STOCKELD FAQ


Stockeld is an old Swedish word for campfire. Here we let that fire (and our brilliant staff) shed light on some of the most frequently asked questions about us and the world’s most ambitious cheese.

BUY

Where can I buy your products in a restaurant or supermarket?

Go to our cheese finder more info.

Can I order your product online?

We currently don’t sell online.

I’m a restaurant/grocery store and want to speak with you, what’s your point of contact?

You can email us at hey@stockeld.com and we’ll take it from there.

SELL

How can I sell your product in my restaurant or grocery store?

That’s awesome! We currently distribute to customers in New York, Philadelphia & Sweden. You are welcome to contact us at hey@stockeld.com (EU/US) or hej@stockeld.com (SE). We are also one phone call away at +1 212 3902394

Do you have inspiration for dishes to cook with your products?

We do! Check out our Instagram, TikTok, or our recipe page.

I’m a restaurant / grocery store and want to speak with you, what’s your point of contact?

You can email us at hey@stockeld.com and we’ll take it from there.

PRODUCT

What’s the deal with fermentation?

Fermentation is a traditional food processing technique that both increases the nutritional value  and impacts flavor and textural characteristics. Back in the days, this was a method applied for prolonging  shelf life. It’s commonly used in animal cheese production to achieve specific cheese types. It’s a process often resulting in a probiotic product rich in lactic acid bacteria and other “good bacteria”. Fermented plant-based cheeses are  significantly different to others made of modified starch and flavored and coloured coconut oil. In addition, “fermenting” may just be the perfect word for “thinking something over, before making a brilliant decision”.

Is there gluten in Stockeld’s products?

Nope.

What's the deal with the Coconut Oil in Stockeld? Isn't Coconut an Allergen?

Fat is an important part of cheese-making. We use a combo of Rapeseed and Coconut oils to limit overall saturated fat content. While Coconut IS an allergen, the highly refined Coconut Oil in Stockeld is allergen free! The FDA excludes coconut oil from major food allergen labeling requirements. For more details, refer to the FDA document* (Chapter D9, page 18).

*https://www.fda.gov/media/163454/download

Can I have Stockeld if I am allergic to Coconut?

Most likely you still can! Please check with your doctor beforehand and ask if you can consume refined coconut oil. Highly refined vegetable oils contain insignificant amounts of protein. Therefore, most doctors agree that refined vegetable oils (e.g. soybean oil, coconut oil, palm oil, etc.) pose “no risk of provoking allergic reactions in the overwhelming majority of susceptible individuals”. Again, please double check with your doctor about your specific situation before consuming Stockeld.

Where do you manufacture your products?

We produce our cream cheese in a state-of-the-art production facility in Finland, which only produces plant-based products. For our melting cheddar cheese, in a state of the art facility in Ohio for Melt.

Where are your ingredients sourced from?

Our ingredients are sourced from Europe, North America and Asia.

Are your products vegan?

Yes! Our products are plant-based and vegan. How awesome.

How do I cook your products?

There’s lots of ways! Check out our Instagram, TikTok, or this recipe page for inspiration on cold and hot dishes.

How do I store your products?

The same way you’d store conventional dairy-based cheese. In a fridge, but not in a freezer.

Best ways to melt Stockeld MELT?

Stockeld Melt is proven to melt up to 2x faster than market competition. Here are the best ways to get that ooey, gooey melt:
- Directly on the grill - fastest
- On a burger patty - Under a cover/closh
- On a grilled cheese - In a salamander
- Microwave (you should not be allowed in the kitchen ;) but also we don't recommend this!)

Why is the melting cheese not perfectly square and stacked?

We use a natural cheese-making process so we don’t have (too) perfectly stacked packaging like the other guys. We focus on what matters most: taste. So if our packaging’s a little less perfectly uniform, it’s because we’re too busy making cheese that’s naturally delicious, not artificially shaped :)

ABOUT US

What’s your vision and why?

We set off with a first vision: to create a cheese that is superior in taste and nutrition, constantly striving to use our planet’s resources wisely, accessible to all yet one of the top preferred cheeses by chefs and restaurants. Simply put, the world’s most ambitious cheese. Without using animal milk.

There are so many types of cheeses that can be reimagined, tweaked to be better, optimized, so we don’t aim to fully reach our vision…ever. We will keep being the force for better cheese. Our first vision will also, surely, be accompanied by more visions. We are a Dreamery, after all.

What does Stockeld mean?

Stockeld means campfire in old Swedish. It’s the place where humans meet nature. The place where we come together, to hang out, get cozy, cook and eat uncomplicated food. This place is so inherent to us humans that it has been enjoyed across all cultures and civilisations. It’s a natural place and yet so magical. The campfire represents how we consider food: simple, inclusive, delicious and full of joy.

What’s a Dreamery?

Our Dreamery is where doers dare to dream, but even more so — where dreamers dare to do. It’s about imagining everything that a creamery can and should be, and then to actually do it.

How does plant-based cheese help the environment?

Meat, dairy, and egg production account for about 14.5% of total global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN FAO. Dairy is very resource intensive in terms of e.g. greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and freshwater use - in fact, dairy accounts for up to 4% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Shifting to plant-based cheese therefore significantly reduces the environmental footprint. Stockeld Dreamery believes that true innovation and progress when developing superior plant-based products requires equal input and effort.  We have hence decided to focus on building a world class R&D function to tackle the challenges ahead. The aim is not to develop fake copies of original products but to create a new standard and reference, to challenge the status quo as we are producing new originals.

Do all your products have ~70% lower CO2e impact?

We partnered with climate intelligence platform CarbonCloud to climate label our Stockeld Cream Cheese Original. The calculation covers farm to shelf, and showed that the carbon footprint of Stockeld Cream Cheese Original is 4 kg of CO2e per kg of product, about ~70% lower CO2e impact compared to conventional dairy-based cream cheese*. Dairy-based cheese in general has a massive CO2e footprint; for example hard cheese has 12kg CO2e / kg of product, feta cheese has 34kg CO2e / kg of product, and Chevre has 46 kg CO2e / kg of product. Our plant-based cheeses therefore have radically lower CO2e impact than dairy based cheese.

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