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by barbecue_sauce 2289 days ago
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.
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tentboy 2289 days ago
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...

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neaden 2289 days ago
US Tofu is by and large for animal feed or oil, not tofu.
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barbecue_sauce 2289 days ago
Soy, you mean?
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