MINNEAPOLIS — Plant-based agency Wicked Kitchen has acquired Current Meals, one other protein agency that manufactures plant-based seafood for meals service and efficient consuming locations inside the US and Europe.

“Current Meals is a perfect match for Wicked as a global-impact mannequin with the similar mission and complementary merchandise,” said Pete Speranza, chief authorities officer of Wicked Kitchen. 

The acquisition of Current Meals is the company’s second since April 2020. The company simply these days acquired Good Catch, a plant-based seafood shopper packaged objects mannequin.

The acquisition of Current Meals gives to Wicked Kitchen’s foodservice portfolio with plant-based sushi grade tuna and salmon.

“Wicked’s dedication to impression and to defining the way in which ahead for the plant-based market makes them the exact residence for Current Meals’ high-quality merchandise that blend superior experience and unbeatable style to create a vegan sushi-grade completely different to fish,” said David Barber, companion at Astanor Ventures, investor at Current Meals.

Wicked Kitchen offers numerous plant-based shopper packaged objects, which may be discovered at 90,000 distribution components with higher than 40 merchandise in america and 150 plus merchandise inside the UK. The company offers frozen and ambient merchandise resembling heat-and-eat entrees, frozen pizzas, ice lotions and novelties.

Current Meals launched in 2019 and gained distribution in 2021. The company has a nationwide roster of consuming locations and corporations universities and prepared meals to retail.