Desert Farms

Desert Farms, Inc.
Founded 2014
Founder Walid Abdul-Wahab
Headquarters Santa Monica, California
Products Camel milk
Website Desert Farms

Desert Farms is a company that sells camel milk products. It was the first American company to retail camel milk commercially.

History

The company was founded in January 2014 by Walid Abdul-Wahab in Santa Monica, California.[1] The project was initially developed as an educational project at USC by Abdul-Wahab while he was a student there, after a visit to Saudi Arabia. It also received support from the USC Marshall School of Business start-up accelerator in July 2014. The initial stores that sold the milk were located in Texas, California, and Ohio.[2][3][4] It is also sold online.[5] The company was the first to offer retail camel milk for sale in the United States.[6] The slogan for the company is "Make everyday a hump day".[1] According to Time Magazine, the product was sold across forty Whole Foods locations in California.[7]

Camel milk

Desert Farms camel milk is sold in both pasteurized and unpasteurized forms.[8] It is also sold in a kefir yogurt-drink form.[9] The unpasteurized form is sold in frozen form and needs defrosting before consumption. The camel milk sold by Desert Farms is produced in the midwest, where the camels are largely raised by Amish farmers on GMO-free pastures.[1] The product has purported anti-inflammatory properties from its vitamin make-up.[10] Camel milk is also more easily digested by lactose intolerant individuals.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Laura Secorun Palet (July 23, 2014). "Camel Milk ... Really?". Ozy. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Saudi Establishes Camel Milk Firm in California". Arab News. July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Entrepreneurs Aiming to Launch, Finance or Grow Startups Join Accelerator at Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies". July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ Mary Macvean (March 14, 2014). "Natural Products Expo West harvests snacks, discusses labeling". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Camel milk". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ Becca Haley-Park (April 22, 2014). "Camel Milk Now Available for Purchase in US". Culture Magazine. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  7. ↑ Nicks, Denver (June 13, 2014). "Camel Milk is a Thing and Costs $18 a Bottle". Time.
  8. ↑ Lauren Rothman (May 19, 2014). "Amish Farmers Are Milking Camels for Your Health". Vice. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Dairy Review: Desert Farms Raw Camel Milk Kefir". Trend Monitor. April 24, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ Matt Cantor (June 9, 2014). "Is camel milk the health drink of the future?". Fox News. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  11. ↑ Matteo Colombo (February 6, 2014). "Vendere latte di cammella negli Usa". The Post Internazionale. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

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