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Silk allergen testing

Silk's strict allergen-control practices

Because Silk must share its manufacturing operations with Danone North America’s other brands, including dairy brands, the brand put into place strict allergen-control practices
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Kathie Canning
April 8, 2020
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Because much of what Danone North America produces under its other brands falls into dairy territory, the company's plants must be very careful in managing the dairy/nondairy product mix.
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Silk is a plant-based products pioneer

Silk is a plant-based products pioneer

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
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Kathie Canning
April 3, 2020
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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.
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Lactose-free milk sales

Lactose-free milk sales outpacing plant-based beverage sales

Sales of lactose-free milk grew twice as fast as sales of plant-based beverages in 2019.
March 9, 2020
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In 2019, lactose-free milk sales grew twice as fast as sales of plant-based beverages, with lactose-free poised to surpass almond-beverage sales this year, according to the Arlington, Va.-based National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), citing data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI.


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kathie canning editors memo

Processors should defend dairy

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Kathie Canning
February 21, 2020
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Last month, I received a rather interesting email from a PR firm representing the Silk nondairy brand. The email informed me that the Golden Globes would be joining the "dairy-free movement by serving a totally vegan, plant-based award ceremony dinner to Hollywood’s biggest stars."
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