Dairy Alternatives and changing Consumer Health Trends
Traditional dairy products have a special importance in Indian traditions, culture and daily lifestyle. However, rising health awareness, global food trends, and higher disposable incomes are shifting consumer preferences towards healthier alternatives. This changing demand, along with the easy availability of plant-based dairy alternatives, has boosted growth in the emerging sector. Urban areas, particularly metro…
Dairy Alternatives: Fading Trend or Hidden Growth Opportunity?
Consumer interest in plant-based dairy alternatives has cooled somewhat, according to recent UK consumer research by Oddlygood Group. Key barriers include perceptions around cost, taste, and nutrition, with many consumers viewing traditional dairy as healthier. However, nearly half of those who have stopped buying plant-based drinks indicated they’re open to returning. Meanwhile, hybrid and precision…
Zydus Acquires 50% Stake in Sterling Biotech for Animal-Free Dairy Facility
Californian precision fermentation startup Perfect Day has agreed to sell 50% of its stake in Mumbai-based Sterling Biotech – a leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical gelatin and fermentation-derived ingredients – to Zydus Lifesciences for ₹550 crore ($66M), with the business now becoming a joint venture. The move will give both companies equal representation on the board,…
Future of alt-dairy: Givaudan highlights drivers of booming category
Givaudan continues to enable sustainable alt-proteins with its flavor and ingredients for future generations. The company is delving into the challenges of this sector and developing solutions for its customers that tick all the boxes of diversity, growth and commercialization. Food Ingredients First speaks with Catherine Bayard, global product manager, who shares her experiences in driving the…
Farmer’s chances to kill the terms ‘oat and soy milk’ are waning
WASHINGTON — Almond milk — not almond beverage, almond drink, or even almond juice — appears here to stay. There’s few issues in the food world that generate as much vitriol as the debate over what to call nut, oat, and other plant-based alternatives to cow’s milk. Dairy farmers and their advocates for years have…
The History of Margarine Can Teach Us About Plant-Based Battles
In recent years, the dairy industry has worked hard to hinder formidable competition from plant-based foods. The industry lobbied for legislation that would prevent companies from calling their plant-based dairy alternatives “milk” for instance, and petitioned the FDA to define milk as the product of “hooved animals.” It also launched numerous marketing campaigns portraying plant-based milks as unnatural and unhealthy, while…
WORLD DAIRY NEWS PR firm to fight ban on vegan brands using dairy terms
Food sector public relations firm Palm PR has launched a campaign which aims to stop new guidance effectively banning the use of dairy-based terms on dairy alternatives. The Grocer reported in May that new draft guidance from the Food Standards & Information Focus Group was being prepared to help Trading Standards officers interpret and enforce…
Redefining Dairy and Alternatives Through Innovation
The dairy products and alternatives industry, excluding baby food, was valued at USD568 billion in 2022, growth of 8% in current terms despite a 0.6% decrease in volume. This dynamic was primarily caused by price hikes, the main factor driving the industry’s value growth. Innovation is crucial to reverse the volume decline and to build…
Dairy farmers take pride in being backed with Dairy Pride Act
The stakes are high for a re-introduced bill named The Dairy Pride Act. An FDA ruling in February allowed soy and nut beverages to be called milk, but it has caused quite a stir among farmers and lawmakers in Wisconsin. How milk is defined is currently up for debate, depending on who you ask. David…
Soy, oat, almond, others can be called milk, FDA proposes
Soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as “milk” can keep using the name, according to draft federal rules released Wednesday. Food and Drug Administration officials issued guidance that says plant-based beverages don’t pretend to be from dairy animals – and that U.S. consumers aren’t confused by the difference. Dairy producers for years have called for the…