Kashi Serves Up Tasty New All Natural Four Cheese Pizza

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kashi, the premier natural food and lifestyle company, today introduced its new Kashi® Four Cheese Pizza, a tasty and naturally nutritious addition to its family of frozen pizzas.  The latest pizza offering features a distinct and complementary blend of Provolone, Mozzarella, White Cheddar and Fontina cheeses with a real tomato and vegetable-blend sauce on top of a thin crust made with Kashi 7 Whole Grains & Sesame™ with flax seed.

"In developing the new Kashi Four Cheese Pizza, we've put a tasty, unique spin on this classic mealtime favorite," says Jeff Johnson, senior nutritionist and natural food and lifestyle expert at Kashi.  "Our new Four Cheese Pizza provides savory flavors everyone loves but with real, wholesome ingredients that offer up great taste and nutrition in every bite."

Kashi Four Cheese Pizza has a crispy, stone-fired thin crust with a zesty vegetable sauce made from a combination of real tomatoes, onion, garlic and carrot juice concentrate, all topped with a flavorful balance of four traditional and unique cheeses: Provolone, Mozzarella, White Cheddar and Fontina.  

In addition to offering classic, rich Italian flavors, this three-serving vegetarian pizza provides 6g of fiber*, 15g of protein and 14g of whole grains per serving—a tasty and wholesome meal that can be prepared in just minutes. 

Kashi Four Cheese Pizza is now available in the frozen aisle of grocers and natural food retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $5.99.  For more information, visit www.kashi.com.

* Kashi Four Cheese Pizza contains 8g of fat and 610mg of sodium per serving

About Kashi Company

Founded in 1984, Kashi dreams of a world where everyone embraces natural health. As a natural lifestyle pioneer, Kashi is passionate about and committed to improving the health of people and our planet.  By providing great tasting, healthy and innovative foods, Kashi enables people to achieve optimal health and wellness, while also leading them on a path toward embracing a natural lifestyle.  Kashi encourages people to live their best lives through its interactive online community at Kashi.com and the Kashi REAL Tour, a lifestyle immersion program and national grassroots tour that educates people about the importance of natural foods and healthy living.  The company also champions non-profit organizations working to keep real food in the minds and hands of communities across the country through the Kashi REAL Project.  To learn more about 25 years of Kashi's mission, sustainable efforts, values and roots, get inspired by the Yearbook on Kashi.com.

Kashi's products are natural, minimally processed and free of highly refined sugars, artificial additives and preservatives. Kashi® brands and foods include: GOLEAN® cereals and bars; Kashi® Heart to Heart® cereal, instant oatmeal and whole grain crackers; Kashi® 7 Whole Grain Puffs, Honey Puffs, Nuggets and Flakes cereals; Kashi® Good Friends® cereals; Kashi® Autumn Wheat®, Cinnamon Harvest®, Island Vanilla® and Strawberry Fields® (organic) cereals; Kashi® Honey Sunshine®, Berry Blossoms® and Golden Goodness™ cereals; Kashi U™ cereal; Cocoa Beach™, Mountain Medley® and Summer Berry™ granola; Kashi® Pita Crisps; Kashi® TLC® chewy and crunchy granola bars, layered granola bars, soft-baked cereal bars; Kashi® TLC® snack crackers and Kashi® TLC® cookies; Kashi® all natural frozen waffles, entrees and pizzas; and Kashi® 7 Whole Grain Pilaf. 

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