Wildtype to Launch Salmon in Sushi Restaurants

September 18, 2020 Wildtype

Cellular agriculture startup Wildtype has unveiled its latest cell-based salmon. This version is “sushi-grade” and crafted with the sushi industry’s favorite raw salmon applications in mind. Like Wildtype’s earlier batches, this salmon sushi is made with genuine coho salmon cells, grown in a brewery-like system.

Expanding Hissho Sushi’s New Take on Happy Hour: Sushi Industry Leader Opens Second Craft Beer Bar Inside Arkansas Walmart

September 8, 2020 Perishable News

Sushi and craft beer lovers rejoice! Just six months after opening the nation’s first Hissho Sushi & Craft Beer Bar, the industry leader is now bringing the new concept to Northwest Arkansas, launching its second location inside an area Walmart.

Sustainability Thought Leader Josh Onishi Leads First Sushi Company to Earn ISO 14001:2015 Certification

August 2, 2019 Hana Group North America

With sushi bar locations in over 300 supermarkets, Hana Group demonstrates its commitment to the planet and customers through their continued development of the environmental systems that earned them recognition as the first North American sushi company to achieve ISO 14001:2015 certification.

Albertsons Companies Fulfills Pledge to End Use of Eel (Unagi) in Sushi 3½ Years Ahead of Planned Deadline

June 10, 2019 Albertsons Companies

Albertsons Companies, an industry leader in seafood sustainability, announced today that it completed the phase-out of freshwater eel (unagi) from sushi products 3½ years ahead of its self-imposed deadline of year-end 2022.

UCLA Researchers and Partners Work With Sushi Restaurants to Reduce Seafood Fraud

January 28, 2019 Stuart Wolpert, UCLA

A new monitoring project involving UCLA researchers and partners aims to take “fake sushi” off Los Angeles diners’ plates. The Los Angeles Seafood Monitoring Project team — which includes university researchers, students, sushi restaurants and government regulators — is working to reduce sushi fraud and the mislabeling of fish.