{"id":11421,"date":"2018-08-21T07:17:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T05:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.vegconom.de\/usa\/?p=11421"},"modified":"2018-09-06T19:21:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T17:21:04","slug":"dean-foods-a-new-focus-on-plant-based-milk-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.vegconom.de\/usa\/food-and-beverage\/dean-foods-a-new-focus-on-plant-based-milk-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean Foods: A New Focus on Plant-Based Milk Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

As demand for traditional dairy products continues to decline, plant-based alternatives are becoming increasingly popular. This has also had an impact on the US dairy company Dean Foods<\/a> in the form of a drop in profits. In order to counteract its losses and simultaneously realign itself, the company now wants to concentrate largely on marketing plant-based milk product brands such as Good Karma<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last year, the dairy industry recorded a fall in profits of around 91 percent in the third quarter, not least as a result of falling consumer demand for conventional dairy products. As a result, contracts were terminated for many milk suppliers, and more investment was announced in the field of plant-based alternatives<\/a>. “We want to get back into the plant-based business,” said Dean Foods CEO Ralph P. Scozzafava.<\/p>\n

The plan is to further develop the plant-based Good Karma Foods<\/a> brand, which mainly produces vegan alternatives to yoghurt and dairy products, and thus to increase profits. The company created the first conditions for this project as early as 2017, with a minority stake in Good Karma. A few months ago, it invested again to finally become a major shareholder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scozzafava said, “We think Good Karma is the platform for us. And I remind everyone how small Silk was when it started out a few years ago. Just remember that Good Karma will be very similar for us, because that is our responsibility.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As demand for traditional dairy products continues to decline, plant-based alternatives are becoming increasingly popular. This has also had an impact on the US dairy company Dean Foods in the form of a drop in profits. In order to counteract its losses and simultaneously realign itself, the company now wants to concentrate largely on marketing plant-based milk product brands such as Good Karma. Last year, the dairy industry recorded a fall in profits of around 91 percent in the third quarter, not least as a result of falling consumer demand for conventional dairy products. As a result, contracts were terminated for many milk suppliers, and more investment was announced in the field of plant-based alternatives. “We want to get back into the plant-based business,” said … <\/p>\n

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