Articles Tagged with ''vegan''

For nearly 75 years, Hanan Products has offered innovative whipped dessert toppings, icings, and fillings to bakeries across the U.S. and abroad. Now, the company is offering two new Tasty Whip products to meet customer demand incorporating natural ingredients.

American Flatbread has launched of a new line of plant-based, frozen pizzas called Meatless Evolution. The line, which includes vegetarian and vegan options, has been one of the most highly requested items by American Flatbread consumers. Their latest lineup appeals to consumers looking to limit their meat intake.

So Delicious Dairy Free, the leader in dairy-free frozen dessert offerings for over 30 years, is bringing even more deliciousness nationwide with its updated line of Light* Frozen Desserts. So Delicious Light Frozen Desserts are a revamp of the brand’s frozen mousse line, and each flavor boasts a smooth, light, melt-in-your-mouth texture with 330 calories or less per pint.

Upfield, the world’s leading producer of plant-based spreads and plant butters, today introduced its newest plant butter brand, Flora, with the launch of Flora Plant Butter in the United States. Flora Plant Butter is a vegan, dairy free, gluten free, and non-GMO plant butter with a rich and creamy taste and which consumers can use 1:1 in baking and cooking but is made with plant-based oils, and no artificial flavors or preservatives. Flora Plant Butter is packaged in paper wrapping, not plastic, making it a more environmentally responsible choice for consumers looking to reduce their imprint on our planet through sustainable foods, without sacrificing taste.

Z&Z is a family-owned food brand reinvigorating Middle Eastern classics. Their newest launch features one of their most popular products, the Za’atar Manoushe. The manoushe is a handmade flatbread topped with a savory herb blend mixed with golden, buttery olive oil. It’s a modern spin on one of the most iconic foods in the Middle East and can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner, as a main dish or as a side. It’s ready to heat and prep-free-- just toss it in the oven and get ready to enjoy.

RollinGreens, the plant-based food company known for its better-for-you comfort food alternatives, is expanding its retail presence into new Kroger and Walmart stores this summer. First introduced at retail in May 2015, RollinGreens’ products are 100% clean, gluten-free, whole, allergen-friendly, and vegan, made from sustainable crops and never produced in a lab.

Elmhurst 1925, maker of plant-based beverages, has expanded retail distribution of its Unsweetened Milked Almonds, Unsweetened Milked Oats and Unsweetened Milked Cashews. The three varieties can now be found in 1,855 new select Kroger banners across the U.S. including Ralphs, Roundy’s, King Soopers, Fred Meyer, Smith’s Food and Drug, QFC and Fry’s Food Stores, for a total of 5,732 new points of distribution.

Nasoya, America’s #1 tofu brand, is expanding its successful line of vegan kimchi with the launch of a new kimchi-based product—Vegan Kimchi Relish, in mild and spicy flavors.

Mochidoki's direct-to-consumer website has launched two-day shipping in Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah, expanding their delivery zones to the Western US for the first time. The nationally-renowned brand now ships to 27 states.

Plant-based food sales were already growing before COVID-19, and the category has long enjoyed a healthy halo around its products as beneficial to both consumers and the environment. However, a closer look at some of the labels for plant-based meats, for example, reveal they’re not much healthier than their animal-based counterparts, particularly when it comes to saturated fat, sodium, and the highly processed method of re-creating the taste and texture of an animal protein. Because of this, we’re currently on the cusp of a second era in alternative meats that will continue to focus on flavor, but also honor their “better-for-you” halos with simpler ingredients and minimal processing.