Field Roast Grain Meat Co.

Field Roast was founded in Seattle, WA in 1997 by brothers Richard and David Lee. The company quickly partnered with Wild Oats and Whole Foods.

Field Roast Grain Meat Co.
IndustryFood and Beverage, Manufacturing
Founded1997 (1997) in Seattle, Washington, USA
Founders
  • Richard Lee
  • David Lee
Headquarters3901 7th Ave S Ste 100
Seattle, Washington,
United States
Area served
United States
Revenue ( US$66.9 million (2022))
Number of employees
192
Websitewww.fieldroast.com

Field Roast Sausages are made the same way as a traditional meat-based sausage by sing traditional techniques. Field Roasts starts by grinding the grains ("the meat") with the fresh vegetables. After this processes they add in the flavors, spices and other additives.[1]

History

The company started in 1997 by brothers Richard and David Lee in Seattle, WA as a vegan "meat" loaf company.[2]

2005 won awards from PETA

2011 the Frankfurter makes a debut at the Mariners Stadium[3]

2013 the first Field Burger hits the stadiums for the San Francisco Giants and the Cleveland Indians[4]

2015 Field Roast announces the new Chao Creamery, vegan and dairy-free cheese slices.[5] Field Roast wins VegNews Company of the Year Award.[6]

2017 Field Roast came out with their first cookbook[6]

2018 Field Roast joins the Greenleaf Foods Family[7]

2020 Field Roast launches five new vegan cheeses under the name, Chao Creamery, to be sold at retailers nationwide. The product will be produced in blocks, shreds, and all new flavors.[8]

In June 2021, Field Roast announced a partnership with the Los Angeles Dodges to feature their new Stadium Dog. This would be the first plant-based "hot dog" to come to Dodger Stadium. The Stadium Dogs will be sold in grocery stores along side their other plant-based sausages.

In January of 2023, Chao Creamery was voted best Dairy-Free Cheese by VegNews[9]

Ingredients

Sausages: Made from wheat gluten (seitan), yeast extract, malt, barley, natural hickory smoke flavor, safflower oil Yukon gold potatoes, onions, garlic, sage, and dried apples.[1]

Cheeses: Filtered water, coconut oil,modified corn and potato starch, potato starch, fermented chao tofu (soybeans, water, salt,sesame oil, calcium sulfate), sea salt, natural flavor, olive extract (antioxidant used as a preservative) and beta carotene color.[10]

Variations
  • Vegan Smoked Apple Sage
  • Vegan Italian Garlic & Fennel Sausage
  • Vegan Italian Sausage
  • Plant-Based Apple Maple Breakfast
  • Plant-Based Signature Stadium Hot Dogs
  • Vegetarian Frankfurters
  • Field Roast Burger
  • Vegan Chipotle Sausage
  • Vegan Spicy Mexican Chipotle Sausage[11]
  • Vegan Sage & Garlic Plant-Based Celebration Roast[12]
  • Chao Creamy Chao Slices[5]
  • Chao Original Shreds[5]
  • Chao Mexican Medley Chao Shreds
  • Chao Slices Tomato Cayenne[11]
  • Classic Pizzeria Plant Based Pepperoni Slices "Planteroni"
  • Plant-Based Chicken Nuggets

References
  1. "Vegan Apple Sage Sausage - Field Roast | Good Eggs". goodeggs4.imgix.net. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  2. foodnavigator-usa.com. "Field Roast founder: 'Food isn't a place where people want to get dazzled by tech". foodnavigator-usa.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  3. "Field Roast's All-American Vegetarian Frankfurter Leads the Pack at Safeco Field". MLB.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  4. "Field Roast Behind the Scenes" (PDF). 1997.
  5. McCarthy, Amy (2022-05-18). "The Best Vegan Cheeses Actually Worth Buying". Eater. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  6. McDonald, Tommy (2017-09-12). Field Roast: 101 Artisan Vegan Meat Recipes to Cook, Share, and Savor. Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-7382-1980-6.
  7. "Greenleaf Foods, SPC | The Future of Plant-Based Foods". Greenleaf Foods SPC. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  8. Starostinetskaya, Anna. "Field Roast Launches Five New Vegan Cheeses". VegNews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  9. Flink, Tanya. "15 Vegan Cheese Brands Doing Dairy Better Than Dairy". VegNews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  10. "Amazon.com: Field Roast Vegan Plant Based Dairy Free Chao Creamy Original Cheese Slices 2.2 pounds (Pack of 4) : Grocery & Gourmet Food". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  11. "Search Results | Safeway". www.safeway.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  12. "Field Roast Vegetarian Celebration - 16 Oz - Safeway". www.safeway.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
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