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Startup Bevry takes first mover advantage in Indian oat milk category
5 May 2021
Indian startup Bevry has developed its own oat milk formulation, which it is manufacturing and selling exclusively in India with the goal of becoming the “Oatly of India.” According to the company, it is the first brand to manufacture and sell an oat-b...
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Unilever and Nestlé petition to phase out caged hens in Europe
29 Mar 2021
In a letter to the European Commission, major food titans called on the government to end the practice of raising hens in cages in the European agricultural sector. To accomplish this push, industry heavyweights Unilever and Nestlé partnered with the o...
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Danone acquires the LA-based vegan dairy maker Follow Your Heart
4 Mar 2021
French dairy conglomerate Danone acquired the Los Angeles-based vegan dairy maker, Follow Your Heart. The acquisition was done with a 100% purchase of Earth Island shares, the brand’s parent company. However, financial details were not disclosed.
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Chobani moves out of yogurt into RTD coffee
25 Jan 2021
As the New York-based Greek yogurt company continues to expand, its latest move is into the ready-to-drink coffee space with its new Chobani Coffee options, crafted with single-origin cold brew and feature Chobani's oat milks and dairy creamers.
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Plant-based dairy is now available in toddler formulas
30 Sep 2020
Israeli-based Else Nutrition released its first plant-based toddler nutrition formula on Amazon at the end of September. However, the company is already conducting clinical trials to bring a vegan infant formula that replicates the nutritional properti...
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Dairy free segment gets a banana milk
4 Aug 2020
The non-dairy category has exploded in recent years from a category dominated by soy milk to a market with milks made from nuts, grains and plant-based protein sources. Now, the category has a banana milk.
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Two plant-based investment arms are created and invest in ice cream
28 Jul 2020
Two plant-based startups have migrated into the ranks of venture capitalists. Perfect Day recently created The Urgent Company in order to develop CPG products from its animal-free dairy proteins, and Jason Karp, the co-founder of Hu snacks started Huma...
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Pasture-raised egg producer Vital Farms files for IPO
22 Jul 2020
Pasture-raised egg company Vital Farms filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering. The company plans to use the symbol VITL on the NASDAQ New York stock exchange.
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Danone rejects claim that its infant formulas contain toxic substances
15 Jul 2020
After industry watchdog group Foodwatch released a report last October that aromatic mineral oils (MOAH) were found in 16 infant formula brands, including Danone’s Gallia Galliagest Lactose-free Growing-up product, the French manufacturing giant recent...
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Follow your Heart releases dairy-free feta
13 Jul 2020
This month, Follow Your Heart released its Dairy-Free Feta Crumbles Cheese Alternative, the first dairy-free feta cheese option to arrive on grocery store shelves in the United States.
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La Colombe Coffee Roasters introduces draft chocolate milk
12 Jun 2020
The company known for portable cans of ready-to-drink coffee has entered a new segment: chocolate milk. Made with lactose-free milk, the draft version of a childhood favorite is crafted with real cocoa and then infused with nitrous oxide to imbue that ...
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Exploring different approaches to lactose-free dairy
17 May 2020
Demand for lactose-free dairy is on the rise around the world, and manufacturers have several options available to them to tap into this growing trend.
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