Where have you bean all my life?
You’ll ask that question once you bite into our soft, nutty, non-bitter tempeh!
There’s a reason we’re the best tasting, most sustainably made tempeh in the US:
we don’t ferment the beans in plastic bags like all the top brands, and whoa, what a difference!
We are a proud worker-owned cooperative and source our beans locally & regionally from organic farmers.
WHY IS OUR TEMPEH OH-SO GOOD?
SUSTAINABLE
Tempeh uses a fraction of the water and produces dramatically less CO2 than animal proteins, PLUS we don’t ferment in plastic bags like most other commercial tempeh makers!
EASY TO PREPARE
Our tempeh is offered plain or pre-seasoned to match your cooking needs and inspirations.
ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES
We deliver a highly nutritious, clean and simple ingredient plant protein that (by the way) is mouth-wateringly delicious AND we provide tons of support on how to cook with it through recipes and an upcoming free digital cookbook!
“Your tempeh is soooooo delicious! It’s night and day compared to the other ones available – Tootie’s is way better!”
— Tom, Bar Harbor, ME
OUR PLASTICS-FREE INNOVATION
Did you know that most commercial tempeh companies ferment their tempeh in single-use plastic bags? That inner bag is what the beans sit in for 24 hrs at a high heat. Then they vacuum seal that bag into another plastic bag. It’s true. But not at Tootie’s. We’ve already saved over 90K plastic bags from landfills!
We spent years refining our fermentation method to be plastics-free so it’s more sustainable for the earth and reduces our use of fossil fuels. We use metal pans over and over.
To deliver our tempeh refrigerated to stores, we still have to vacuum seal it in one layer of plastic so that it stays fresh for as long as possible.
We figured one layer is better than two: 50% less plastic!
We are committed to eliminating single use plastics entirely in our production process and hope to introduce recyclable vacuum seal bags in the near future. We are also experimenting with plant-based films - truly plant-based, not the green-washed type seen frequently marketed as sustainable.
Our outer packaging is a recyclable paperboard box - a big improvement over that second layer of single-use plastic!