Ever After Foods has acquired Fishway, a food technology company focused on cultivated fish production, for an undisclosed amount. Fishway, which was wholly owned by Ever After Foods prior to the transaction, develops methods to produce healthy, tasty, and safe ingredients from fish cells with a minimal environmental footprint and no animal harm. The deal consolidates Fishway’s operations under the Ever After Foods umbrella, formalizing a relationship that had already been in place.
Fishway, based in Heverlee, Belgium, specializes in cellular agriculture for seafood, aiming to address sustainability and ethical concerns in conventional fishing and aquaculture. Ever After Foods, the acquiring entity, operates in the broader alternative protein sector, with a focus on scalable production technologies. By bringing Fishway fully into its corporate structure, Ever After Foods gains direct control over the cultivated fish platform, including its research pipeline and any proprietary processes developed at the Belgian facility.
The acquisition is strategic for Ever After Foods as it seeks to diversify its product portfolio beyond terrestrial proteins into the seafood segment, which faces significant supply chain pressures and environmental scrutiny. Fishway’s technology, which emphasizes ingredient safety and taste without relying on animal-derived inputs, complements Ever After Foods’ existing capabilities in fermentation and cell cultivation. The integration is expected to streamline research efforts, reduce operational redundancies, and accelerate the path from lab-scale development to commercial deployment for cultivated fish products.
Financial terms were not disclosed, and no additional details on post-acquisition staffing or facility changes were provided. The combined entity will continue to operate Fishway’s Belgian site as a research hub, with Ever After Foods overseeing broader commercialization strategies. For the near term, the focus remains on scaling production efficiency and meeting regulatory requirements for cultivated seafood in target markets, though specific timelines have not been announced.