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Brand Name Tofu Shop
Rating (5)     Tofu Shop (Tofu Shop Specialty Foods Inc.)

Company Tofu Shop Specialty Foods Inc.
Location Arcata, CA
Products tofu and soymilk
Dairy Rating Company does not sell dairy products
Market Area Nothern CA, southern OR
Web Site http://www.tofushop.com
 

Tofu Shop is an independently owned artisan soyfoods company based in California. They scored highly on all categories, and go the extra mile in areas for which we didn’t even create a category. For example, the cocoa used to flavor their chocolate soymilk is fair-trade, and they make special efforts to reduce waste. Tofu Shop also sources exclusively North American grown soybeans.

They write:

“Tofu Shop Specialty Foods, Inc., has been making organic traditional-style tofu since 1977. We craft our tofu in small batches using open-kettle cooking and certified organic soybeans, and offer our customers a unique line of over two dozen tofu specialty products including smoked sticks, sausage patties, burgers, international-spiced slicers and spreads. Our products are available in Northern California and Southern Oregon.

Tofu Shop is an organic processor certified by California Certified Organic Farmers. We are also leaders in waste reduction, having won the annual WRAP Award from the California Integrated Waste Management Board every year since 2002. We divert over 99% of our waste and put out one small garbage can per week. Tofu Shop also supports dozens of regional non-profit groups through donations for fundraisers.”


Criteria Points Comments
Ownership Structure 70 tightly-held corporation/sole proprietorship
Percentage Organic Soybean Purchases 100 100% Organic Purchases
Disclosure of Information for Verification 100 Full and open disclosure
Organic Certifier 100 CCOF
Organic Product Line 100 100% Organic Products
Manufacturing 100 All manufacturing done in-house
Sourcing and Farmer Relationships 80 Company purchases North American soybeans from a broker - sourcing verified
Prevention of GMO contamination 50 Company buys from a broker that performs GMO contamination tests occasionally
Flavors 100 Organic herbs and spices in tofu; organic vanilla extract, organic fair-trade cocoa and other organic ingredients used to flavor soymilk
Soy Lecithin 100 none used
Total (out of 1000) 900 FIVE BEANS (Outstanding)