Dear Teese Vegan Cheese friends,

We have chosen to discontinue the retail line of Teese Vegan Cheese (our foodservice line will continue). We deeply appreciate all our loyal customers and have appreciated meeting and sharing conversations with you on this journey.

Restaurants please note: we are still making Teese for foodservice and there will be no interruption in supply. We are committed to continuing and growing our foodservice operation for Teese.

As you may know, we also make Dandies All Natural Marshmallows. While Teese has continued growing every year, Dandies have been growing even faster, becoming our most well-known product and our flagship brand. Business decisions aren’t always easy, but we can’t look back. We believe that by letting go of the retail side of Teese, we can focus more on making Dandies a stronger brand and make an even bigger dent on our crusade against gelatin.

Seven years ago, when we first met as a team and discussed the idea of making a vegan cheese, the market was small and the product quality for vegan cheese was lacking. We set out to change that. Our first flavor (mozzarella-style) was born just a few weeks later. We then set out to tackle cheddar and the best vegan cheese sauces imaginable. And we did!

Then along came Dandies Marshmallows to the Chicago Vegan Foods family. We had no idea what would happen with a product we essentially made for our family and friends. Luckily you and lots of others loved it too! The brand continues to grow far beyond our expectations. So much that we had to make some tough decisions for the future of our company.

We have so much potential and room to grow with Dandies. Every additional bit of effort we can put into Dandies means more delicious cruelty-free marshmallows we can have out there roasting over campfires and swimming in hot cocoa. It means less gelatin in the world and fewer unnatural ingredients being sold to our kids and family. We still have a lot of work to do (and lots of new products to introduce in the future).

We’ve just started shipping out our last batches of Teese Vegan Cheese to stores. If you want to stock up, now’s the time!

Thanks to all the other vegan cheese makers in the world for doing amazing things and pushing the boundaries of the movement. A few of our personal favorites are Chao Cheese from Field Roast, Heidi Ho! Organics, Follow Your Heart, Punk Rawk Labs, Treeline Cheese, and Miyoko’s Creamery. We share similar goals and passions with all of these companies and greatly admire the work they’re doing.

Again, thank you all for buying Teese. Thank you for sharing it with your families and friends. Thanks for believing in our product and fighting the good fight with us and for all your support. It’s impossible for us to express how much it’s all meant to us. We’ll be seeing you in the marshmallow aisle at your favorite store!

— Chicago Vegan Foods

P.S. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email me at danreed@chicagoveganfoods.com or reach out to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.