Company That Owns Major Dairy Brands to Debut Vegan Cheese Shreds Because the Future Is Plant-Based!

Need a reason to celebrate? Canadian brand Riot Eats™ (owned by GreenSpace Brands) has introduced North America’s first USDA Organic plant-based cheese slices and shreds!

The brand will also include plant-based butter and spreads in addition to the cheeses. The products will not be available in retail grocery stores until early 2019, but they debuted at Natural Products Expo East and CHFA East in Canada.

GreenSpace owns a number of dairy companies but seems to be making efforts to expand their plant-based portfolio, as they also recently acquired the plant-based brand GoVeggie.

Matthew von Teichman, CEO of GreenSpace Brands, stated: “The launch of Riot Eats™ builds upon our mission to bring better to more … The goal of Riot Eats™ is to flip the script on plant-based eating being a sacrifice to being an exciting personal gain. With high-quality ingredients, unique category certifications, and great taste and performance, our products are perfect for anyone looking to defy category ‘norms’ and try something new.”

Ditching dairy is beneficial for your health, animal welfare, and the environment. Industrialized dairy can be laden with antibiotics, which contributes to the dangerous rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, as well as pus and blood from udders that have been over-milked by machines. Baby calves are ripped away from their mothers at birth, resulting in haunting cries of protest from the cows. In terms of the environment, the dairy industry contributes greatly to harmful greenhouse gas emissions, namely, methane, as well as water pollution.

With all the dairy alternatives available today, it has never been easier to ditch dairy and opt for plant-based foods. To learn more about how our diets are linked to the health of our Earth, make sure to check out the Eat for the Planet book!

And remember to share this with your network as a reminder that the future of food is plant-based!

Image Source: Riot Eats™ (CNW Group/GreenSpace Brands Inc.)