Grounded Foods, makers of the first-to-market vegan cheeses created with hemp and upcycled cauliflower, today announces its first products are now available at over 160 retail locations across the US. The innovative products with a cult following have been available through e-commerce since the end of March, and today marks the first time these long-awaited products have been available in stores, through a distribution agreement with Whole Foods.
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Grounded: “We’re the People Who Make Tasty AF Cheese Out of Cauliflower and Hemp. And the Market Potential For That is Pretty Massive”
This plant-based power couple needs no introduction for our vegconomist readers. Former economic advisor to the Australian government, food writer & restaurant critic Veronica Fil, along with her husband Shaun Quade, the Australian fine dining chef renowned for his “mad scientist” methodology, created a line of cheese which the industry has been waiting for with bated breath. This week, the upcycled cauliflower and hemp cheeses finally hit the market.
Clo Clo Foods Launches Line of Allergen-Free Frozen Pizza With Cheese Created from Cauliflower
While the majority of vegan cheeses contain nut or soy, Clo-Clo Vegan Foods, previously Chloe Vegan Foods, has launched a full line of plant-based frozen pizza using a patent-pending, cauliflower-based cheese.
Litehouse Acquires Veggiecraft Farms as Dairy Producers Continue to Realise the Future is Plant-Based
Litehouse, Inc., an employee-owned company that refers to itself as the “leader in refrigerated salad dressings, dips, sauces, herbs, and cheese”, announces the acquisition of Veggiecraft Farms, a Los Angeles based producer of gluten-free pasta alternatives based on cauliflower, a trending ingredient in plant products.
Dr Praeger’s to Launch a Vegan Cauliflower Burger into “Seafood Authority” Supermarket Citarella
Dr. Praeger’s is to release a limited-edition vegan Farm Stand Cauliflower Burger, produced to support struggling farmers and local food pantries and help fight hunger during the pandemic. Intriguingly, the vegan burger is being launched into Citarella, a specialist in seafood such as fish, lobster, mussels & scallops, crabs and caviar.
Grounded Foods: “Do you Realise What You’ve Done? This Could be Huge”
For most of our readers, this vegan cheese brand needs little introduction. When Grounded launched online pre-sales for products that were not even yet made, they sold out in 3 minutes. This week, they closed an oversubscribed seed round led by Stray Dog Capital. We always said that these guys were going to be big. So, with no further ado….
BREAKING: Grounded Foods Co. Closes Oversubscribed Seed Round Led by Stray Dog Capital
Grounded Foods Co, producer of unique first-to-market cheeses created with cauliflower, today announces to vegconomist the closing of its first Series Seed round which was led by Stray Dog Capital. The round brought in $1.74M with participation from Rocana Ventures, Veg Invest Trust and members of the GlassWall Syndicate.
Daiya Foods Announces Extensive Line of Innovative Plant-Based Products
Daiya Foods is one of the founding members of The Plant Based Foods Association US and Canada and is a subsidiary of Otsuka Pharmaceutical. The dairy alternative brand yesterday announced multiple new lines as well as innovative reformulations including a first-to-market pizza crust created with cauliflower, sweet potato and spinach.
Grounded Foods Launches Pre-Sales of Highly Anticipated First-to-Market Cheese, Sells Out in 3 Minutes
Grounded Foods annouces that it has launched online pre-sales for its first range of first-to-market vegan cheeses, created with cauliflower by Australian chef Shaun Quade. The cheeses aren’t scheduled to ship until June; however the LA based startup tells us that its specialty cheeses sold out within 3 minutes of the shop going live.
USA: Chloe Vegan Foods Launches Frozen Pizzas Topped with a “Quantum-Leap Forward” in Cheese
Chloe Vegan Foods announces the launch of a full line of frozen plant-based pizzas which are topped with what the brand calls a “quantum leap forward” in pizza cheese, which is made from cauliflower, one of 2020’s trending plant ingredients.
Cauliflower Continues its Rise in Popularity as Vegan Proucts Win 4 of 5 Categories in Trader Joe’s Awards
North American grocery chain Trader Joe’s, has released the results of its Customer Choice Awards, and vegan products have won 4 out of 5 categories this year. For the second year running its Cauliflower Gnocchi has won in the favourite vegan / vegetarian category, as we see a huge increase in popularity of cauliflower products globally.
Veggiecraft Farms Announces Exclusive Launch of its Cauliflower Pasta into Albertsons Stores Across US
Veggiecraft Farms has announced the availability of its Italian-crafted, shelf-stable, three-ingredient cauliflower pasta exclusively at Albertsons Companies nationwide. Previously available online-only, this launch marks Veggiecraft’s first move to brick-and-mortar retailers.
Veggiecraft Farms Launches Cauliflower Pasta
Veggiecraft Farms creates gluten-free cauliflower penne and spaghetti pastas, master-crafted in Italy, using three ethically-sourced ingredients and integrating a full serving of vegetables into each serving. The products are vegan, kosher, gluten free and non-GMO verified.
CAULIPOWER – New Tortilla Line Created from Cauliflower
CAULIPOWER has launched a gluten -free solution to quesadillas, burritos, tacos, and wraps, in their range of cauliflower based tortilla wraps. The wraps have fewer calories, less fat, more fibre, and more vitamin C than wheat products.