Talk:Daiya

issues
This reads like an ad — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.1.241.155 (talk) 06:14, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Yes. It's basically a press release about the different products. No criticism, no discussion of flavor (I expect real cheese has to include mold for the sharp flavor), no note of use of titanium dioxide (basically paint/sunblock/toothpaste grit.)

To do

 * Upload logo ✅
 * Add infobox ✅
 * Expand infobox
 * Expand history
 * Veganism of founders
 * No food science background
 * Open to new ideas
 * Kroecher's love for pizza
 * Willingness to experiment
 * Making mistakes led to success
 * Expand product dev.
 * Prototype
 * Havarti analogue
 * Cassava/arrowroot
 * Research kitchens
 * Market feedback
 * Restaurants
 * Technology required to manufacture
 * Custom built, costly
 * Barriers to market
 * Product description
 * Retail vs. food service
 * Distribution
 * Discuss unique packaging
 * Production
 * Zero inventory
 * Freshness, reduces costs
 * JIT ordering
 * Close relationship with suppliers
 * Quick purchasing time
 * Nutritional criticism?
 * Fat content
 * Use by the restaurant industry
 * Los Angeles
 * New York
 * Wide adoption
 * Reception
 * Foodies
 * Reviews
 * Consumers
 * Driving sales by asking buyers to stock product
 * Media
 * Television
 * Oprah (2011-2-1), Kathy Freston
 * Ellen DeGeneres show
 * Advocacy group support
 * PETA
 * Humane Society
 * Expand awards

Boycott due to acquisition
Might be worth mentioning that its 2017 acquisition by Otsuka Pharmaceutical led to a boycott by some, due to Otsuka Pharmaceutical's use of animal testing (like all pharmaceutical companies). Whether or not that boycott is justified, it apparently is still in effect at some retailers (Food Fight in Portland, OR is one). Here are some sources to start from if anyone wants to add these details: https://theoutline.com/post/2145/daiya-otsuka-vegan-cheese-controversy?zd=1&zi=tytlrpon https://www.instagram.com/p/BXGTAoJFKXX/ https://www.otsuka.com/en/rd/compliance/ -kotra (talk) 06:01, 13 December 2018 (UTC)