Butter

Bunge, a global food and agribusiness company, introduces Beleaf PlantBetter, a plant-based butter designed for bakery applications.

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Milk- and Dairy Alternatives

Bunge Introduces Plant-Based Butter for “Superior-Tasting” Commercial Baking

Looking to set a new standard in the plant-based foods landscape, Bunge, a global food and agribusiness company, has introduced Beleaf PlantBetter, a “superior-tasting” and sustainable plant-based butter designed for bakery applications. Bunge claims that PlantBetter mimics the taste, texture, and melting behavior of traditional butter to offer manufacturers a versatile solution for plant-based bakery. The NPD is described as a clean-label alternative made with natural ingredients, such as coconut, cocoa butter, rapeseed, and lecithins. Regarding sustainability, Bunge explains that PlantBetter’s carbon footprint halves standard dairy butter emissions and that these figures have been verified by a third-party study conducted by the Terra Institute. Game-changing innovation According to Bunge, the growing demand for plant-based dairy and the increasing instability in butter prices have created opportunities …

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Willicroft Original Better, a new plant-based butter

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Fundraising

Willicroft Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for New Clean-Label Vegan Butter Made with Beans and Fermentation

Dutch company Willicroft, Europe’s first plant-based cheese brand to achieve B-Corp certification, announces the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to support the release of its latest development at retail and food service in 2024: Willicroft Original Better, a vegan butter made using beans and fermentation. Willicroft aims to raise €350,000 through a convertible loan agreement (CLA) via Seedblink. Individuals or investors will have two options to convert the loans into equity shares in the company: a valuation cap of €7.5 million or a 20% discount. As the company explains, the likely conversion date of the CLA is set for Willicroft’s Series A in early 2025.  The campaign’s goal is €475,000; however, Willicroft already has €125,000 committed offline by existing investors.  Regarding returns, the company believes it is well-positioned …

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Wesson Plant Butter

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Milk- and Dairy Alternatives

Leading US Cooking Oil Producer Wesson Launches New Plant Butters

In a significant move to diversify its product offerings and meet the growing demand for plant-based alternatives, Wesson, one of America’s top-selling plant-based oil brands, has introduced a line of plant-based butters. These new products mark the brand’s debut in the refrigerated aisle of select retailers in the Northeastern United States.  Wesson’s Plant Butters debut in Original and Olive Oil, which the company says have already received praise from taste testers, with 91 percent of blind taste testers expressing a likelihood of purchasing these plant-based butter alternatives.  Established in 1899, Wesson remains a prominent name in American kitchens, with a product lineup that includes Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, and Best Blend, combining canola and soybean oil. The brand is owned by Richardson International, …

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Company News

Flora Makes All Its Spreads Vegan and Palm Oil-Free

In 2019, UK spread brand Flora announced that it was making its product range fully plant-based. However, the change was short-lived; the following year, the company added buttermilk back into its Flora Buttery spread, citing consumer complaints about the recipe change. The move attracted backlash from many customers who wanted the spread to remain dairy-free, including a petition that gained thousands of signatures. But there have been hints that change is coming for some time, with Flora’s parent company, Upfield, recently announcing plans to make its entire product portfolio fully plant-based within three years. Now, in what may be the first step towards this goal, Flora has announced that all its products are suitable for vegans once again. “We have been continuously working to deliver …

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Be Better lifestyle

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Milk- and Dairy Alternatives

The Rise of Plant-Based Butter: Market Poised for Exponential Growth by 2030

The vegan butter market is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period from 2023 to 2030, driven by health-conscious consumers, as it is considered a healthier alternative to butter, according to ResearchAndMarkets. Since butter is a ubiquitous ingredient in cooking and baking, developing alternatives has been imperative. Many companies have successfully created incredible products that replicate the taste and, more importantly, the functions of dairy butter. Let’s take a look at the alternatives stealing the spotlight:  Willicroft Original Better Willicroft, Europe’s first plant-based cheese brand to achieve B-Corp certification, recently launched Willicroft Original Better, a clean-label alternative to butter for cooking and baking applications. The NPD is made with beans and precise fermentation (not precision) that uses non-GMO bacteria. This process allows it to replicate butyric …

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Lurpak spreadable

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Milk- and Dairy Alternatives

Arla to Launch Plant-Based Version of Lurpak Spreadable Butter

Danish-Swedish dairy cooperative Arla has announced that it plans to launch a plant-based version of Lurpak, its market-leading butter brand. A spreadable plant-based butter alternative will reportedly arrive on supermarket shelves next year, launching in both the UK and Denmark. It comes as figures show that 80% of Lurpak customers are over the age of 45, suggesting that some younger consumers may be opting for plant-based products instead. Lurpak remains the UK’s top-selling butter brand, with five times the sales of competitors such as Flora. However, sales figures fell by 4.7% last year compared to 2021, and the company is looking to cater to changing consumer tastes. According to Arla, the plant-based butter will be a premium product, matching the quality and price range of …

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Plant Milk Butter

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Food Service

Miyoko’s Creamery Partners with Dot Foods to Expand Plant Milk Butter and Cheese in US Food Service

Plant dairy innovator Miyoko’s Creamery announces it is partnering with Dot Foods, North America’s largest food industry redistributor, to bring its award-winning Plant Milk Mozzarella and Butter to US food service nationwide. Through the partnership, Miyoko’s plant-based products – which have been developed for all culinary and baking applications – will become available to over 5,000 food service distributors across the country.  According to the company, it strives to create artisan plant-based cheeses and butter that challenge category norms with taste appeal and culinary excellence. The new lineup at Dot Foods includes:  European Style Plant Milk Butter – A cultured and churned butter made using traditional methods that melts, spreads, bakes, and browns. Pourable Plant Milk Mozzarella – A first-of-its-kind, organic cashew milk made without the …

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Milk- and Dairy Alternatives

Kagome USA Launches Sweet & Savoury Plant-Based Butter Blends

Global food and beverage manufacturer Kagome is launching a new range of plant-based butter blends in the US. The butter alternatives are available in the sweet flavours Hot Honey and Cinnamon & Brown Sugar, along with the savoury options Miso Ginger and Chipotle & Sun-Dried Tomato. According to Kagome, they act as a 1:1 replacement for conventional butter and have significant health benefits, such as being lower in saturated fat and free of cholesterol. Made from a combination of sunflower oil, coconut oil, and cocoa butter, the products also have a lower melt point and a higher smoke point than dairy butters. They are suitable for a range of applications, including sautéing, baking, and basting. “People want to see plant-based options on the menu,” said …

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naturli's milk-free zone vegan block

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Milk- and Dairy Alternatives

Naturli’s Milk-Free Spreadable and Vegan Block Win Superior Taste Award

Danish organic plant-based food producer Naturli’ announces it has won the Superior Taste Award for two of its milk-free butter products: Spreadable and Vegan Block. Made with rapeseed, coconut, shea nuts, and almonds, Naturli butter is a favourite alternative to dairy butters and spreads among both consumers and professional taste experts. Taste is everything The International Taste Institute helps consumer F&B companies improve the quality of their products and increase their sales with the renowned Superior Taste Award certification. “Taste is everything! More than 200 professional taste experts tried our products for this test and found them worthy of a star!” the company posted on social media. Naturli Foods has been producing plant-based alternatives since 1988, with plant-based versions of drinks, breakfast products, meat-free products, and spreads …

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Opinion

Op Ed: Henrik Lund, CEO Naturli Foods

In the second instalment of our brand new Opinion section which will feature the views and insights of leaders and figures from across plant-based and cell-based industries; Henrik Lund, CEO of hugely popular Danish plant food producer Naturli Foods, talks about how we need to accelerate our green transition. Speeding up the green future Going shopping in a supermarket is becoming a nightmare for consumers. They can really feel the effects of war in Europe and high inflation when they have to pay at the checkout. I try to remind myself that a crisis always brings something good with it, even though it can be difficult to focus on that here and now. My guess is that the global crisis will push the taste for …

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Miyoko's Oat Milk Butter

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Products & Launches

Miyoko’s Launches Cultured Oat Milk Butter into US Walmart Stores Nationwide

Plant-based dairy brand Miyoko’s Creamery announces it has launched its Organic Cultured Oat Milk Butter into US Walmart stores nationwide.  Described as the “world’s finest” cultured oat butter, the product is made from sunflower oil, whole-grain oat milk and coconut oil. According to the brand, the 12 oz. butter offers a convenient and allergen-friendly spread, with no gluten, lactose, soy, cashews or palm oil. The butter is also USDA Certified Organic and made without artificial colors or preservatives.  2022 has been an eventful year for Miyoko’s,  which is currently wrapping up a multi-state food truck tour it launched last month to showcase its range of artisanal cheeses and butter.  New products This spring, the brand debuted its groundbreaking Liquid Vegan Pizza Mozzarella at regional Whole …

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Milk- and Dairy Alternatives

Acclaimed Plant-Based Butter for Pastry Chefs is Cheaper Than Animal Butter

Be Better, claimed to be the first specially formulated plant-based butter for pastry professionals, expands into the UK at a lower price than its animal-based counterpart, following launches in eight global markets. Be Better is 30-40% cheaper than conventional butter, according to the company, and is said to have a similar rich mouthfeel, while being lighter and less fatty. The company claims the product is also far more sustainable than dairy butter, generating 79% less CO2 and requiring 86% less water to produce. Endorsed by high end chefs Developed by the Dutch company Be Better My Friend, the butter is made from a blend of shea, organic coconut, and rapeseed oils. The product has been endorsed by top chefs such as Philip Khoury, pastry chef …

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Culcherd Vegan Cheese Spread

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Company News

Canada’s Culcherd Announces Strategic Rebrand of Its Artisan Butters and Cheeses

Culcherd, a Canadian dairy-free brand owned by Above Food, announces a strategic rebranding, including a new package design that better reflects the role of artisanal ingredients in the company’s products.  Featuring a fresh and sophisticated look, the new packaging focuses on the real ingredients in Culcherd’s flavor-forward line of plant-based dairy products, which includes various cheeses and butters. Culcherd’s products are made with simple, organic ingredients using both traditional and modern artisan techniques. Its fermented, cultured foods are also rich in nutrients, with the cheeses containing 1 billion CFUS of probiotics per serving.  Culcherd notes that sustainability is a core part of the company’s mission, and the latest packaging seeks to minimize waste by using recyclable paper and plant-based inks for the outer packaging. The …

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Miyoko's Food Truck Tour

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Marketing & Media

Miyoko’s Creamery Launches Multi-State ‘Foodie Truck Tour’ and Debuts New Smoked Gouda Cheese

Dairy-free pioneer Miyoko’s Creamery announces the launch of its Foodie Truck Tour – a new tasting tour bringing Miyoko’s award-winning butter and cheeses to multiple states this fall. Today, the brand is also releasing a new limited-edition Smoked Gouda cheese wheel at Whole Foods Market. Starting off in Northern California’s Sonoma Wine Country, the tour is making scheduled stops in the Bay Area, Southern California, Arizon and Austin, TX, where it will wrap up in November. Along the way, the brand will serve a “one-of-a-kind” tasting experience featuring dishes such as cajun street corn and orzo aglio e burro with Miyoko’s cultured vegan butter, margherita pizza made with its liquid cheese, and caprese salad with fresh plant milk mozzarella. Fans will also be treated to …

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Blant-based Concepta Ingredients butter

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Fairs & Events

Brazil’s Concepta Ingredients Presents Sustainable Portfolio at Plant Based World NY

Concepta Ingredients will present its Rainforest product portfolio at Plant Based World Expo, which takes place September 8 & 9 in New York. A brand of Grupo Sabará; Concepta Ingredients works with natural, organic, sustainable, and traceable products with a business model committed to the local sociobiodiversity.  The B2B company claims its entire production chain is aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. “This is a unique opportunity to present to the international market all of our products and the genuinely Brazilian work carried out by Concepta Ingredients,” said Sales Manager Lilia Kawazoe. Concepta Ingredients will bring to the international market its work with Brazilian communities. The highlights will include: Plant-based butter: an ideal alternative produced under organic certification, 100% natural, gluten, trans fat, sodium fat, …

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Scientists working

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Ingredients

New Bacteria Produce Butter Flavor for Plant-Based Dairy

Researchers from DTU National Food Institute in Denmark have developed new lactic acid bacteria that produce a natural butter flavour perfect for use in plant-based foods analogs, especially in dairy products.  “Adding animal flavours is key to improving the quality and taste of plant-based dairy products,” commented Associate Professor Christian Solem from DTU National Food Institute, who is behind the innovation. Natural vs. artificial butter flavour Food scientists try to mimic animal products using bacteria in different ways. The butter flavour added to margarine is made by bacteria that convert citric acid present in oils into an artificial butter flavour.  The newly developed lactic acid bacteria convert milk sugars into a butter flavour, not from citric acid, but from sugars achieving a better and more real …

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Investments & Acquisitions

AAK Foodservice Acquires Aquafaba Butter Producer Fora Foods

Leading vegetable oil and fats producer AAK FoodService has acquired Fora Foods. Fora is the company behind ForA:Butter, a plant-based product made with cocoa butter, coconut oil, and coconut cream. The most significant difference between ForA and other vegan butters is its use of aquafaba (the cooking water from chickpeas) as an emulsifier. The company claims that this unusual formulation makes it one of the only products to be a true 1:1 substitute for dairy butter. AAK already manufactures ForA:Butter, making the acquisition a natural next step. Fora Foods was founded in 2018 by Andrew McClure and Aidan Altman. The same year, the company raised $1.4 million from investors such as New Crop Capital and Blue Horizon. Currently, the product (previously known as Faba Butter) …

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Miyoko Schinner

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Investments & Finance

Miyoko’s Creamery Raises Additional $7M in Equity Funding to Aid Expansion

Dairy-free innovator Miyoko’s Creamery has raised an additional $7M in equity funding, reports Biz Journals. The announcement is based on May 24 company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  A series of successes The fund amount of $6,999,990 was raised from undisclosed investors and would bring Miyoko’s total fundraising to date to $78.6M.  According to Intelligence 360, founder and CEO Miyoko Schinner was significantly involved in the investment, and the money will help the plant-based company as it continues to “aggressively” expand and increase product development.  The investment is the company’s first since last year’s massive $52M Series C round, which the brand used toward launching its groundbreaking liquid mozzarella and accelerating R&D. In 2021, Miyoko also won a landmark legal victory granting …

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Company News

Milkadamia and Beverage World Partner to Expand Macadamia-Based Milk in Canada

Dairy-free brand milkadamia announces a major partnership with beverage distributor Beverge World Inc. to bring its full range of macadamia-based products to Canada. Through the agreement, milkadamia’s line will launch at Canadian retailers nationwide starting in late May.  The product rollout will begin with milkadamia’s milk range before expanding to offer its macadamia-derived creams, butters, oil and spray. The first SKU’s under the deal will include:  Unsweetened Milk Unsweetened Vanilla Milk Lightly Sweetened Milk Barista Blend Unsweetened Barista Blend (Available in 32 oz.) Meeting the demand Previously only available in select Canadian stores, milkadamia says the Beverage World deal will significantly increase the brand’s retail presence throughout the country.   “We have had our milkadamia products featured in Costco and Loblaw’s and in a few of …

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Fora Faba Butter

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Milk- and Dairy Alternatives

Market For Vegan Butter to Almost Double in Value to $4.8Bn

A recent report finds that the current global market for vegan butter will almost double in the decade between now and 2032, with oat milk type in the lead, cashew increasing in popularity in the US, Almond witnessing growth in India, and unsalted to emerge in Australia. Key points from the report The current market is valued at $2.7 billion and this is projected to increase at a CAGR of 5.7% between 2022 and 2032, surpassing US$ 4.8 Bn by 2032. The study reveals that in terms of product type, the oat milk segment is anticipated to witness robust growth, with leader Miyoko’s Creamery producing plant-based butter with cultured oat milk and a hint of sea salt. In terms of flavor, flavored vegan butter sales …

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