[youngprogrammer]

Anecdote: Our caterer in silicon valley said there was a supply issue for tofu.

[barbecue_sauce]

So I guess they import the beans, manufacture the tofu, then ship it back to us? Sounds inefficient, though I'm not sure how much demand there is for a large-scale domestic tofu manufacturing industry in the US.

[tentboy]

Trans-oceanic shipping is actually incredibly cheap that companies will do things like this if they are able to save a bit of money

see: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1534286/12000-mile-t...

[neaden]

US Tofu is by and large for animal feed or oil, not tofu.

[barbecue_sauce]

Soy, you mean?