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Babybel Plant-Based hitting shelves a few years
after first developing the idea.
Plant-based innovation will continue as the
company also plans to launch The Laughing
Cow Plant-Based products in 2023.
" Consumers are demanding more inclusive
offerings to not only cater to all diets and
restrictions, but also to offer a flexitarian
approach, " dos Remedios said. " We expect
this diversity in offerings will continue to be a
mainstay in future innovations. "
Additionally, the company introduced
culinary-inspired products from its Boursin
brand - Boursin Bites Garlic & Fine Herbs and
Boursin Cooking Cream Garlic & Fine Herbs.
Keeping up with consumer recipe
discussions on social media and even offering
some of its own versions of recipes was integral
to the development of the cream product, dos
Remedios said. In addition to social media
as being a driver of ideas, dos Remedios said
at-home cooking and entertaining is driving
trends, and the company has even added a
hosting resource on its Boursin website.
Bel Group, the parent company of Bel
Brands USA, recently announced it is developing
a line of cheese products that incorporate a
cultured protein from Superbrewed Food to
further efforts in biomass fermentation. The
protein is made from microflora found in nature
that convert plant fibers and contains all nine
essential amino acids.
DRIVEN BY QUALITY INGREDIENTS
For St. Benoit Creamery, Sonoma. Calif., the
most important consideration when developing
products will always be sourcing quality milk
from a single herd of pasture-raised Jersey cows
in Sonoma County, according to Michelle Sheely,
head of sales. The company's newest product
line is its organic pot de crème desserts that she
says balances an indulgent treat with quality
ingredients.
" Animal welfare, sustainability, and
overall better-for-you dairy needs to lead the
charge when considering any new products, "
Sheely said.
Similarly, Laura Chenel's brand manager
Durae Hardy said the cheesemaker sources
goat milk from a select group of family farms
to ensure the quality and freshness of raw
products, and the company then works to
enhance the flavor of that goat milk. Its newest
product is the line of Everything Bagel Fresh
Goat Cheese Chabis, and Hardy said the
company will continue to introduce flavors
based on its tradition of French cheese making
combined with California terroir.
The newest offering from Marin French
Cheese Co., Petaluma, Calif., is Golden Gate
washed rind cheese, a product that gets its color
from being hand-washed with brine multiple
times throughout a 14-day aging process. Kelley
Levin, marketing communications manager, said
consumers want to know what they are eating
so providing transparency about what goes
into each product and having a short and clear
ingredient list is critical.
" We look at our current offerings, we look at
the market and trends to get a pulse on what our
consumers are buying or looking for, and then
we do an internal poll - since our employees are
cheese lovers themselves - and then we start
the R&D process, " Levin said.
" As a new
company, what
you bring to
market has
got to be
differentiated
to the extent
that it can be
a category
disruptor. "
John McGuckin, Clio Snacks
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