Rawesome Foodz have just won a battle against the city of Montreal appealing court decision that prohibited them to use the word 'cheese' on their cultured cashew cream cheeses sold across Canada.
Rawesome Foodz have just won a battle against the city of Montreal appealing court decision that prohibited them to use the word 'cheese' on their cultured cashew cream cheeses sold across Canada.
There is a civil case seeking declaratory judgement in Pursuit, Rawsome is looking for Canadian vegan cheese producers to join the file.
Rawesome wins vegan 'cheese' battle with City of Montreal | CTV News
Back in 2018, the City of Montreal sued a local producer for between $1,500 and $2,000 for using the word "cheese" on its packaging to describe its vegan cream cheese products, but after winning a four-year court battle this week the small business gets to keep all that cheddar.
This is a short and sweet story and bodes well for future terminology issues that the industry may face from the animal-agri industry.