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St., Greenfi eld, Massachusetts 01301. Phone: 413-772-0035.<br />
837. Product Name: Uni<strong>soy</strong> Soya Yogart [Raspberry,<br />
Strawberry, Black Cherry, Peach Melba].<br />
Manufacturer’s Name: Uni<strong>soy</strong> Milk ‘n’ By-Products<br />
Ltd. (Marketer). Made in southern Engl<strong>and</strong> by Bridge Farm<br />
Dairies. Made since late 1990 in Clwyd, Wales, by Genice<br />
Foods Ltd.<br />
Manufacturer’s Address: Unit 1, Cromwell Trading Estate,<br />
Cromwell Rd., Bredbury, Stockport, Cheshire, Engl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Phone: 061-430 6329.<br />
Date <strong>of</strong> Introduction: 1989. August.<br />
Ingredients: Raspberry (1994): Soya <strong>milk</strong>, apple juice,<br />
raspberries, vegetable oil, emulsifi er (vegetable monodiglycerides),<br />
stabiliser (pectin), natural raspberry fl avour,<br />
Bulgarian cultures, colour (beetroot red).<br />
Wt/Vol., Packaging, Price: 125 gm plastic cup.<br />
How Stored: Shelf stable, 4-month shelf life at room<br />
temperature. Refrigerate after opening.<br />
Nutrition: Per 100 gm.: Energy 266 Kjoules / 63 Kcal<br />
(calories), protein 2.7 gm, carbohydrate 10.5 gm, fat 1.4 gm,<br />
cholesterol 0.0 gm.<br />
New Product–Documentation: Talk with Neil Rabheru<br />
<strong>of</strong> Uni<strong>soy</strong>. 1990. July 2. Followed by letter (fax) <strong>of</strong> July 9.<br />
“This product was launched in Aug. 1989 to replace White<br />
Wave Soya Yogart. It is now <strong>of</strong>fered in 125 gm servings.<br />
Again it is the fi rst product on the market which had the<br />
fruit (such as raspberry) preserved in apple juice (instead <strong>of</strong><br />
sugar), used organic <strong>soy</strong>a<strong>milk</strong>, <strong>and</strong> was sweetened with pure<br />
apple juice. Note that the original Honey & Muesli fl avor has<br />
been dropped <strong>and</strong> replaced by Peach Melba fl avor.<br />
Talk with Neil Rabheru <strong>of</strong> Uni<strong>soy</strong>. 1991. Sept. 16. The<br />
Haldane Foods Group has about 100% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>soy</strong> <strong>yogurt</strong><br />
market in the UK. These products are still on the market<br />
<strong>and</strong> doing well. Archer Daniels Midl<strong>and</strong> Co. 1991. Annual<br />
Report. Sept. Page 12 states: “Genice Limited added more<br />
<strong>yogurt</strong>s <strong>and</strong> non-dairy ice creams to its product range.”<br />
Interview with Neil Rabheru <strong>of</strong> Uni<strong>soy</strong>. 1991. Sept.<br />
Uni<strong>soy</strong> was acquired by the Haldane Foods Group on<br />
21 Dec. 1990. This has proved to be a very positive<br />
development for Uni<strong>soy</strong>. The company now makes only<br />
<strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong>. Other companies in the Haldane Foods Group now<br />
make the <strong>other</strong> <strong>soy</strong> products that Uni<strong>soy</strong> used to make–which<br />
is more effi cient. For example, Genice Foods Ltd. makes <strong>soy</strong><br />
margarine, <strong>yogurt</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> ice creams.<br />
Archer Daniels Midl<strong>and</strong> Co. 1992. Annual Report. Sept.<br />
Page 8 states: “Genice Ltd.–Wales: Manufactures non-dairy<br />
ice cream, <strong>soy</strong>a <strong>yogurt</strong>, yogice <strong>soy</strong>a cream <strong>and</strong> specialty<br />
margarines.”<br />
Talk with Ray Pierce <strong>of</strong> Genice Foods Ltd. 1994. Feb.<br />
4 <strong>and</strong> 8. Uni<strong>soy</strong> Soya Yogart was made by Genice starting<br />
in late 1990 in 3 fl avors–raspberry, peach melba, <strong>and</strong> black<br />
cherry. Genice made these <strong>yogurt</strong> products for Uni<strong>soy</strong><br />
before they joined the Haldane Group; before that, they<br />
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were made by Bridge Farm Dairies in southern Engl<strong>and</strong>–<br />
which attempted to make a shelf-stable product using dairy<br />
technology.<br />
Label (cup for Raspberry) sent by Genice. 1994. Feb.<br />
18. 120 gm plastic cup. Red, pink, green, <strong>and</strong> blue on white.<br />
Illustration <strong>of</strong> strawberries. “Naturally sweetened with apple<br />
juice. Non-dairy.” Haldane Foods Group, Cromwell Rd.,<br />
Bredbury, Stockport, SK6 2RF Engl<strong>and</strong>. The word “organic”<br />
does not appear on this container.<br />
838. SoyaScan Notes. 1989. Update on Tomsun Foods<br />
International, Inc. (Interview). Sept. 18. Conducted by<br />
William Shurtleff <strong>of</strong> Soyfoods <strong>Center</strong>.<br />
• Summary: The company was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy<br />
<strong>and</strong> William Holmes, the new president, purchased it on 9<br />
Feb. 1989. Holmes now owns 80% <strong>of</strong> the outst<strong>and</strong>ing stock.<br />
The corporation moved to this new address from Greenfi eld,<br />
Massachusetts, 3 weeks ago. It is now basically just a<br />
marketing company. Tom Timmins is no longer associated<br />
with the company <strong>and</strong> no longer owns any stock in it. J<strong>of</strong>u<br />
is now being made in Boston by a dairy. It is in honey <strong>and</strong><br />
sugar fl avored lines. The product is doing well. Tomsun<br />
also still sells t<strong>of</strong>u burgers <strong>and</strong> <strong>soy</strong> sauce. They no longer<br />
sell regular Tomsun T<strong>of</strong>u, but they are looking for an<strong>other</strong><br />
company to make it for them. They were not happy with the<br />
company in New York that made it for them. They do not<br />
have a catalog <strong>of</strong> products. Address: 44 South Bayles Ave.<br />
Suite #200, Port Washington, New York 11050. Phone: 516-<br />
883-4900.<br />
839. Mizono, Bill. 1989. Selling pasteurized t<strong>of</strong>u in the<br />
produce case versus the dairy case (Interview). SoyaScan<br />
Notes. Sept. 21. Conducted by William Shurtleff <strong>of</strong> Soyfoods<br />
<strong>Center</strong>.<br />
• Summary: Bill strongly prefers to have Azumaya t<strong>of</strong>u sold<br />
in the produce case as long as the temperature is okay, which<br />
it usually is (42-48ºF). Even dairy cases sometimes rise<br />
above 45ºF, as on their defrost cycle. Sales are much better in<br />
produce. T<strong>of</strong>u is an impulse item <strong>and</strong> there is more impulse<br />
buying in the produce section than in the dairy section. It<br />
gets lost among the dairy products. Also there is more space<br />
<strong>and</strong> space fl exibility <strong>of</strong> produce, as caused by seasonal<br />
vegetables. Produce is a commodity area. A lot <strong>of</strong> Safeway<br />
stores are switching t<strong>of</strong>u back to the produce case from dairy,<br />
since it sells better in produce. But in stores that moved<br />
t<strong>of</strong>u to dairy, it took a year for sales to rebound to their<br />
pre-move level. During that time, many customers started<br />
going to Lucky supermarkets for their t<strong>of</strong>u. Lucky sells t<strong>of</strong>u<br />
only in the produce case. Some divisions <strong>of</strong> Safeway have<br />
never moved t<strong>of</strong>u out <strong>of</strong> produce. Each store decides its<br />
own location. Most produce departments at Safeway sell the<br />
Azumaya t<strong>of</strong>u in a vertical “juice case” which is cooler. They<br />
buy it directly from the Richmond produce warehouse.<br />
The FDA is incorrect in saying that t<strong>of</strong>u is a “hazardous