Alt Dairy

Starbucks India is targeting the country's protein boom with a new line of cold foams made with SuperYou's yeast protein, which is available across all its 500 stores nationwide. First it was McDonald's, then came Starbucks. The world's…
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Minnesota-based chain Caribou Coffee has become the latest company to drop the plant-based milk surcharge, as dairy alternatives become free across its nearly 500 locations nationwide. After years of advocacy efforts, Caribou Coffee has…
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Dutch food tech startup The Protein Brewery has been awarded €2.3M ($2.7M) in an EU grant to commercialise its fungi-derived ingredient, with a focus on dairy alternatives. As it inches closer to novel food approval in the EU, The…
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After expanding in several European markets, dairy-free cheesemaker Dreamfarm more than doubled its sales in 2025 – and it's eyeing similar success this year. Italian non-dairy cheese startup Dreamfarm bucked the plant-based decline…
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Ikea's VC arm, Ingka Investments, has bought a majority stake in Sweden's The Green Dairy, which makes plant-based products from oats and fava beans, with an 80 million kronor ($8.6M) investment. Long known for its interest in the…
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Solar Foods has teased Solein Cream as one of many applications for its gas-derived protein, with a three-ingredient solution that could solve the bottlenecks for non-dairy products. An emulsion of water, oil, and carbon could usher in…
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Dutch-Belgian startup Those Vegan Cowboys has raised €6.25M ($7.3M) to scale up its cow-free dairy protein. It's eyeing a 2026 US launch, having secured regulatory clearance. Those Vegan Cowboys has taken a major step towards bringing…
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The US House of Representatives has passed the FISCAL Act to expand access to plant-based milk in school lunches. President Donald Trump is expected to sign it into law. Plant-based milk is one step closer to being available on school…
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Harmony Baby Nutrition has secured R$31.8M ($5.8M) from the Brazilian government to create breast-milk-inspired infant formulas through fermentation and set up a new R&D centre. Biotech startup Harmony Baby Nutrition is aiming to…
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Strive Nutrition will be rolling out its Freemilk range, which contains 10g of cow-free whey protein per serving, at Walmart stores in 2026. Its co-founder lays out the startup's challenges and future ambitions. "Trying, frustrating and…
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Australian startup All G has secured A$10M ($6.6M) ahead of a Series B raise and signed a joint venture with Armor Protéines to expand production of its precision-fermented lactoferrin proteins. As it prepares for a market launch in…
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French dairy giant Danone has partnered with the Big Ten Conference to expand access to its protein and plant-based products under the Oikos and Silk brands. Danone is betting big on plants and protein with a sports-focused partnership…
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Australian food tech startup Eden Brew has submitted the country's first regulatory application for a precision-fermented dairy protein, with a decision expected by November 2026. Eden Brew, a company producing animal-free dairy…
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US startup Bettani Farms has acquired vegan cheese brands Stockeld Dreamery and Numu, and plant-based meat maker Hungry Planet, bringing them under one brand umbrella. Consolidation is the name of the game in the plant-based space right…
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US pea milk leader Ripple Foods has secured $17M in fresh funding ahead of launching an organic range and driving growth of its high-protein offerings. California's Ripple Foods is targeting the market for organic, protein-rich, and…
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Danone has announced the launch of Silk Protein, a range of plant-based milks with 13g of complete protein and 3g of fibre per serving. Protein and fibre are very much at the heart of consumers' food decisions today, and one of the…
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The US Senate has unanimously passed the FISCAL Act, which makes it easier for students to access plant-based milk in school meals. In a major step forward for dietary inclusivity, the US Senate has voted in favour of a bipartisan bill…
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Prosperity Organic Foods has emerged as the winning bidder for plant-based dairy company Miyoko's Creamery. Its namesake founder is asking the new owner to rebrand in the hope of getting back the rights to her name. Following a dramatic…
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The US government's 2026 budget, signed into law by President Donald Trump, includes language directing the FDA to streamline regulatory pathways for non-dairy, non-soy infant formula. Following the longest government shutdown in…
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The Non-GMO Project has published the first version of its Non-UPF Verified Standard to help companies label foods that are not ultra-processed. What makes a food non-ultra-processed? It's a question the folks at the Non-GMO Project…
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Julienne Bruno, known for its dairy-free Italian cheeses, has been rescued out of insolvency by The Compleat Food Group's Harvey & Brockless. In yet another instance of consolidation in the plant-based category, British non-dairy…
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