While traditional animal-derived dairy remains a popular consumer choice, producers are now faced with an exciting opportunity to capitalize on the growing popularity of vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets that are driving demand for plant-based dairy alternatives.
Part of Danone North America, the brand has a mission to give back to communities where its ingredients are sourced.
March 31, 2021
Honest to Goodness, a new brand of White Plains, N.Y.- and Broomfield, Colo.-based Danone North America, said it launched as a purpose-driven creamer brand, offering a delicious line of plant-based coffee creamers crafted with thoughtfully sourced ingredients from around the world.
On the heels of its high-protein beverage debut, Silk Ultra is challenging athletes to sweat it out with Michael Phelps and Aly Raisman for a chance to win at-home gym essentials and Silk Ultra for the rest of the year.
February 16, 2021
Silk, a plant-based brand of White Plains, N.Y.- and Broomfield, Colo.-based Danone North America, said it is celebrating the release of its new high-protein beverage Silk Ultra by giving fitness enthusiasts the chance to win the gym gear they need to keep crushing the game — from the convenience of their home.
The plant-based creamers are made with a blend of oat ‘milk’ and almond ‘milk.’
February 8, 2021
Nestlé USA, Arlington, Va., added functional creamers to its Coffee-mate Natural Bliss brand. The two new functional offerings are made with a blend of oat “milk” and almond “milk,” plus ingredients such as inulin, pea protein and MCT Oil.
At least nine different plants are used to make milk alternatives, including almond, cashew, coconut, flax, hemp, macadamia nut, oat, rice and soy. And the category is exploding.
Toward the end of 2018, I penned a column defending Dairy Foods' coverage of the plant-based dairy-alternative space. The column was in response to reader feedback suggesting such coverage was harming dairy farmers and the dairy processing industry.
Silk introduced its first soy-based beverage decades ago; the Danone North America brand is now a leader in plant-based product innovation that goes well beyond soy
Back in 1977, milk, the genuine dairy kind, was still a mealtime staple for most families. In fact, per-capita fluid milk consumption stood at 247 pounds, a whopping 101 pounds more than the tally in 2018, according to data from the USDA Economic Research Service.
In the North American region, high growth is expected due to increases in population and other factors.
January 6, 2020
The global plant-based protein market was estimated to be valued at USD $18.5 billion in 2019 and is likely to reach USD $40.6 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 14% during the forecast period, according to a new report offered by ResearchandMarkets.com, Dublin.