Gardein

Gardein
Founder Yves Potvin
Headquarters Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Products Animal meat-free foods
Owner Garden Protein International, Pinnacle Foods
Website Gardein official website

Gardein (a portmanteau of garden and protein) is a product line of meat-free foods made by Garden Protein International in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. In November 2014, Pinnacle Foods purchased Gardein.[1][2]

Awards

Gardein Crispy Tenders (pictured at a restaurant in 2010) [3]

Since 2010 Gardein has received four Canadian Grand Prix 'New Product' awards,[4] and Gardein also won 'New Product' award from Veg News Magazine three years in a row (2010, 2011 and 2012).[5] Gardein's Seven Grain Crispy Tenders product won Shape Magazine's 'Best Snack' award in 2010, and Gardein then won the 'Good Food Award' by Natural Health Magazine in 2011.[3]

Gardein received several awards in 2014, including PETA's 'Product of the Year,'[6] the Libby Award for PETA's 'Best Seasonal Vegan Food,'[7] and the 'Foodie Award' by the Vegetarian Times.[8] Also that year, the brand received the 'Leadership in Sustainability' award at the British Columbia Export Awards,[9] and Mercy for Animals awarded founded Yves Potvin their Innovative Business Award.[10] Better Homes and Gardens awarded Gardein with 'Best New Product' in 2015.[11]

Products

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A list of Gardein products, many of which are sold in the frozen food aisles of grocery stores:

Gardein pocket meals in 2015.

Chick’n

Turk’y

Beefless

Fishless

Pocket Meals

All Gardein products are vegan, and they are certified by Vegan Action.[12]

Gardein products are certified Kosher pareve by Kosher Check (The Orthodox Rabbinical Council of BC).[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pinnacle Foods acquires maker of Gardein vegan food line for $154M". NJBiz. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ Pinnacle Foods to buy Canadian protein foods maker Garden. Reuters, 14 November 2014
  3. 1 2 "Low-Calorie Snacks|Shape Magazine". Shape.com. 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Gardein Earns "Three-Peat" with Coveted Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards™". Newswire.ca. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  5. ↑ "The 2012 Veggie Awards". Vegnews.com. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  6. ↑ "Gardein's 'Golden Fishless Filet' Is PETA's 'Product of the Year". PETA. December 17, 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  7. ↑ "2014 Libby Awards". peta2. 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  8. ↑ "2014 Foodie Awards: Market to Table". Vegetarian Times. 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  9. ↑ "Gardein™ Receives Award for Leadership in Sustainability at the British Columbia Export Awards". Business Wire. November 18, 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  10. ↑ "Innovative Business Award". gardein.com. 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-16. Archived February 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ "Winner – Gardein Golden Fishless Filets!". Gardein.com. February 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  12. ↑ https://gardein.com/faq/
  13. ↑ https://gardein.com/faq/
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