Tofurky has reported a huge spike in sales orders amounting to the company’s largest annual increase since 2015, stating to CNN Business that demand is so high that it needs to increase production but is limited this year due to staffing. Meanwhile new vegan turkeys are on the 2020 pre-holiday market including Prime Roots and Whole Foods.
Crespel & Deiters Creates Wheat-Based Ingredients for a Meat-Free Thanksgiving
With the American Thanksgiving holiday approaching, Crespel & Deiters presents itself as a valuable resource for food manufacturers seeking to address the demand for meat-free alternatives to Thanksgiving classics. The company, a leading producer of wheat-based solutions in Germany, recently expanded into the United States with a subsidiary in Chicago, Illinois, known as Crespel & Deiters Food USA LP. It offers a range of wheat texturates under the brand name Loryma, designed to provide an authentic meat-like texture to plant-based products and allow manufacturers room for formulation and design. In recent years, Thanksgiving in the United States has seen a significant shift towards meat-free alternatives. With one of the most developed markets for vegan and vegetarian meat substitutes, American food manufacturers are uniquely positioned to …
