VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Konscious Foods™, a plant-based seafood brand, today announced its plan to expand its foodservice offerings across North America in 2024. The brand is now officially entering the U.S. foodservice market, while appointing Affinity Group Canada as broker for the Canadian market.
Konscious Foods™ offers restaurant, foodservice, deli and quick service operators a wide array of chef-crafted products all made from plants. Each item is designed with operational efficiency, sustainability, taste and quality in mind, including:
- Four varieties of plant-based sushi (California, Salmon Avocado, Tuna Avocado and Rainbow Roll)
- Salmon block or poke cubes
- Tuna block or poke cubes
- Sno’ crab pack
- Four varieties of plant-forward onigiri (Kale Gomae, Japanese Vegetable Curry, Roasted Corn and Poblano, and Korean BBQ Mushroom)
In 2023, Konscious Foods launched the world’s-first frozen sushi, poke bowls and onigiri in 4,500 retailers across North America, as well as a ready-to-eat items featured in the sushi counters of Whole Foods Market.
Founded by Yves Potvin–plant-based industry leader, trained chef, creator of the world’s first veggie hot dog, and founder of Yves Veggie Cuisine and Gardein™–Konscious Foods is said to be his most exciting endeavor yet.
“Foodservice presents many options for us to make impact at scale in 2024,” said Potvin, founder and president of Konscious Foods. “We are on a mission to help consumers embrace a more plant-based and sustainable diet by breaking the barriers to entry in this category–such as taste and affordability. By bringing our beloved products to more distribution channels, we know more people will be able to embrace a plant-forward lifestyle.”
Potvin added, “We also know how overworked and understaffed many of America’s kitchens and cafeterias are. With our proprietary ‘Thaw & Serve’ design, we can save significant labor costs and time, while also cutting down on food waste by extending shelf-life.”
Plant-based food is in increasingly high demand, with recent research revealing nearly half of U.S. restaurants already offer plant-based options—a 62% increase over the 11 years1--and foodservice companies like Sodexo announcing 50% of its campus offerings will be vegan by 2025. January marks the return of #Veganuary—a non-profit organization on a mission to encourage the adoption of a vegan diet in January and beyond—meaning even more companies across the globe will commit to offering plant-based options and/or challenging employees to eat vegan for the first month of the year.
Konscious Foods’ offerings are all non-GMO Project verified, gluten free, 100% plant-based, organic where possible, and free from carrageenan and titanium dioxide.
Visit https://www.konscious.com/pages/foodservice for more.
ABOUT KONSCIOUS FOODS™
Konscious Foods™ is on a mission to change the way people eat with the most delicious plant-based foods on the planet. Launched in 2023, the company has created the world’s first frozen plant-based sushi rolls, onigiri stuff rice snacks and poke bowls, and also offers plant-based seafood products for foodservice. All of these delicious chef-crafted products are designed to make enjoying seafood incredibly easy, convenient and sustainable. Konscious Foods’ recipes contain ingredients that are Non-GMO Project verified, gluten free, plant-based, organic where possible, and free from carrageenan and titanium dioxide.
The company’s products have won a number of awards, including Best New Frozen Product in the 2023 NEXTY Awards, finalist in the Best New Plant-Forward Product category in the 2023 NEXTY Awards and 2023 Best of Show Award by VegNews.
To learn more visit https://www.konscious.com/.
1 https://vegconomist.com/market-and-trends/pbfa-plant-based-food-service/
