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Vumami Foods

Plant-Based Umami Chili Oil That Feeds More Than Cravings!

Vumami Foods is the producer of Umami Bomb shiitake chili oils. Vumami Foods was named to represent vegan (“V”) umami. Many of the traditional and commonly known sources of umami come from animal products including cured meats, meat extracts, shellfish, and aged cheese or from highly processed sources (eg. MSG/yeast extract). We were inspired to create Vumami Foods to bring more umami-rich experiences without the use of animal products while also using all-natural, preservative-free, and extract-free ingredients. Our Umami Bomb shiitake chili oils are proudly made on Vancouver Island and are packed full of aromatic spices, fermented bean paste, and shiitake mushrooms. The one-of-a-kind flavour is deep, rich, spicy and so craveable you'll put it on almost anything.

 

 

Vumami Foods - Fast Facts

Your name: Lauren Isherwood & Nick Baingo

 

Year the company was started:  2020

 

Where are the products made? Nanaimo, BC

 

What is the ‘key ingredient’ that makes your product line special? 

Shiitake mushrooms and fermented bean paste

  

 

 

Exploring the Vision and Core Values of Vumami Foods

LCG Foods engaged in a discussion with the founders of Vumami Foods to better understand the brand's mission, core values, and other topics that we thought our retail partners might want to know.

 

What motivated you to start your company and create the products that we see today? 

We are two omnivores turned vegans and our plant-based journey started many years ago at a Buddhist vegan restaurant in South Korea. During the course of the meal, there were countless small dishes all with unique textures and flavours, and many shared a rich, savoury umami quality. It was amazing to us that it was all so delicious and 100% plant-based. As lifelong condiment lovers and foodies, we wanted something that we could add to our vegan meals to make them as delicious and craveable as the food we had there. Taking inspiration from global sources of umami, Umami Bomb was created through the careful blending of premium ingredients like aromatic spices, fermented bean paste, and shiitake mushrooms.

 

What are your company’s core values?

  • Plant-based: When most people think of Umami, they think of meat, cheese and shellfish. We believe Umami is one of the most satisfying flavours our palates can experience and does not need to (and should not) come from an animal.

  • Reducing Food Insecurity: From the very first jar we sold, we have made a contribution to Food Banks BC for every jar of Umami Bomb sold. We believe that with targeted donations and support, and a plant-based diet, the world can be free of food insecurity in our lifetime.

  • Clean-label: Clean label products that are free of preservatives, MSG, and yeast extract is a key priority and differentiator for us. We want our customers to know that our products are not only flavourful and unique, but are free of additives (even the sneaky ones) and are made with premium ingredients.

 

 

If you could tell a retailer three things about what makes your brand different, what would they be? 

  1. Umami Bomb is truly one of a kind - it looks and tastes like nothing else on the market.
  2. Our products are aligned with a number of consumer and grocery trends: Specialty/Global Foods & Flavours, CleanLabel, Mushrooms, Fermentation, and Umami.
  3. We are proud to be a women-owned and LGBTQIA2S+ owned company.

 

 

 

 

 

  Check out all the items from Vumami Foods here!

 

Why LCG Foods?

If you own or manage a health food store, you know it’s hard work to maintain a successful business. From developing customer loyalty, to managing costs, to staying competitive with the big grocery store down the street, we get that you want your suppliers to work as hard as you do.

 

At LCG Foods Distribution, we carefully curate a lean wholesale catalog of only the hottest natural food products, with new product launches every few weeks. Whether your store values organic, non-GMO, vegan, gluten-free, or keto, we have the products your customers are looking for, before they know they’re looking for them.

 

We offer straightforward, no-nonsense pricing, and ordering can be done easily online, by email, or over the phone with your account manager. All orders are processed on-demand from our distribution centres in Ontario and British Columbia, with Canada-wide service.

 

Get started today by browsing Vumami Foods products!, or take a look at our full catalogue and if you'd like to explore wholesale pricing for your business, simply complete the form below and an LCG Foods representative will get in touch with you within 2-4 hours during the work week.

 

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