UMass Culinary Conference Sunday, June 3, 2018 Jennifer Blasi Territory Sales, East College and University Specialist
Delicious plant-based foods 100% plant-based ingredients Daiya Shreds melt and stretch and are handled just like dairy based cheese Daiya Shreds Primary Ingredient list includes: Filtered water, tapioca starch, coconut oil, nongmo expeller pressed canola and/or safflower oil, potato protein isolate and vegan natural flavors
About Us
The Daiya Story
Eat Freely Free of many common allergens Dairy (casein, whey and lactose), soy, gluten, eggs, rice, peanuts and tree nuts (except coconut oil). Certified Vegan Dedicated production facility with Orthodox Union Kosher certification We are certified kosher by the following organization: http://www.oukosher.com/ All Daiya Products are Kosher Certified except for the Daiya Pizza and Cheesecake. They are produced in a separate facility. In process of Non-GMO Project Verification Daiya has a supplier approval program in place that requests for non-gmo statements from all of our ingredient suppliers.
The Daiya Consumer Daiya products serve the growing needs of millions of US consumers who: avoid Dairy, Gluten and Soy due to one or more allergies or intolerances and/or overall lifestyle choices DAIRY FREE/ LACTOSE FREE 33% of Americans (100M) are lactose intolerant* GLUTEN FREE 16-18 million consumers are gluten sensitive 29% (or 91M consumers) are trying to avoid gluten)** SOY FREE 6.3M consumers are allergic to Soy*** LIFESTYLE CHOICES 33 % of Americans (100 million consumers) are eating vegan/vegetarian meals more often**** * 1)National Digestive Diseases Information, USA Today; 2) http://www.foodreactions.org/allergy/milk.html ** 1) National Institutes of Health, Univ. of Chicago Celiac Disease Center 2) http://www.usdairy.com, 3) NPD Group, June 2014 ***Foodintoleranceinfo.com **** Harris Interactive study commissioned by the Vegetarian Resource Group 6
Taste-A-Monials "Thanks to Daiya's Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, our guests with food allergies are safely & happily joining the PizzaRevolution." - Nicholas Eckerman - COO, PizzaRev. *April 2014 Buffalo Wild Wings minority stake in Pizza Rev Fresh Brothers partnership with Daiya Cheese tops off our vegan menu, and allows us to offer a delicious cheese alternative to our customers with dairy & soy allergies. Adam Goldberg Founder & CEO Voted Best Pizza in 2008, 2009 & 2011
Food Service Shreds Mozzarella Pepperjack Slices Provolone Swiss Logs Mild Mozzarella
Refrigerated Product Lines Shreds Mozzarella Pepperjack Blocks Jalapeno Havarti Jack Gouda Slices Provolone Swiss NEW American NEW Cream Cheeze Style Spread Plain Chive and Onion Strawberry NEW Garden Vegetable Greek Yogurt Alternative Black Cherry Blueberry Peach Strawberry NEW Plain NEW Vanilla NEW NEW NEW
Frozen Product Lines Pizza Cheeze Lovers Supreme Fire Roasted Vegetable Margherita Mushroom and Garlic Spinach and Mushroom Meatless Pepperoni Cheezecake New York Chocolate Key Lime Strawberry
Shelf Stable Product Lines Cheezy Mac Alfredo Vegetable Medley Dairy-free Dressing Ranch Blue Cheese Caesar Cheeze Sauce Alfredo
Why Daiya? 1 in 4 people avoid dairy Plant based is on trend Dairy sensitive / lactose sensitive Kosher Soy allergy / intolerance Gluten intolerance SOURCES: Aubrey Research 2015 Source: Mintel 2015 Vegetarian Resource Group www.vegetariantimes.com/article/vegetarianism-in-america foodallergy.org/page/faan-facts Today s Diet & Nutrition Center of Disease Control CDC Greenmomsmeet.com, Survey 2015
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