SĀCH Foods: Couple brings vegetarian protein alternative to market

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Husband and wife Tarush and Jasleen Agarwal have been vegetarians for decades, but they always struggled to find protein options that tasted good and were not tofu. They grew up with paneer, a cheese high in fat and protein originally cultivated in India. In America, they found commercial paneer offerings to be too processed and rubbery. 

So the Agarwals launched SĀCH Foods. It’s the only organic, flavored paneer company in the US. Sāch means “honest” in Hindi, and they’ve modeled their brand around transparency and simplicity: Each product contains 5 or fewer ingredients.