NEXTYs: The best new natural products at Expo West 2016
Best New Meat, Seafood or Meat Alternative: Dear North Alaska Salmon Bites
These wild-caught Ocean-Bright Coho Salmon Bites offer a fresh (and fresh-tasting) take on jerky. The small and chewy shreds satisfy a snack attack or two, as the package reseals for later. They could just as easily add flavor to rice, salads or other dishes to boost protein. Sustainably caught in the glacial waters of Alaska, Dear North’s Coho Salmon is infused with decisively Alaskan flavors such as fireweed honey, rhubarb and raspberries, sea kelp and spruce.
Dear North focuses on sustainability and traceability, including following the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s Traceability Standard. But it is Dear North’s local economy focus that impresses. Alaskan natives own the company and focus on building skills, jobs and a future for their people.