Plant-Based Foods

Oat milk trend continues as Coca-Cola Co. unveils oat milk line, JOI launches oat milk powder

Oat milk is now the second-leading plant-based beverage, and now Coca Cola has joined the trend with the launch of its oak milk line under the Simply brand with new Simply Oat. Lactose-free, vegan, gluten-free, and non-GMO, the oat milk offerings are made with oat extract, oat flour, filtered water, cane sugar, natural flavors, and […]

Brazil’s meat giant joins plant-based burger platform, seizing pandemic opportunity

The coronavirus pandemic has created a silver lining in the plant-based meat industry. Concerns over meat shortages, stemming from meatpacking plant shutdowns, led to panic buying. Consumers found a safer alternative, in strong supply—Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, and other plant-based sausage, burger, and ground beef options. Brazil’s JBS, the world’s largest meat company, unrolled its […]

Plant-based food sales outpacing total food sales during COVID-19

New data recently released by the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) and SPINS®, the leading provider of wellness-focused data and market analytics, shows U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods have considerably outpaced total food sales during the pandemic, demonstrating that more consumers are turning to plant-based foods amid the crisis. Moreover, plant-based meat sales are […]