‘Dive In’! Burlingame’s Jinka Wins PETA’s Best Vegan Seafood Award

For Immediate Release:
June 17, 2025

Contact:
Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382

Time to shell-abrate! Ahead of the summer dining season, PETA has today announced its 2025 National Vegan Seafood Rankings—and Burlingame’s own vegan seafood company Jinka has hooked a spot.

Jinka offers a boatload of plant-powered options—including calamari, crab poppers, and multiple flavors of tuna—that satisfy the cravings of any “seafood” seeker who also wants to protect sealife. Jinka’s products are available to ship across the U.S. and are also offered at select grocery stores around the country.

“From craveable crab-free crab poppers to tantalizing tuna, Jinka is serving up fintastic fare that leaves marine life where they belong, in their ocean homes,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk, who went vegan 48 years ago after learning more about lobsters. “Every winner on PETA’s list is enticing diners with innovative vegan products that will have even the pickiest of people clam-oring for more.”

Other winners on PETA’s list include (in no particular order) Gardein in Richmond, British Columbia; Mind Blown in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland; Konscious in Richmond, British Columbia;Save Da Sea in Victoria, British Columbia; Fysh Food in Los Angeles, California; Oshi in Rehovot, Israel; Seed to Surf in Toronto, Ontario; and Cavi-art in Herning, Denmark.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out thatEvery Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. PETA’s free vegan starter kit is filled with tips to help anyone looking to make the switch. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.