5 Must Try Vegan Cheese Brands that are Black Owned
Last updated on July 24th, 2023 at 10:13 pm
The only list you’ll need about Black owned vegan cheese brands
I love cheese, but not the stomach aches.
Which is why I started trying vegan cheeses and plant based cheeses.
There are many cheese alternatives on the market and at your local grocery store, but I haven’t seen a Black owned one in a store near me. Yet.
Until then, fellow cheese lovers, here’s a list of Black owned vegan cheese brands that will ship to you in the U.S.:
Black Owned Vegan Cheese Companies
1. Planted Foods
Founded by Ashley Kirk in 2018, Planted Foods’ product line includes a plant-based nacho sauce, veggie burgers, veggie breakfast patties and chickpea tuna.
Find their products in-store at various California markets or online at Walmart.com.
Ashley gives tips to food founders on how to get retailers to sell your products in Ep. 30: Get your product into grocery stores with Planted Foods Co. You can follow Ashley’s journey to growing her food business on her YouTube channel.Â
Website: plantedfoodsco.com
Instagram: @plantedfoods
2. Eat Unrestricted
Eat Unrestricted, formerly known as Dianna’s Foods, produces vegan cheese sauces in several flavors: Original Better Cheddar, Chipotle Better Cheddar and Garlic Better Cheddar.
Dianna King, an engineer, started Eat Unrestricted because of her family history of cancer and her interest in making plant based foods more accessible to her community.
Find their products in-store or order directly on the Eat Unrestricted website.
Website: eatunrestricted.com
Instagram: @eatunrestricted
3. Empasta Food
Creating an alternative to cheese that has a low impact on our planet is one of the goals of Empasta Food, founded by Matt Mullens, in Greensboro, NC.
Order their Original, Spicy & Smoky Empasta Sauce flavors at EmpastaFood.com.
Website: empastafood.com
Instagram: @empastafood
4. MylkDog
Bethovan Enhancing, founder of MylkDog, created his Notcho Cheez & Spicy Fiesta Queso products after going vegan and not being able to find a plant-based cheese alternative that his kids could enjoy.
Order online at MylkDog.com or catch them at pop up markets in San Diego.
Website: mylkdog.com
Instagram: @mylkdog
5. Three Vegan Brothers
Three Vegan Brothers is a family-owned company started by Mary Austin and her sons in St. Louis, MO.
They offer gluten & grain-free crackers, desserts and plant based cheeses in the following flavors: Skull & Crossbones, Hot Dayum, Vampire Killa and Smokee.Â
Order their cheese rounds online at threeveganbrothers.com.
Website: threeveganbrothers.com
Instagram: @threeveganbrothers
This post was all about vegan cheese brands that are Black owned and can be shipped to your door.
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Did I miss any Black owned vegan cheese brands in this list?
If so, email me at hey [at] profoodmaker [dot] com, or tweet @profoodmakerpod to let me know.
