Yofiit's chickpea milk recognized as top 5
attention-grabbing products out of 1,100+ exhibitors at Expo
East
TORONTO, Oct. 20,
2022 /CNW/ - Global Food and Ingredients Ltd. (TSXV:
PEAS) (OTCQX: PEASF) ("GFI" or the "Company") has
successfully completed its roadshow across numerous US trade shows
and received strong customer feedback in relation to the unveiling
of the new design for its Yofiit brand. Along with unveiling its
new look, the Yofiit team met with hundreds of potential customers
and buyers ahead of its US launch through its attendance at
Plant-Based World Expo in New York
(Sept 8), Vegandale in New York (Sept
24) and Expo East in Philadelphia (Sept
29 – Oct 1).
Yofiit was a diamond sponsor of Vegandale, the largest
plant-based consumer show in New
York, and used the large consumer platform to introduce its
new flavours of high protein chickpea milk to an audience of
thousands of plant-conscious consumers, of which close to 2,000
tried and loved the chickpea milk. Of those consumers, 90%+ loved
the flavour profile and said they would buy the product and 99% of
them were impressed with the nutritional profile of the
product.
Yofiit also made a splash at Natural Products Expo East with its
high protein chickpea milk being recognized by FoodDive as one of
the top 5 attention-grabbing products out of 1,100+ exhibitors at
the show. Yofiit also used this opportunity to meet with key
stakeholders, namely retailers and distributors and secured some
commitments as a result of the show.
After its successful unveiling in the US, the Yofiit team will
attend the Grocery Innovation Conference (Oct 25 – 26) in Toronto.
Yofiit's functional product line-up includes:
- High protein, tasty chickpea milk – this highly
nutritious plant-based milk just got better with a deep flavour
range that consumers enjoy. Designed with up to 10x more protein
than other plant-based milk alternatives (typically 1-4 grams) and
even more protein than traditional cow's milk (8 grams). The
product line-up includes three flavours: (i) original, (ii) vanilla
and (iii) vanilla cinnamon, lightly sweetened with maple
syrup.
- Gut-Focused Nutritional Bars – designed for your hardest
physical and mental tasks that will sustain you for four hours at
the gym, school or work. Packed with probiotics, fibre and protein.
Available in two flavours: (i) Choco
Goji and (ii) Apple Cinnamon.
- Low Carb, No Sugar Bars – containing only 1-2 grams of
natural sugar and no gut-killing sugar alcohol, they are available
in four flavours: (i) Strawberry Vanilla, (ii) Almond Chocolate,
(iii) Choco Vanilla, and (iv) Ginger-Nutmeg.
- Low Carb, No Sugar Snackable Granola– keto friendly,
with 1 gram of natural sugar, 3 grams of net carb with adaptogens
for additional brain function, tapping into the increasingly
popular trend of reduced sugar in snacks as well as functional
foods. Available in two flavours: (i) Nutmeg and (ii) Choco.
Yofiit's product offerings align with GFI's farm-to-fork
plant-based platform providing traceable, locally sourced, healthy
and sustainable food and ingredients. GFI is focused on providing
healthy ingredients and products to our customers that are both
good-for-you and good for the earth. Chickpeas and peas, the main
ingredients in Yofiit's nutritious plant milk, are incredibly
regenerative to the earth, returning nitrogen to the soil from the
air and generating 4-5x lower emissions than other grains.
GFI acquired Yofiit in early 2022, as part of the Company's core
farm-to-fork strategy, connecting GFI's farm-based ingredient
sourcing and local processing with a suite of healthy, natural high
protein plant-based consumer products.
About GFI
GFI is a fast-growing Canadian plant-based food and ingredients
company, connecting the local farm to the global supply chain for
peas, beans, lentils, chickpeas and other high protein specialty
crops. GFI is organized into four primary business lines: Pea
Protein Inputs, Plant-Based Ingredients, Plant-Based Pet Food
Ingredients and Plant-Based Consumer Packaged Goods. Headquartered
in Toronto, GFI buys directly from
its extensive network of farmers, processes its products locally at
its four wholly-owned processing facilities in Western Canada and ships to 37 countries
across the world.
GFI's vision is to become a vertically integrated farm-to-fork
plant-based company providing traceable, locally sourced, healthy
and sustainable food and ingredients. Through recent
acquisition and development activities, GFI now offers a full suite
of Plant-Based Consumer Packaged Goods with over 20 SKUs under the
Yofiit, Bentilia and Five Peas in Love brands.
SOURCE Global Food and Ingredients