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Anecdote: Our caterer in silicon valley said there was a supply issue for tofu.
by youngprogrammer 7y ago
Anecdote: Our caterer in silicon valley said there was a supply issue for tofu.
- barbecue_sauce 7y agoSo I guess they import the beans, manufacture the tofu, then ship it back to us? Sounds inefficient, though I'm not sure how much demand there is for a large-scale domestic tofu manufacturing industry in the US.
- neaden 7y agoUS Tofu is by and large for animal feed or oil, not tofu.
- barbecue_sauce 7y agoSoy, you mean?
- tentboy 7y agoTrans-oceanic shipping is actually incredibly cheap that companies will do things like this if they are able to save a bit of money see: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1534286/12000-mile-trip-to-have-seafood-shelled.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1534286/12000-mile-t...