NYC Vegan Cheese Brand Launches New Brie Crème

Edited by The VEGPRENEUR Team

RIND announces the launch of Brie Crème, a spreadable, new plant-based take on traditional brie made with cultured cashews and tofu.

Rich and creamy with savory, slightly sharp, umami notes, Brie Crème is ideal for spreading on bread, pairing with fruit, and bringing an indulgent element to charcuterie boards.

Available in 8-oz. containers, Brie Crème will launch exclusively on Faire, where it will be available to wholesale customers. Like RIND’s other vegan cheese products, it is dairy-free, gluten-free, cholesterol-free, and certified Kosher.

RIND co-founder Dina DiCenso comments, “After months of development, we’re finally ready to introduce Brie Crème. We focused on perfecting its rich, spreadable texture and flavor, creating an offering that’s unique to the market. It’s a delicious new addition to our lineup of aged, artisanal vegan cheeses — one we love, and hope our customers love just as much!”

ABOUT RIND

Founded in 2017 by Dina DiCenso and Joshua Katcher, RIND is a WBENC-certified and LGBTQ-owned, multi sofi™ award-winning brand that has quickly raised the bar on plant-based cheese with soft-ripened, French-style cheese. RIND's state-of-the-art cheese cave in the historic Brooklyn Army Terminal is the first authentic vegan cheese cave in North America and New York City’s only dedicated vegan cheese cave.

The first plant-based cheese brand to be featured in Whole Foods Markets’ (NYC) artisanal dairy cheese cases, RIND is also carried by Harry & David and is available in more than 60 stores and restaurants throughout North America. RIND's Bleu cheese was named Best Blue-Cheese Style Vegan Cheese by Cook’s Illustrated, and its Classic Cambleu won a 2024 Startup CPG Shelfie award in the Plant-based Alternatives category. The brand has been featured in Veg News and The Boston Globe, as well as Cultured Magazine and Thrillist.

In addition to cave-aged vegan cheeses, RIND produces vegan cheese spreads, an Alpine Svviss cheese, and Bleu Crumbles, made with real roqueforti cultures. In 2022, RIND introduced the world’s first carrot-based cheese slices, winning a sofi™ Best New Product award. In 2023, RIND expanded its veggie cheese line under the Veggie Underground banner and introduced new parsnip and red bell pepper varieties to complement the carrot cheese. Made with real vegetables, Veggie Underground is the first and only plant-based cheese on the market to feature real veggie purée as one of the primary ingredients.

For a list of retailers and restaurants currently carrying RIND and Veggie Underground products, visit rind.nyc and veggieunderground.com.