The Next Thing In Plant Based Cheese

Louisville, CO  – Reshaping convenient comfort food with its line of plant-based Cheese Style Dips, The Honest Stand took home a coveted NEXTY award for its signatureSpicy Nacho Dip and Mild Nacho Dip in the Best New Meat or Dairy Alternative category at this year’s Natural Products Expo West 2018.

The official award of the Natural Products Expo, NEXTY Awards highlight the most outstanding products displaying innovation, integrity and inspiration to help move forward the work of the natural products industry in delivering more healthful, trusted, and sustainable products to customers. Chosen as one of only 22 winners, The Honest Stand, with its line of delicious plant based, cheese-style dips suitable for vegans, was selected out of over 890 entries and the company was presented its award on March 10, 2018, at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, CA. 

“We are so honored and humbled to be selected for the NEXTY award! It's super motivating to know that something Jeremy and I, and our team, have worked so hard to create and put out into the world is being well received by others,” says Alexandra Carone, Co-founder of The Honest Stand. 

“These 22 products represent the future of the natural products industry where sustainability and transparency are the norm,” says Jessie Shafer, content director at New Hope Network and one of the NEXTY judges. “Our industry can have a huge influence on how big manufacturers and mainstream buyers think about consumer packaged goods. The winners of our NEXTY awards inspire change and integrity in everything from ingredients to packaging.”

It’s All About Honesty

The Honest Stand’s cheese style dips are made from simple plant based, whole food ingredients including organic potatoes, cashews, and yellow onions for a cheesy texture that’s remarkably familiar. Their five flavors – Garlic Parm Style Dip, Cheddar Style Dip,Smoked Cheddar Style Dip, Mild Nacho Dip, and Spicy Nacho Dip – are certified organic, dairy free, gluten free, certified paleo, and certified vegan.

“Our products are truly whole-foods based; you can easily recognize (and purchase at your local grocery store) the ingredients in our deck. We aren't just committed to offering plant-based options that actually taste good, we're dedicated to doing so using real ingredients so you also feel good when you enjoy our products,” says Alexandra Carone. Making tasty, healthy products isn’t the only quality The Honest Stand strives to bring to the table, though.

Committed to producing truly gourmet, organic products, The Honest Stand believes in building a brand around ethical business practices that give back. Operating their own manufacturing facility, The Honest Stand helps create jobs in their community and donates product surplus to local food banks. Plus, all products are delivered in BPA-free containers and recyclable, eco-friendly shipping coolers. 

About The Honest Stand

From the beginning, The Honest Stand was founded with a dedication to providing high quality alternatives to comfort foods when Founder and CEO, Alexandra Carone was diagnosed with Celiac Disease and developed an allergy to one of the main proteins in dairy. Upon switching to a plant-based lifestyle, she began crafting the original cheesy sauce alongside the help of her mom.

After meeting her partner, Jeremy Day, now Co-founder, who couldn’t tell the difference between her sauces and the “real deal,” the Honest Stand began selling at small farmers markets in Denver. Today, The Honest Stand’s Cheese Style dips are available online athttp://www.thehoneststand.com and can be found at Whole Foods Market, Natural Grocers, Lucky’s Market, Alfalfa’s Market and other natural products retailers, and through leading distributor UNFI in eight regions around the U.S.

For organic paleo, gluten free, dairy free and vegan recipes and to learn more about The Honest Stand, visit http://www.thehoneststand.com. 

For wholesale inquiries contact sales@thehoneststand.com, tel: 707.772.7274.

About the NEXTY Awards

NEXTY Awards are a twice-annual award connected to New Hope Network's Natural Products Expo shows in March and September. They were created to recognize the most game-changing and inspiring products in the natural and organic CPG market today. Products are nominated and winners are chosen through a two-tier judging process by the New Hope Network content team and a panel of industry judges. Learn more about the NEXTY awards at expowest.com/nexty.

Source: The Honest Stand