Yofiit launches its nutrient-dense
chickpea-based milk chainwide at Sprouts Farmers Market in
the United States
TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2023
/CNW/ - Global Food and Ingredients Ltd. (TSXV: PEAS) (OTCQX:
PEASF) ("GFI" or the "Company"), is pleased to
announce its national retail launch into Sprouts Farmers Market in
the United States for the
Company's Yofiit brand. Sprouts is one of the largest and fastest
growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in
the United States, with roughly
380 stores across 23 states.
The initial launch will offer customers two flavours of Yofiit's
high protein, tasty chickpea-based milk; original and vanilla
cinnamon. Yofiit's milk is designed with 10x more protein than
other plant-based milks (typically 1-4 grams) and even more protein
than traditional cow's milk (8 grams). Each cup of Yofiit's
milk is packed with 10g of protein and 1,000mg of Omega-3.
"I am very pleased to announce our partnership with Sprouts
Farmers Market", commented Marie
Amazan, Founder and President of Yofiit at GFI. "Sprouts'
health- and planet-conscious customer base will appreciate the high
bar we set in the category with this innovation. Consumers
want it all, nutrition, taste, clean ingredients, functionality and
our chickpea milk embodies all four. Our focus remains on
product excellence while using sustainable, mostly locally sourced
and regenerative ingredients."
Yofiit's functional product line-up includes its award-winning
chickpea-based milk, gut-focused nutritional bars, low carb, no
sugar crunchy bars and low carb, no sugar snackable granola. All of
Yofiit's products are designed with its consumers in mind, focused
on nourishing the body, gut and mind with tasty foods that are free
of fillers and gums, healthy and with zero to low sugar
contents.
To learn more, visit www.yofiitusa.com.
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