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- Tattooed Chef, Inc. Tattooed Chef, Inc. (TTCFQ) operates as a plant-based food company that produces and distributes frozen foods to retailers primarily in the United States; its core products encompass ready-to-cook bowls, zucchini spirals, riced cauliflower, acai and smoothie bowls, cauliflower crust pizza, wood fire crusted pizza, handheld burritos, bars, quesadillas, and additional offerings such as stir-fry noodles, pasta dishes including canestri in creamy vodka sauce and cavatappi with black pepper and pecorino romano cheese, vegetable blends like crispy potatoes with dill pickle seasoning, lightly breaded broccoli-red onion-zucchini mixes, and seasoned combinations of brussel sprouts, sweet potatoes, and broccoli; products feature Italian-sourced vegetables such as cauliflower and zucchini, are available under the Tattooed Chef brand and private label in national retailers including Target, Costco, Wegmans, and Kroger, as well as online, and target consumers seeking vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, organic, non-GMO, and clean-label plant-based lifestyles. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Paramount, California, the company sources produce from its fields in Italy and maintains manufacturing capabilities there following recent facility acquisition. In a major restructuring, Tattooed Chef filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 2, 2023, in joint administration with Ittella International, LLC, pursued a sale of substantially all assets under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code with SC&H Capital as advisor, completed the asset sale to an undisclosed buyer by February 2024, and saw its brand deliberately acquired by Planted Ventures, LLC, which is relaunching it with enhanced control over Italian innovation, quality, and supply amid ongoing operations as a privately held entity.