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NY chickpea specialist Banza launches Vegan Deluxe Mac & Cheese into Whole Foods nationwide

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Banza Launches Vegan Mac & Cheese Made With Chickpea Pasta at Whole Foods US-Wide

Banza, a New York brand manufacturing chickpea-based foods, has launched a new product — Plant-Based Deluxe Mac — at Whole Foods stores US-wide. This vegan version of a classic favorite is the latest addition to Banza’s plant-based portfolio, which consists of three mac & cheese products, two pizzas, and a rice and chickpea pasta range. The new product is made with plant-based cheddar and chickpea pasta, providing three times more protein and fiber than the leading vegan mac & cheese product and 30% fewer net carbs. Every serving contains 9g of protein and 5g of fiber. Chickpea-based comfort foods Banza, founded in 2014, is the first commercial producer of chickpea-based comfort foods in the US. The company claims to offer the country’s best-selling gluten-free pizza …

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NY Chickpea Specialist Banza Collaborates With Beyond Meat and Follow Your Heart

Banza, a manufacturer of chickpea-based foods, recently announced new collaborations with Beyond Meat and Follow Your Heart. The new Supreme contains Beyond Sausage Italian Crumbles (though is topped with dairy cheese) and the Plant-Based Cheese is a fully vegan pizza with Follow Your Heart dairy-free cheese. The New York based brand, which also produces chickpea pasta, pizza, rice, and mac & cheese, announced last month the rollout of Banza Pizza into several US retailers, marking a retail presence in over 8,000 outlets nationwide. “Chickpeas, and by extension beans, are one of the best foods for human health and the environment. Since the launch of our pizzas, we have hoped to create a vegan cheese pizza. Consumer studies have confirmed our point,” says Brian Rudolph, CEO …

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Banza: First-Ever Commercial Chickpea-Based Pizza in the US Sees Huge Retail Expansion Into 8,000 Locations

Banza, the New York-based producer of comfort foods out of chickpeas, including pasta, pizza, rice, and mac & cheese, announces the rollout of Banza Pizza into several US retailers, which now has retail presence in over 8,000 outlets nationwide. Banza Pizza originally launched in October 2020 in Whole Foods Market, Wegmans and Target, followed by expansion into Stop & Shop, Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway and Meijer. The chickpea pizza is now also available at Thrive Market, Fresh Direct, Amazon and eatbanza.com. Consumer demand for better-for-you alternatives to comfort foods in grocery stores continues to increase, with the total better-for-you pizza category having grown 41% in the past two years. Banza Pizza reports that it is the fastest-turning frozen pizza crust brand in the US. In addition …

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