Mainers like me who drink plant-based milks now have three locally made options. Two startup almond milk makers have set up shop in Portland, and the state’s Rockport-based tofu maker is relaunching its bottled soy milk. Another such enterprise, from Maine’s Oakhurst Dairy, has been suspended, but the company has expressed interest in getting back into the market.
These ventures are a sign of the times. Here in Maine and across the country, many shoppers are skipping cow’s milk while opting for milks made from things like almonds, soybeans, cashews, coconuts and hemp seeds.
“Consumers in Maine and northern New England would like to have a local branded almond milk option,” said Jim Lesser, vice president of marketing at Oakhurst Dairy in Portland. “Anybody that has a (plant-based milk) startup has a good opportunity.”
To read the rest of the story, please go to: Portland Press Herald
