Dairy free cheese Source: The Mercury: MATHEW FARRELL
Cashew or almond nuts are the base of the cheeses and the market for them is not confined to vegans. Julie Martyn, who quit a job in Sydney working on cancer research and moved to Launceston 18 months ago with the idea of stetting up a vegan food business, says vegans make up about a third of her customers, lactose-intolerant people another third, and the rest are friends or families of the first two groups, or those simply curious. Gar Foong reports.
Cashew or almond nuts are the base of the cheeses and the market for them is not confined to vegans. Julie Martyn, who quit a job in Sydney working on cancer research and moved to Launceston 18 months ago with the idea of stetting up a vegan food business, says vegans make up about a third of her customers, lactose-intolerant people another third, and the rest are friends or families of the first two groups, or those simply curious. Gar Foong reports.
