Barry Callebaut Introduces 100% Dairy-Free ‘M_Lk Chocolate’ as Part of an Indulgent ‘Plant Craft’ Range

February 7, 2020 Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut announced the introduction of the 100% dairy-free ‘M_lk Chocolate’ as part of a ‘Plant Craft’ Indulgence range. The new chocolate satisfies the growing demand for plant-based indulgence, particularly among millennials and centennials. The new chocolate is part of a wider portfolio of ‘Plant Craft’ products ranging from chocolate, cocoa, nuts and fillings to decorations.

Chobani Unveils ‘Almost Milk’ Campaign For New Oat-Based Offerings

February 4, 2020 Ethan Jakob Craft. AdAge

As Chobani rolls out its first venture into the dairy alternative category with a new oat milk, the company has created “Almost Milk,” a wide-reaching campaign to anchor its sweeping product expansion that also includes coffee creamers and oat-infused yogurts.

Chao Creamery Creamy Original Expands Retail Presence in US and Canada

February 3, 2020 Greenleaf Foods, SPC

Greenleaf Foods, SPC, owner of leading plant-based brand Field Roast Grain Meat Co™ (“Field Roast”), announced today that its #1 selling plant-based cheese slice variety in U.S retail1, Field Roast’s Chao Creamery Creamy Original, will be available in select Costco stores across the United States and Ontario, Canada, beginning this month.

Maine Senators Want FDA Chief to Crack Down on Plant Milk

February 3, 2020 Associated Press

Maine’s two U.S. senators are among a group of lawmakers pushing for the federal government to crack down on the use of dairy terms on plant-based products.

Bill Defining Milk Advances in Virginia Legislature

January 23, 2020 WILL GONZALEZ, NEWS TRIBUNE

As people drink less dairy milk and some turn to plant-based alternatives such as oat, soy and almond milk, dairy farmers say they’re struggling. That’s why Virginia is the latest state to advance legislation restricting the use of the word milk for marketing purposes.