Dairy producers in a food fight over "fake milk"

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Dairy producers in a food fight over "fake milk"

Postby bbq » Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:56 pm

Dairy producers in a food fight over "fake milk"
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dairy-producers-fake-milk-soy-almond-rice/
So-called milk substitutes generated $1.4 billion in U.S. sales last year, and have grown 54 percent over the last five years in the U.S. Meanwhile, dairy production is on the decline, falling 11 percent last year.

Dairy Pride Act: Almond and Soy Beverages Not Milk, Says Industry
http://fortune.com/2017/02/16/plant-based-milk-dairy-pride-act/
For 40 years, Americans have been drinking less of the traditional stuff—37% less since 1975, according to the most recent USDA figures. Meanwhile, the $2 billion U.S. non-dairy alternative industry (think almond milk and the like) has experienced explosive growth, and is set to expand another 50% between 2015 and 2020, according to industry tracker Mintel.

For the first time in forever, the fake ones are actually better than the "real" deal.
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Re: Dairy producers in a food fight over "fake milk"

Postby Dougalling » Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:00 pm

They are called drinks in Canada. Almond Drink, Rice Drink, etc. No problem, we are still drinking more of the drinks "milks" than ever before.
Don't worry about the front label too much.
There's actually a milk distributor in the UK that closed shop and re-opened as a Veg milk/drink shop.
That is HUGE !
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