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Mooncheese
Mooncheese is a natural snack made by NutriDried Food Company, LLC. It is a crunchy cheese snack that comes in sealed packages and does not need to be refrigerated, even though it's real cheese. This is because of a preservation method called food drying.

How It's Made
Mooncheese is made through food drying. This method removes all moisture from the product itself. It is "cooked" very slowly in radiant heat, while a vacuum sucks the moisture out. This method still allows the nutrients to stay intact. This method is also what creates the crunchy texture.

Current Flavours

 * Cheddar Moon Cheese
 * Gouda Moon Cheese
 * Pepper Jack Moon Cheese
 * Mozzarella Moon Cheese
 * Sriracha Moon Cheese

Current Toppers Flavours

 * Italian Herb
 * Bacon Spiced
 * Parmesan

Mix 'ems Flavours

 * Tomato & Basil Pesto

Nutriton
Mooncheese is gluten-free, natural and a good source of calcium. Since it is so low in carbohydrates, it makes it good for low-carb diets such as the ketogenic diet. This is a diet that helps produce ketones, which use help use ketones for energy, instead of glucose. Mooncheese also has no additives or preservatives, the only ingredient is cheese.

Countries
Mooncheese is currently being sold in


 * USA
 * Canada

USA (National)

 * CVS Pharmacy (select stores)
 * Earth Fare (select stores)
 * Giant Food Stores
 * Publix
 * REI
 * Rite Aid (select stores)
 * Starbucks (select stores)
 * Target (select stores)
 * Total Wines (select stores) (select stores)
 * Wegmans
 * Whole Foods

Other Locations
Alabama


 * Publix

Alaska


 * All About Herbs – Wasilla

Arkansas


 * Akins

California


 * Green’s Nutrition


 * Whole Foods Market (Southern California Only)

Colorado


 * City Market (select stores)
 * King Soopers (select stores)

Connecticut


 * Stop&Shop (select stores)
 * King Food Markets

Washington DC


 * Giant Food Stores

Delaware


 * Giant Food Stores

Florida


 * Chamberlin’s
 * Earth Origins
 * Nature’s Food Patch
 * Publix

Georgia


 * Publix

Idaho


 * Super 1 Foods

Illinois


 * Dierbergs

Indiana


 * Crown Liquors
 * Giant Eagle Market District

Kansas


 * Akins

Maryland


 * Giant Food Stores

Massachusetts


 * Roche Bros. (select stores)
 * Stop&Shop (select stores)
 * Tops Markets

Michigan                                      


 * Harvest Health Foods
 * Nature’s Market

Minnesota


 * Lund’s & Byerly’s

Mississippi


 * Vitamin Warehouse

Missouri


 * Akins
 * Dierbergs
 * Harmy’s Cheese Store & More
 * Osage Beach, MO

Montana


 * Super 1 Foods

New Hampshire


 * Hannaford (select stores)

New Jersey


 * Foodtown
 * Kings Food Markets
 * Morton Williams

New York


 * Fairway Market
 * Foodtown
 * Tops Markets

North Carolina


 * Publix

Ohio


 * Giant Eagle Market District

Oklahoma


 * Akin’s

Oregon


 * Caveman Pantry – Portland
 * IGA (select stores)
 * Market of Choice
 * New Seasons Market
 * Red Apple (select stores)
 * Thriftway (select stores)
 * Wilco

Pennsylvania


 * Foodtown
 * Giant Eagle Market District
 * Tops Markets

South Carolina


 * Publix

Tennessee


 * Publix

Utah


 * Good Earth Natural Foods

Vermont


 * Tops Markets

Virginia


 * Giant Food Stores
 * Publix

Washington


 * Bartel Drugs
 * Community Food Co-op
 * Haggen Northwest Fresh (select stores)
 * IGA (select stores)
 * PCC Natural Markets
 * QFC
 * Red Apple (select stores)
 * Rosauers
 * Super 1 Foods
 * Tacoma Boys
 * Thriftway (select stores)

Canada (National)

 * Canada Safeway
 * Federated Co-op
 * Foodland
 * Goodness Me
 * Mountain Equipment Co-op
 * Real Canadian Superstore
 * Sobeys
 * Starbucks
 * Your Independent Grocer

Other locations
Western Canada


 * IGA

Alberta


 * Save-On-Foods

British Colombia


 * Choices Markets
 * Fairway Markets
 * Fresh Street Market
 * Overwaitea
 * Quality Foods
 * Save-On-Foods
 * Thrifty Foods
 * Urban Fare

Ontario


 * Denninger’s
 * Farmboy
 * Low Carb Canada
 * The Low Carb Grocery

Quebec


 * Metro

Marketing
Mooncheese’s method of advertising and marketing chosen, is through social media. They are very active on several social media platforms including:


 * Facebook
 * Twitter
 * Instagram

Social media has become a very popular method for marketing and also an important one if a company wants to be on top of marketing trends. The social media marketing method is effective for a number of reasons. Many people have access to social media in North America. According to Statista, “79% of Americans have a social media profile.” Social media allows marketers to reach target a wide audience of people on platforms which make it easy to share, provide feedback and be updated.

Online Shopping
Mooncheese also allows you to purchase their product online, through their website. This caters to the obvious popularity of online shopping. ScienceDirect categorizes 4 types shoppers: "convince shoppers who prefer the convince of online shopping over the burden of shopping in stores, variety seekers who are driven by the variety of products available through online shopping, balanced buyers who prefer both convince and variety and store-oriented shoppers, who prefer viewing items in stores with assistance from store representatives.” Online shopping allows companies to further expand their market and target more people.

Dairy Food Group
There are 4 food groups that are typically referred to dairy, fruits & vegetables, grains & proteins. The food groups are used as a guide to have a healthy and balanced diet. The Harvard School of Public Health explain their views on importance of the dairy food group by claiming, "consuming calcium products might not be as necessary as we are led to believe, and if they are, dairy products might not be the best way to get calcium"

Decline in Dairy Industry
In recent years, there has been an obvious decline in the dairy industry. According to Statistics Canada, “milk industry sales rose until 2009 and then gradually decreased, which lead to the popularity of milk substitutes ” Many people have swapped milk for almond milk, soy milk, etc. This also might be because of the increase in lactose intolerance. The U.S. National Library of Medicine states that, “around 65 percent of the human population has a decreased capacity to tolerate lactose after early childhood.” This is possibly the biggest reason the dairy industry has been declining.