jeff crumpton: Live & Latest News Updates : Vimarsana.com

Plant-Based Dairy is Maturing, Booming and Full of Opportunities

Food industry news, voices and jobs. Optimized for your mobile phone.

Albany blocks four dates for Washington Park Farmers Market

5 ways to boost plant-based products in grocery stores

Food industry news, voices and jobs. Optimized for your mobile phone.

What's driving sales growth for organic products at retail?

Natural Products Expo East offers a look at which attributes are key for organic brands as consumers seek out clean and sustainable ingredient lists

Why chicken is taking over plant-based meat

Sales of vegan bacon are on the rise as more brands hit the market

Sales of Vegan Bacon Are On the Rise as More Brands Hit the Market

Functional beverage sales rise, but not all ingredients, benefits gain equally as consumer interest shifts

Subscribe Functional beverage sales rise, but not all ingredients, benefits gain equally as consumer interest shifts By Elizabeth Crawford Sales of functional beverages are bouncing back after slowing early in the pandemic when fewer people bought on-the-go products, reflecting increased consumer mobility, rising interest in food as medicine and innovation that resonates with health-focused consumers, according to data from SPINS and Nutrition Business Journal. While the dramatic shift to eating at home during the pandemic helped lift overall sales of natural and organic food and beverages 12.7% to $259bn last year, the benefit was uneven across the industry with sales of functional foods and beverages growing much slower than organic, according to NBJ data presented at virtual Natural Products Expo West last week.

Churchill: Holiday Lights should move, eventually

Churchill: Holiday Lights should move, eventually Churchill: Holiday Lights should move, eventually But in a city devastated by violence, moving the display needs to be balanced against the good done by the Albany Police Athletic League FacebookTwitterEmail A display at the Capital Holiday Lights in Washington Park on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Albany. Money raised by Holiday Lights comprises most of Albany Police Athletic League's budget and helps pay for mentoring, daycare, Little League and other vital programs. Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less ALBANY — On the city's list of pressing quality-of-life issues, traffic in Washington Park ranks well behind the violence that so regularly produces heartbreaking tragedies.

Plant-based cheese is full of startups. Will dairy providers get into the segment?

Share it Even though many of his peers have been slow to enter the segment, Bill Graham said there's good reason why Bel Group is making a big bet on plant-based cheese. Bel Group, started in France in 1865, is known for its distinctive snacking cheeses, including The Laughing Cow wedges, wax-coated Babybel rounds and Boursin spreads. Last March, the company took a majority stake in French plant-based company All in Foods, which makes vegan cheese alternatives in Europe. In October, Bel pledged to create one plant-based variety of each of its signature brands and launched its first offering: Boursin Dairy-Free Cheese Spread Alternative Garlic & Herbs. In January, it launched Laughing Cow Blends wedges, which mix the company's signature dairy-based cheese with chickpea, lentil or red bean proteins.