October 10, 2023

South Korea-based Pulmuone to firm up partnership for cultivated seafood products

Seoul, South Korea-based food company Pulmuone will strengthen a partnership with BlueNalu, a San Diego, US-based food company specialising in cultivated seafood such as tuna-like fish meat.

The two groups agreed in 2020 to commercialise healthy cell-based seafood products without genetic modifications and free of environmental contaminants.

BlueNalu has developed technology to produce various seafood including bluefin tuna. In July 2020, the US company partnered with Pulmuone to cooperate to bring BlueNalu's products to the South Korean market.

Pulmuone said in a statement that the company will upgrade its partnership with BlueNalu to release cultivated seafood products in South Korea. Research projects will be carried out to figure out cell-based seafood market trends.

"Cell-based seafood is an innovative food tech item that can solve global environmental issues caused by the global seafood supply shortage, fisheries and aquaculture," said Pulmuone Institute of Technology head Lee Sang-yun in a statement on October 5. Lee added that his company will solidify its leading position in the food tech industry through the renewed agreement.

The South Korean food maker has been preparing for the alternative market for many years. Pulmuone is also working with green food tech company Simple Planet to commercialise cultivated meat products targeting vegans and other consumers who do not eat meat due to ethical reasons.

- Aju Korea Daily