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Cheese Alternatives

Cathedral City Plant Based Expands to More Major Retailers as Vegan Cheese Sales Soar

In September of last year, the UK’s top-selling cheddar brand Cathedral City (owned by Saputo Dairy) launched a plant-based version of its cheese. After making its debut at Tesco, the cheese has now launched at Sainsbury’s and Asda, and is also set to roll out at Morrisons, Ocado, and Amazon Fresh by the end of the month. The cheddar alternative is available in block, grated, and sliced versions. Cathedral City has also begun a marketing campaign to promote its plant-based cheese during Veganuary. The brand says sales have been very strong since the product’s launch in September. Rapid market growth The expansion comes as a market report predicts a CAGR of 15.1% for the plant-based cheese market over the next decade. Globally, the market is …

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Products & Launches

Saputo Dairy Launches Vitalite Dairy-Free Mozzarella For Food Service

Following its recent acquisition of Bute Island Foods Ltd., Saputo Dairy has unveiled a new Vegan Society accredited plant-based mozzarella cheese under its market-leading Vitalite brand, which is now available to foodservice operators and manufacturers in the UK. “Appetite for plant-based eating is at an all-time high, almost two and a half million UK households now having a vegan or vegetarian household member” As the first product under the Vitalite brand since the acquisition, the vegan mozzarella will be produced by Bute Island Foods Ltd., the Scottish producer of heritage brand Scheese. Offering a three-month chilled life, the product is made from a coconut-oil base and is preservative free. Dairy free since 2003, the company reports that Vitalite is the UK’s number one fully dairy-free …

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