipes for vegans and meat eaters that are made available through their website and Wicked Healthy Cookbook.
Impossible FoodsImpossible Foods is a plant-based meat company making meat and dairy products that are made to look and feel like animal products by manufacturing heme, the oxygen binding molecule found in blood, using engineered yeast grown in bioreactors.- Plant-based meatPlant-based meat products are made to mimic properties found within natural meats and are considered to be meat substitutes. They are made using plant and other non-animal products to look, taste, and feel like meat products. Examples include: seitan, falafel, tempeh, Tofurky, Beyond Meat burgers, and Mock duck.
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