The plant-based milk industry continued to grow and thrive over the course of the last year. With consumers opting for dairy alternatives, many of these milks have become mainstream.
Innovation comes with category shift towards cold, flavored coffee
June 30, 2022
Plant-based beverage brand, Califia Farms, Los Angeles, announced its new product launch formulated for cold coffee beverages: Iced Café Mixers. Available in Vanilla Sweet Crème and Caramel Crème, Iced Café Mixers represent a major innovation breakthrough for the creamer category, which, until now, has developed products exclusively for hot coffee, the company says.
As more consumers look to plant-based food and beverages, oatmilk continues to make share gains. Driving that growth is Oatly Group AB, which produces products from oats, including oatmilks, frozen desserts and oatgurts.
PlantBaby, a new direct-to-consumer nutrition brand, announced the release of its launch product, Kiki Milk, which is available in two varieties: Original and Chocolate.
Dairy-alternative beverages have become mainstream, signifying a new era for the dairy category. Although market share is on the rise, traditional dairy milk still commands the lion’s share.
While the dairy category as a whole remains fairly stable, various sub-segments demonstrate a slowdown, including in traditional milk and soy-based milks. Almond milk and other alternatives, however, are seeing an upward trajectory.
Take Two Foods, an upcycled foods company creating second chances for people and the planet, released Barleymilk in Original and Unsweetened varieties.
Retailer’s trends council highlights plant-based products, ingredients for this summer
May 28, 2021
Whole Foods Market, Austin, Texas, revealed its first-ever plant-based trend predictions, with nut-based cheese alternatives, banana blossoms and creamy cashew dips topping the list. Looking ahead to summer and beyond, the grocer’s Trends Council pooled members’ industry knowledge, product-sourcing expertise and hands-on work with emerging and existing plant-forward brands to inform the predictions.