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Tofutti Brands Inc. is a U.S. company based in
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-based, dairy-free foods under the "Tofutti" brand that was founded by David Mintz. Tofutti sells an ice cream substitute for the lactose-intolerant, kosher, food allergy sensitive, vegetarian, and vegan markets.Geist, William E
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Since the late 1980s in Canada, Tofutti-Cholac Foods distributes Tofutti products to Canadian supermarkets, grocers, and healthy food stores.


History

In the 1970s, David Mintz, who owned catering companies in New York, decided to make non-dairy ice cream out of tofu, for his Orthodox Jewish customers who did not eat dairy and meat products together. After nine years of experimenting, Tofutti was introduced in 1981.


Products

Tofutti produces an ice cream substitute, soy-based sour cream, cream cheese, sliced cheese, and "Better Than Ricotta" ricotta cheese. Additional products include several entrees such as a dairy-free pizza and "Cuties" or "Tofutti Cuties", their version of the ice cream sandwich.


Stock

Previously listed on the
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under the ticker symbol TOF, Tofutti was delisted in 2016 and now trades
over the counter Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are medicines sold directly to a consumer without a requirement for a prescription from a healthcare professional, as opposed to prescription drugs, which may be supplied only to consumers possessing a valid prescr ...
under the symbol TOFB on the OTCQB market.


See also

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List of frozen dessert brands This is a list of frozen dessert brands. Frozen dessert is the generic name for desserts made by freezing liquids, semi-solids, and sometimes even solids. They may be based on flavored water ( shave ice, sorbet, snow cones, etc.), fruit purées (su ...


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Tofutti (USA)
Companies traded over-the-counter in the United States Dairy-free frozen dessert brands Kosher food Vegan cuisine Soy product brands Animal product analogs Plant milk Cheese analogues Companies based in Union County, New Jersey Vegetarian companies and establishments of the United States {{food-product-stub