Elmhurst® 1925, announced the expanded retail distribution of its Unsweetened Milked Almonds™, Unsweetened Milked Oats™, and Unsweetened Milked Cashews™ plant-based milk. The three varieties are now available in 1,855 new select Kroger banners across the US.
Kagome Takes Over Blue Diamond Almond Breeze in Japan, Will Launch New Products in September
Blue Diamond Growers, which claims to be the world’s largest almond marketer and processor, has announced that Kagome Co Ltd, known as a manufacturer and distributor of tomato-based foods, and fruit and vegetable juices, will now operate all production and distribution in Japan. Blue Diamond intends to utilize Kagome’s market knowledge to increase sales and consumption of Almond Breeze in Japan. The new partnership will focus on accelerating market growth and increasing demand for Almond Breeze, and additionally, new products will also be launched through Kagome in September of this year. Almond’s popularity in Japan The almond milk category in Japan continues to see year-on-year growth and almond is one of the most preferred plant milk in the country after soy. “The growth of the …