Article: Wherefore art thou tofu? (includes related article on Nasoya Foods Inc.)

Wherefore art thou Tofu?

Tofu is getting to be an interesting category. Never mind that a Roper Organization poll published Aug. 8, 1986 in USA Today listed tofu as America's most loathed food (to put that figure into perspective, the $1.2-billion retail sales yogurt industry ranked third). The tofu industry is marching in lock-step with changing consumer lifestyles and health mores.

Tofu products now represent a $100 million-plus industry that turns out in excess of 130 new products per year, according to William Shurtleff, director and cofounder of the Lafayette, Cal.-based Soyfoods Center. The center tracks technical, marketing and economic development ...

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