This week in Alt Dairy News, three new innovations are featured from Oatly, Bored Cow, and Remilk.
We note the introduction of Otley’s oat-based cream cheese, not in Sweden, but in Philadelphia, where cream cheese is said to have originated; Bored Cow Launches Bored Cow Original, “The First Milk Alternative to Do It All”; And Remilk’s whey protein receives safety approval in an important and dynamic market.
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Oatly’s New Philadelphia Style Cream Cheese
Oatly’s has announced a limited release of its newest innovation, an oat-based cream cheese developed by Oatly’s Philadelphia-based food scientists, in the style of the famous Philadelphia spread.
The new plant-based cream cheese will launch exclusively in Philly before hitting the US market later this year. Local bagel chains Spread Bagelery and Philly Bagels will serve up “Oatley’s Philadelphia-Invented Cream Cheese” until March 31st or while supplies last.
“At its core, it’s a cream cheese with deep and authentic Philadelphia roots.”
Otley’s pre-launch release was announced with an official “first spread” by Philadelphia native and Olympic gold medalist figure skater, Tara Lipinski, as part of a strategy to lure Philadelphians.
“This cream cheese is an important step toward expanding our portfolio of delicious plant-based products, and we wanted to introduce it to the city where it was first invented,” said Leah Hoxie, SVP of Innovation at Oatly North America.
“At its core, it’s a cream cheese with deep and authentic Philadelphia roots,” he adds.
Bored Cow Original
Tomorrow Farm’s animal-free dairy brand, Bored Cow, announced a limited release of its latest product – Bored Cow Original – which will be available on the company’s website from 1st March.
The brand’s first cow-free milk range debuts in early June 2022 in three flavors – chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. Udas cow’s milk is made from animal-free dairy proteins, called microbial proteins, developed by the California-based company Perfect Day.
“It feels, tastes, sips, pours, cooks, bakes, froths, foams, steams and whisks just like milk, because it’s real milk”
It’s “the first alternative milk to do it all.” It feels, tastes, sips, pours, cooks, bakes, froths, foams, steams and whisks just like milk, just like milk because it’s real milk,” said Bored Cow of the new launch.
Other brands such as Nestlé, Mars, Brave Robot and Coolhouse have also partnered with Perfect Day to provide NPD with germ-free proteins such as animal-free ice cream sandwiches, chocolate bars or whey protein drinks made with sustainable milk proteins.
Remilk’s aNimal-free whey protein
Israeli precision fermentation company, Remilk, has announced two regulatory milestones: no FDA questionnaire and SFA regulatory approval for ANimal-free whey protein.
The FDA’s “No Question” means that Remilk’s proteins can be safely used in food products under the FDA’s GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) standards.
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