Nothing artificial in plant snacks
Made from cassava root, also known as yuca, these snacks are naturally gluten-free. The cassava root is cooked, dried and sifted into flour, then blended with sunflower oil, lime seasoning, sesame seeds and rosemary extract. That’s it!
Plant Snacks call these chips but they’re square like crackers. One thing you can be sure of is this brand has taken simple ingredients and created a tasty, crunchy snacking experience. IMBHO-yes!
“All the good stuff!” That’s the mantra of Plant Snacks, creating snacks everyone can enjoy because they’re free of the big eight allergens: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soy. This vegan product is also verified non-GMO, certified gluten free, corn free and there is no added sugar.
The flavor is exceptional, with hints of lime and sesame seed. And our taste testers found it difficult to stop munching on these snacks.
Beyond the lime version we purchased, there are additional varieties including sea salt, beet with vegan goat cheese, vegan cheddar, salt & vinegar, super seed mix, jalapeno, and ranch. We purchased our Plant Snacks from Thrive Market, $2.99 for a 5 oz bag. You can also purchase directly from the Plant Snacks website as well as on Amazon. Thrive Market has the best price, though.
This up and coming brand is going to be participating in Expo West 2021. Natural Products Expo West is a huge trade show in Anaheim, California. It’s the perfect place for new brands to launch and gain immediate exposure, with over 85,000 attendees during the 4-day event. This year it’s going virtual!
Plant Snacks, LLC was founded in 2016 by Pete Lescoe. He is also the founder of Food Should Taste Good (highlighted in a previous blog), which he sold to General Mills five years before launching Plant Snacks. Starting out with Cassava Crunch, he had some big learnings, and in 2018 he moved his brand to Plant Snacks with a plant-forward, vegan focus. This proved to be the golden ticket as Plant Snacks is well ahead of many well-known brands in this healthy snacking segment, sitting right behind the #1 brand, Terra Chips.
Learn more from Pete Lescoe and the “three words every entrepreneur needs to know” by listening to the taste radio podast. It’s an interesting story of his journey with his first company and how he ultimately found success with Plant Snacks.
