Four new vegan cheeses!

By Alice Shopland

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NZ $5,695 pledged


128 people pledged


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This campaign failed to reach its target by 27/10/2016 at 5:00 PM (NZDT) and is now closed.

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Four New Vegan Cheeses!

Project 2016-09-26 13:44:18 +1300

When Angel Food got started 10 years ago, ‘vegan’ was a bit of a dirty word in New Zealand.   

But times have changed.

And with our dairy-free cheese alternatives now available at hundreds of stores around NZ, and in numerous eateries (including all 69 Hell pizza stores!), we reckon we’ve played a part in raising the profile of a vegan diet as a viable option that doesn’t mean forsaking old favourites like pizza and lasagne.

But there’s no time for resting on our cheesey laurels!

What we really need to do ASAP is consolidate that success by launching more cheesey goodness.

Feta to go on your salad would be nice, right? And cheddar for sandwiches and on crackers? Maybe even some cream cheese and cheddar spread to go on bagels and crusty baguettes?

These things are entirely possible! In fact, we’re pretty far along the development process already… and with the help of our crowd, we will be able to launch these four products by May 2017 at the latest.

Each new product requires investment that is pretty significant for a pretty small business:

  • Research and development $2000
  • Ingredients and packaging $5000
  • Manufacturing $2000
  • Marketing $3000 

 

Because of the work we've already got under our belts, and because there will be shared resources between some of the products, we can launch four products for the price of three.

Please note that the four products will not be ready at exactly the same time – which is why we don’t have an option to have them all them in a single reward. We’ll ship the products as they become available.

We are very confident that we can fulfil this promise. But if we hit an unforseen hurdle and can't launch the product you have pledged on, we will contact you to figure out which product you'd enjoy instead. This scenario is very unlikely to happen!

Each reward includes courier delivery – but if you’d like to pick up from our central Auckland office, and save us the cost of the courier, we’ll add in an extra Angel Food product to your reward.

 

ABOUT TEAM ANGEL FOOD

Truth is, we're a small team. Small, hardworking, creative and determined!

Alice Shopland is our founder and CEO. 

Colin Woods is our director of quality and systems.

Immi Paterson-Harkness is our office manager.

We work with an amazing team of contractors (our food technolgist, our designer, and our manufacturers) and part-timers (who help out at events like the Auckland Food Show and Vegan Vibes).

All of these people get what we're about. They understand the imperative to deliver more and more delicious dairy-free and vegan options, to be part of the mainstreaming of plant-based foods in lil ol' meat- and dairy-centric New Zealand.

 

Our current products:

  • Dairy-free mozzarella alternative 
  • Dairy-free sour cream
  • Dairy-free cheesey sauce mix (mild and tasty variants)
  • Dairy-free parmesan alternative (original and smoky variants)
  • Dairy-free cheesey sauce (chilled) 

 

This is our third PledgeMe adventure! Way back in 2013 we raised $2500 to help launch our egg-free meringues... which were pretty ground-breaking at the time but have since been superseded by aquafaba. And in June last year we used the PledgeMe equity platform to sell shares in the company. Thanks for being there, PledgeMe!

 

Comments

Updates 3

Thanks for your support

27/10/2016 at 5:47 PM

Well, our PledgeMe campaign has ended and we got nowhere near our target! But we'd still like to thank everybody who got behind us, whether through pledging money or sharing our posts. Your support means A LOT to us, even if we didn't get our hands on your money :-) We're about to activate plan B, because we're stubborn and because New Zealand really does need more dairy-free cheese! Watch this space.

2 new rewards, and a cheddar update

21/10/2016 at 9:11 AM

 

Alice visited our food technologist yesterday to check out the latest bench trial of our upcoming cheddar... and it's great! Perfect texture to enjoy in sandwiches and on crackers. The flavour is a mouthwatering combination of salty and tangy and downright cheddary. So excited about getting this long-awaited deliciousness out of the test kitchen and into the next stage! The next stage is another 50kg trial production run at our manufacturers. Over the last few months we've done several of these 50kg batches of cheddar, each one revealing a new manufacturing challenge. Product development is very satisfying, but it can be very slow going at times.

New reward available - vegan salami!

17/10/2016 at 5:08 PM

Just added a delicious new reward.... it's not vegan cheese, but it will go great with vegan cheese! Our new meat-free salami, based on gluten flour and kumara flour, very tasty and just a little bit spicy. Big 400g pack will make a lot of sandwiches and pizzas and general snacking. 

    Pledgers 128

    Margaret HS
    17/10/2016 at 6:42pm
    john radford
    17/10/2016 at 6:33pm
    Annette van Zeist
    17/10/2016 at 6:19pm
    Glen Wuthrich
    17/10/2016 at 6:13pm
    Romina
    17/10/2016 at 5:54pm

    "Thank goodness for Angel foods, so much cheesy goodness "

    Craig Neilson
    17/10/2016 at 5:32pm
    Nigel Wilson
    17/10/2016 at 5:24pm
    Kathryn Wheeler
    17/10/2016 at 2:31pm
    Jen Stiger
    16/10/2016 at 2:55pm

    "Congratulations! So excited, have been following you for years..."

    Bridget Holland
    16/10/2016 at 12:35pm

    "Can't wait to try your vegan feta in a spinach and feta pie thank you"

    Hilary Bisschops
    15/10/2016 at 6:25pm

    "All the best with this new venture."

    Delwyn
    15/10/2016 at 4:01pm
    Anonymous pledger
    15/10/2016 at 3:41pm

    "Great initiative from great innovators!"

    Donna Burgess
    15/10/2016 at 11:58am
    Sarah McCalden
    15/10/2016 at 8:43am
    Nikki
    14/10/2016 at 7:47pm

    "We love your cheesy sauce, parmesan and mozzarella."

    Hope Norris
    14/10/2016 at 6:13pm
    Hana Sullivan Deavoll
    14/10/2016 at 4:25pm
    Nicola Clissold
    14/10/2016 at 3:17pm
    Tina
    14/10/2016 at 1:26pm
    Latesha Randall
    14/10/2016 at 12:50pm

    "Go the Angel Food team!"

    Giselle
    14/10/2016 at 12:30pm
    Anonymous pledger
    14/10/2016 at 12:30pm

    "Looking forward to more vegan options!"

    Kirstine Lind
    14/10/2016 at 11:24am
    Anonymous pledger
    14/10/2016 at 9:46am
    Lyneke Onderwater
    14/10/2016 at 9:27am
    Lyneke Onderwater
    14/10/2016 at 9:25am
    Alison Brizzell
    14/10/2016 at 9:25am
    Alison Brizzell
    14/10/2016 at 9:23am
    Alison Brizzell
    14/10/2016 at 9:20am

    Followers 3

    Followers of Four new vegan cheeses!

    Four New Vegan Cheeses!

    Project 2016-09-26 13:44:18 +1300

    When Angel Food got started 10 years ago, ‘vegan’ was a bit of a dirty word in New Zealand.   

    But times have changed.

    And with our dairy-free cheese alternatives now available at hundreds of stores around NZ, and in numerous eateries (including all 69 Hell pizza stores!), we reckon we’ve played a part in raising the profile of a vegan diet as a viable option that doesn’t mean forsaking old favourites like pizza and lasagne.

    But there’s no time for resting on our cheesey laurels!

    What we really need to do ASAP is consolidate that success by launching more cheesey goodness.

    Feta to go on your salad would be nice, right? And cheddar for sandwiches and on crackers? Maybe even some cream cheese and cheddar spread to go on bagels and crusty baguettes?

    These things are entirely possible! In fact, we’re pretty far along the development process already… and with the help of our crowd, we will be able to launch these four products by May 2017 at the latest.

    Each new product requires investment that is pretty significant for a pretty small business:

    • Research and development $2000
    • Ingredients and packaging $5000
    • Manufacturing $2000
    • Marketing $3000 

     

    Because of the work we've already got under our belts, and because there will be shared resources between some of the products, we can launch four products for the price of three.

    Please note that the four products will not be ready at exactly the same time – which is why we don’t have an option to have them all them in a single reward. We’ll ship the products as they become available.

    We are very confident that we can fulfil this promise. But if we hit an unforseen hurdle and can't launch the product you have pledged on, we will contact you to figure out which product you'd enjoy instead. This scenario is very unlikely to happen!

    Each reward includes courier delivery – but if you’d like to pick up from our central Auckland office, and save us the cost of the courier, we’ll add in an extra Angel Food product to your reward.

     

    ABOUT TEAM ANGEL FOOD

    Truth is, we're a small team. Small, hardworking, creative and determined!

    Alice Shopland is our founder and CEO. 

    Colin Woods is our director of quality and systems.

    Immi Paterson-Harkness is our office manager.

    We work with an amazing team of contractors (our food technolgist, our designer, and our manufacturers) and part-timers (who help out at events like the Auckland Food Show and Vegan Vibes).

    All of these people get what we're about. They understand the imperative to deliver more and more delicious dairy-free and vegan options, to be part of the mainstreaming of plant-based foods in lil ol' meat- and dairy-centric New Zealand.

     

    Our current products:

    • Dairy-free mozzarella alternative 
    • Dairy-free sour cream
    • Dairy-free cheesey sauce mix (mild and tasty variants)
    • Dairy-free parmesan alternative (original and smoky variants)
    • Dairy-free cheesey sauce (chilled) 

     

    This is our third PledgeMe adventure! Way back in 2013 we raised $2500 to help launch our egg-free meringues... which were pretty ground-breaking at the time but have since been superseded by aquafaba. And in June last year we used the PledgeMe equity platform to sell shares in the company. Thanks for being there, PledgeMe!

     

    Comments

    Thanks for your support

    27/10/2016 at 5:47 PM

    Well, our PledgeMe campaign has ended and we got nowhere near our target! But we'd still like to thank everybody who got behind us, whether through pledging money or sharing our posts. Your support means A LOT to us, even if we didn't get our hands on your money :-) We're about to activate plan B, because we're stubborn and because New Zealand really does need more dairy-free cheese! Watch this space.

    2 new rewards, and a cheddar update

    21/10/2016 at 9:11 AM

     

    Alice visited our food technologist yesterday to check out the latest bench trial of our upcoming cheddar... and it's great! Perfect texture to enjoy in sandwiches and on crackers. The flavour is a mouthwatering combination of salty and tangy and downright cheddary. So excited about getting this long-awaited deliciousness out of the test kitchen and into the next stage! The next stage is another 50kg trial production run at our manufacturers. Over the last few months we've done several of these 50kg batches of cheddar, each one revealing a new manufacturing challenge. Product development is very satisfying, but it can be very slow going at times.

    New reward available - vegan salami!

    17/10/2016 at 5:08 PM

    Just added a delicious new reward.... it's not vegan cheese, but it will go great with vegan cheese! Our new meat-free salami, based on gluten flour and kumara flour, very tasty and just a little bit spicy. Big 400g pack will make a lot of sandwiches and pizzas and general snacking. 

      Margaret HS
      17/10/2016 at 6:42pm
      john radford
      17/10/2016 at 6:33pm
      Annette van Zeist
      17/10/2016 at 6:19pm
      Glen Wuthrich
      17/10/2016 at 6:13pm
      Romina
      17/10/2016 at 5:54pm

      "Thank goodness for Angel foods, so much cheesy goodness "

      Craig Neilson
      17/10/2016 at 5:32pm
      Nigel Wilson
      17/10/2016 at 5:24pm
      Kathryn Wheeler
      17/10/2016 at 2:31pm
      Jen Stiger
      16/10/2016 at 2:55pm

      "Congratulations! So excited, have been following you for years..."

      Bridget Holland
      16/10/2016 at 12:35pm

      "Can't wait to try your vegan feta in a spinach and feta pie thank you"

      Hilary Bisschops
      15/10/2016 at 6:25pm

      "All the best with this new venture."

      Delwyn
      15/10/2016 at 4:01pm
      Anonymous pledger
      15/10/2016 at 3:41pm

      "Great initiative from great innovators!"

      Donna Burgess
      15/10/2016 at 11:58am
      Sarah McCalden
      15/10/2016 at 8:43am
      Nikki
      14/10/2016 at 7:47pm

      "We love your cheesy sauce, parmesan and mozzarella."

      Hope Norris
      14/10/2016 at 6:13pm
      Hana Sullivan Deavoll
      14/10/2016 at 4:25pm
      Nicola Clissold
      14/10/2016 at 3:17pm
      Tina
      14/10/2016 at 1:26pm
      Latesha Randall
      14/10/2016 at 12:50pm

      "Go the Angel Food team!"

      Giselle
      14/10/2016 at 12:30pm
      Anonymous pledger
      14/10/2016 at 12:30pm

      "Looking forward to more vegan options!"

      Kirstine Lind
      14/10/2016 at 11:24am
      Anonymous pledger
      14/10/2016 at 9:46am
      Lyneke Onderwater
      14/10/2016 at 9:27am
      Lyneke Onderwater
      14/10/2016 at 9:25am
      Alison Brizzell
      14/10/2016 at 9:25am
      Alison Brizzell
      14/10/2016 at 9:23am
      Alison Brizzell
      14/10/2016 at 9:20am

      Followers of Four new vegan cheeses!

      This campaign was unsuccessful and finished on 27/10/2016 at 5:00 PM.