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Plant milk is catching up in India: Dairies are ‘concerned’

Plant milk is catching up in India: Dairies are ‘concerned’ - Dairy News 7X7

On World Vegan Day this year, the Internet was rife with a list of celebrities who have adopted a life free of animal products. The names included actors Aamir Khan and Sonam Kapoor, and cricketer Virat Kohli. Then there are premium magazines that fill in readers about elaborate vegan diet plans of India’s biggest celebrities. […]

IKEA Will Eliminate Dairy Products from Menus by 2030

IKEA Will Eliminate Dairy Products from Menus by 2030 - Dairy News 7X7

According to IKEA, it serves more than 650 million customers each year across its restaurants, cafes, and bistros. Ditching dairy to be ‘people and planet positive’ The company’s new sustainability plan, called “People and Planet Positive,” is targeting carbon emissions and resource reductions across IKEA’s operations, including a focus on more plant-based food in its […]

The problems scale up faster than the solutions

The problems scale up faster than the solutions - Dairy News 7X7

It was like a dream becoming part of recently concluded IDF WDS 2022 in India. I was sure that if this event occurs every 48 years in India then I don’t stand any chance attending it next time. During the event Mr R S Sodhi MD GCMMF forecasted that India’s milk production is expected to jump three-fold […]

Leading the whey: the synthetic milk startups shaking up the dairy industry

Leading the whey: the synthetic milk startups shaking up the dairy industry - Dairy News 7X7

In 1931, Winston Churchill predicted the rise of animal-free food. Then an opposition MP in his wilderness years, Churchill wrote an essay that imagined life in 50 years’ time. “Synthetic food will, of course, be used in the future,” he wrote. The artificial stuff would “be practically indistinguishable from the natural products, and any changes […]

Milk shortages ‘inevitable’ if vegan protesters blockade dairy sites

Milk shortages ‘inevitable’ if vegan protesters blockade dairy sites - Dairy News 7X7

Vegan protesters have targeted four dairy production sites across England today aiming to ‘shut down’ distribution of milk products for weeks. From 5am this morning, activists went to three sites operated by Müller this morning in Droitwich, Severnside and Bridgwater, as well as to the UK’s biggest dairy distribution centre operated by Arla Foods in […]

At some coffee shops, dairy-free milk isn’t free in USA

At some coffee shops, dairy-free milk isn’t free in USA - Dairy News 7X7

Coffee lovers in the U.S. are increasingly opting for nondairy milk in their drinks, but at several major chains, like Starbucks, Dunkin’ and Peet’s, dairy-free isn’t free. Instead, milks like soy, oat, almond and coconut can cost up to $1 extra. The surcharge has prompted protests from the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment […]

The meat and dairy farmers who are going vegan

The meat and dairy farmers who are going vegan - Dairy News 7X7

It was after Laurence Candy lost most of his dairy herd to bovine tuberculosis that he decided he would no longer send animals to the slaughterhouse. “It made me wonder if we can justify the industrial slaughter of sentient beings,” says the 50-year-old looking back on the event in 2017. “As a society, we have […]

Women who don’t eat enough meat or dairy put their health at risk

Women who don’t eat enough meat or dairy put their health at risk - Dairy News 7X7

Last year, the total number of vegans worldwide was thought to be around 79 million. A not insignificant portion of the population, you’ll agree, but some could be rethinking the plant-based lifestyle, after a scientist claimed this week  that women who don’t eat enough meat or dairy put their health at risk. Expanding on his […]

Why Plant-Based Beverages Market is Gaining Popularity

Why Plant-Based Beverages Market is Gaining Popularity - Dairy News 7X7

The continued push towards clean-label food and beverage products has pushed the demand for plant-based beverages, across the world. India, however, continues to be the largest producer and consumer of animal-derived dairy in the world. It is also one of the biggest agri-businesses in India with a 4 percent share in the economy. Fast-paced lifestyle […]

Right to use the dairy terms may not be significant to the Vegan industry

Right to use the dairy terms may not be significant to the Vegan industry - Dairy News 7X7

The Indian Dairy Industry is not the first, and this is not the first time that there has been a call for a ban on using Dairy terms (milk, cheese, yogurt etc.) for Vegan alternatives derived from oats, almonds, soya, coconut etc. This debate, and the move towards restrictions to the Vegan substitutes industry has […]