Alt Dairy

With a fibre-packed alternative promising to rival dairy in the coffee industry, Maïzly CEO Tim Leclercq explains why corn milk could be the next big non-dairy innovation. Four years and 120 iterations. That's what it took for Tim…
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Nearly four months after making a string of acquisitions, Bettani Farms is looking to overhaul vegan cheese with ramped-up distribution and a "high-stretch" mozzarella alternative. 2025 was a transformational year for Bettani Farms. …
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Singaporean plant-based milk leader Oatside has unveiled a new brand, Nobo, featuring two high-protein soy milks that aim to give the Asian classic a modern makeover. As the home of the original plant-based milk, Asia's centuries-old…
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Plant-based barista milks and coffee creamers have closed the flavour gap with dairy, though the average non-dairy product still has some way to go. Price and protein wins, meanwhile, will be key to the category's future. In the US, 83%…
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Swedish oat milk pioneer Oatly is pumping $16M into its Landskrona facility to expand capacity by over 33% and meet the accelerating demand for its products, while lowering its climate impact. After a milestone year in 2025, when it…
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Dutch food tech startup Those Vegan Cowboys has raised €12.25M ($14.2M) in its latest investment round, following a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign for its animal-free casein. It took just 10 days for Those Vegan Cowboys to…
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PlanetDairy has gained a listing for its hybrid cheeses at nearly 500 ICA Gruppen locations in Sweden, months after the national dietary guidelines placed plant-based milk on par with dairy. As new policies and research expand awareness…
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Chinese biotech startup Guoke Xinglian has secured ¥100M ($14.6M) in Series A+ funding to scale up its precision-fermented human milk proteins, starting with lactoferrin. Beijing Guoke Xinglian Technology Co, a company working on…
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India's Life Health Foods, the parent company of So Good, has launched a high-protein range of its milk alternatives, banking on the country's craze for the muscle-building macronutrient. No country produces or consumes more dairy than…
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Dutch food tech startup Vivici has launched its animal-free lactoferrin protein under the Vivitein brand, after self-determining its GRAS status in the US. Precision fermentation firm Vivici is aiming to expand access to functional and…
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French precision fermentation startup Verley has raised €32M ($37.6M) in Series A funding to scale up and commercialise its cow-free, functional whey proteins in the US this year. Months after receiving approval from the US Food and…
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Oatly announced its first full year of profitable growth, with revenue increasing by nearly 5% in 2025, the same day it lost a UK court battle with the dairy industry over the labelling of oat milk. Swedish plant-based milk giant Oatly…
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Dutch beverage giant Refresco has agreed to acquire US plant-based food and drink company SunOpta in a $1.1B deal, which is set to complete in Q2 2026. In a sign that non-dairy milk still holds clout, Dutch beverage producer Refresco…
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People are three times more likely to choose oat milk in their coffee drinks when it is offered as the default option, lowering emissions by 25-34%. Changing a café's default milk option from dairy to oat can increase the latter's…
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Hybrid dairy is looking to plug the gap between dairy's climate and health issues and plant-based alternatives' taste and price challenges – can it be the near-term solutions this industry sorely needs? Milk remains the most…
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India's celebrated White Revolution, which made it the world's top milk producer, is now facing intense scrutiny over its hidden and significant costs to the climate, animals, and the economic security of its small-scale farmers. For…
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Are protein shots the next big functional beverage trend? Dutch fermentation firm Vivici thinks so, positioning its animal-free whey ingredient as the ideal base for these products. Since the start of the pandemic, the number of…
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The conversion of fertile farmland in Punjab, dubbed India's "breadbasket", into solar energy projects offers farmers a stable income, but is raising critical concerns about the long-term impact on the country's food security and the…
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Planetary's new strategic partnership in India could take its decentralized fermentation model global, opening the door to cheaper blended meat and nutritionally superior dairy alternatives.​ Switzerland-based Planetary has signed a…
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Despite ambitious sustainability targets and a booming food-tech sector focused on plant-based protein, Switzerland's transition to a future-ready food system is being undermined by deeply entrenched government policies and subsidies that…
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Danone-owned plant-based brand Alpro is launching Meal to Go, a line of meal replacement drinks packed with protein and over two dozen micronutrients. Banking on its single-digit growth in a volatile plant-based dairy market last year,…
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