Gordon Ramsay Backs Vegan Ramen Brand to Tackle Food Insecurity
Gordon Ramsay is teaming up with a vegan ramen brand to help bring nutritious and affordable vegan meals to food-insecure communities.
World-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay has teamed up with food technology company Borealis Foods to help bring Chef Woo and Ramen Express vegan ramen meals to the world to help combat food insecurity.
Chef Woo Ramen, a product developed by Borealis Foods subsidiary Palmetto Gourmet Foods, is designed specifically to address the challenges of food insecurity by providing healthy, affordable and convenient meals to those without access to proper nutrition. Chef Woo claims to be the world’s first plant-based ramen, delivering 20 grams of complete vegan protein per serving.
Borealis founder and CEO Reza Soltanzadeh believes that Ramsay’s strategic partnership and valuable guidance will have a significant impact on the company’s goals. “We are honored that Gordon Ramsay has chosen to become a strategic partner and advisor, helping us advance our goals with his culinary guidance, business acumen, and international recognition,” Soltanzadeh said in a statement.
“His partnership will help add momentum to our mission to address a critical issue facing many in the United States and around the world: access to nutritious, protein-rich meals at affordable prices,” Soltanzadeh said.
Gordon Ramsay Endorses Vegan Ramen to Fight Food Insecurity
Since its founding in 2019, the company has made progress in its goal of making nutritious vegan food more accessible. With Ramsay on board as a shareholder, advisor, and brand ambassador, Borealis Foods aims to make even greater strides in its mission to fight food insecurity and ensure that nutritious options are accessible to all.
“Based on our discussions, it was clear that Gordon shares our passion for ensuring healthy food options for the many people who deserve high-quality, affordable nutrition,” said Soltanzadeh.
The Chef Woo Ramen brand and the popular Ramen Express Ramen brand are now available nationwide in more than 15,000 stores, including major retailers like Walmart and Costco, and are also being exported coast to coast in Canada. The Ramsay partnership promises innovative developments and new directions for Chef Woo products in the near future.
Ramsay, known for his culinary expertise and charismatic presence, also expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership and his dedication to addressing the current food insecurity crisis. “With the current cost of living crisis on everyone’s minds and rising food prices a global issue, now more than ever, households across America are facing the very real issue of food insecurity,” Ramsay said in a statement.
“In my conversation with Reza, I discovered that we shared a common vision of the importance of creating nutritious and delicious options that are easily available and, more importantly, affordable,” Ramsay added. “I have some big ideas and I’m really looking forward to working with the Borealis Foods team on their Chef Woo products in the coming months.”
Gordon Ramsay’s Vegan Menu
Despite being an outspoken critic of veganism for many years, Ramsay has softened his stance on the idea and has since taken vegan cuisine to the next level by adding options to his restaurants and featuring vegan recipes on social media and on his television shows.
To date, Gordon Ramsay has held seven Michelin stars across his Gordon Ramsay Restaurants group—one of the largest privately held restaurant groups in the UK with a growing global portfolio across Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East. His flagship location, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, has held three Michelin stars for 21 years.
Ramsay began introducing vegan dishes to his restaurants in 2018, when he added a vegan Charred Aubergine Pizza to his Gordon Ramsay Street Pizza (now called Bread Street Kitchen) in London. And in 2019, the chef kicked off Veganuary by introducing a vegan menu at Bread Street Kitchen.
Earlier this year, Ramsay opened a new location for his Hell’s Kitchen restaurant in Washington DC—and the menu is 60% vegan-free.
