Applegate Natural Foods Placed a 1,000-Pound Weekly Tempeh Order in 1981
Seth Tibbott · Live Episode! Tofurky: Seth Tibbott · Jun 3, 2019 · at 16:59
Seth Tibbott, founder of Tofurky, describes the early growth catalyst for his tempeh manufacturing business in Oregon.
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“In 1981, a distributor called Applegate Natural Foods out here in Tigard called up and said, we need you to make us a thousand pounds of tempeh a week.”
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