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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. "Vegan jerky made in W.Va. wins PETA award." Charleston Daily Mail. Gazette Daily Inc. 2004. HighBeam Research. 23 Apr. 2018 <https://www.highbeam.com>.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. "Vegan jerky made in W.Va. wins PETA award." Charleston Daily Mail. 2004. HighBeam Research. (April 23, 2018). https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-9929688.html
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. "Vegan jerky made in W.Va. wins PETA award." Charleston Daily Mail. Gazette Daily Inc. 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2018 from HighBeam Research: https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-9929688.html
MORGANTOWN - A tiny West Virginia-based company with only a half- dozen employees has won an animal rights group's award for best new vegetarian snack.
Primal Spirit Foods of Moundsville promises "full meaty satisfaction" from its Primal Strips, but co-founder Emil Sofsky swore Thursday the soy-based jerky contains no real meat.
"It's all in the spices," he said.
Sofsky repeatedly uttered one word - "Wow!" - after learning that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals had singled out Primal Strips in its second annual Proggy Awards. Proggys go to companies "that exemplify animal-friendly progress in 21st century culture and commerce."
PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said vegetarianism has gone mainstream, and Primal Spirit Foods is supplying a tasty product for consumers concerned about animal welfare and their own health. …
The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV); December 31, 2004
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