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READY MEALS
Ready for konjac
From a singular focus to one now offering quick, easy and nutritious vegan heat-and- serve meals, Doris Prodanovic catches up with Slendier MD, Erica Hughes.
A decade ago, Slendier only focused on konjac pasta and rice replacement products, but since Erica Hughes bought the business in 2017, the health food company has built upon this foundation and rapidly expanded.
Slendier offers a full range of low calorie, low carbohydrate and vegan foods, including a variety of ready meal pastas with less than 50 calories per serve. Its key ingredient is konjac, an ancient root vegetable that has been consumed in Asia for centuries, grown at altitude and harvested
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