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Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest solutions for cultures and enzymes.

September 6, 2022

New ingredients from A&B Ingredients, Chr. Hansen, DSM, and more!

Ingredient suppliers highlighted their latest innovations at IFT, which took place July 10 to 13 at McCormick Place, Chicago.

August 22, 2022

New ingredients from A&B Ingredients, AgriFiber Solutions’, Balchem, and more!

Are plant-based milk alternatives healthier?

Plant-based beverages fall short on protein quality and quantity.

Sharon Gerdes

September 21, 2020

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.

Let’s talk plant-based dairy alternatives — again

Kathie Canning

September 15, 2020

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.

Giving consumers plant-based alternatives to dairy

More dairy and nondairy companies are launching plant-based dairy alternatives to meet growing consumer demand.

Kathie Canning

September 10, 2020

Plant-based dairy alternatives are certainly nothing new. Soy "milk" for example, has been available commercially for years and years.

Dairy’s health benefits spell opportunity

Report highlights what’s next for dairy

A new report explores threats and opportunities.

May 19, 2020

In its March 2020 "Top Trends in Dairy 2020" report, London-based GlobalData outlines the key consumer and innovation trends currently impacting the global dairy market.

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

Kathie Canning

April 8, 2020

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.

Dairy alternatives diversify as the consumer base evolves

The flexitarian movement appears to be having the most impact on growth.

December 17, 2019

Innova Market Insights, Arnhem, the Netherlands, said “The Plant Based Revolution” is No. 2 of the top 10 food and beverage trends it is highlighting for 2020.

Merit Functional Foods seeks to change perception of plant-based proteins

The new company supplies proprietary pea and non-GMO canola protein ingredients.

October 30, 2019

Newly launched Merit Functional Foods, Manitoba, Winnipeg, said it is seeking to uproot the food and beverage industry’s perception of plant-based proteins by producing high-quality plant protein ingredients that exceed standards for purity, solubility, taste and more.

The case against using dairy names for plant-based products

Kathie Canning

October 28, 2019

Back in June, I wrote about the wave of consumer confusion resulting from the use of dairy-specific terminology such as "milk" and "yogurt" on the labels of dairy alternatives.