World TUNO Day

Atlantic Natural Foods Propels Its Award-Winning Plant-Based Protein Products to Australia, United Kingdom

NASHVILLE, N.C.–May 30, 2019–

One of the world’s leading producers of plant-based protein products, Atlantic Natural Foods (ANF), announced today that it has formalized its distribution agreement with Freedom Foods Group Limited of Australia to market and distribute its healthy and sustainable Loma Linda® meal solution products throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Freedom Foods is a leading global health food company that has a mission of “making food better” by making great tasting, high quality, healthy foods and beverages for Australia and beyond.

The announcement comes just days after one of the UK’s top five supermarkets, Morrisons, became the first major retailer in the United Kingdom to stock TUNO, the brand’s plant-based, canned seafood alternative.

“Globally, more than 18,000 stores throughout the world carry our products,” said ANF founder James Douglas Hines. “We are excited to offer a healthy and sustainable protein that is desperately needed to feed future generations…and one that tastes great, too. …

CATCH OF THE DAY: MORRISONS LAUNCHES PLANT-BASED ALTERNATIVE TO TUNA

First UK supermarket to offer new plant-based range

One of the UK’s top four supermarkets, Morrisons, will become the first major retailer to stock global brand Loma Linda’s seafood alternative TUNO.

Made with natural plant-based ingredients, this protein-rich, gluten-free food features the light, flaky texture of seafood and is completely fish-free.

TUNO has been created in collaboration with seafood industry experts from around the world to help address the growing crisis of global fish stocks being overfished and depleted.

The product offers a delicious, ocean-safe product, with around 100 calories or less per serving, which can be enjoyed as a snack, sandwich filler or salad topping.

Shoppers can choose from flavours including: Spring Water, TUNO Mayo (made with vegan mayonnaise), Lemon Pepper, Sweet Chilli, all of which will be available in 142g cans, together with 85g on-the-go pouches covering the additional flavour of Sesame Ginger.

Andrew Wilson, Morrisons Tuna Buyer said: “We have listened to …

TUNO™ Ignites Conversation Around Sustainable Living Proclaiming April 30 “World TUNO Day”

Plant-Based Food Creator Atlantic Natural Foods Continues to Challenge Global Seafood Industry, Looks to A Better Future for the Planet

NASHVILLE, N.C., April 25, 2019 — With a long-term goal of helping the world to feed 9 plus billion people by the year 2050, Atlantic Natural Foods, LLC (ANF), a leading manufacturer of better-for-you, plant-based, shelf-stable foods, today announced the company will celebrate its own inaugural World TUNO™ Day on Tuesday, April 30. This date, planned two days ahead of the UN’s World Tuna Day (May 2), is a symbolic gesture to encourage consumers to eat more sustainably on April 30 and all year long, bringing awareness to the long-term need to create alternative protein sources while also promoting the health-supporting, life-affirming benefits of plant-based eating while saving our oceans.

According to J. Douglas Hines, ANF founder and chairman and a former seafood industry executive with a rich decades-long history in the global tuna industry, seafood is not in endless supply. If the …