Our supermarkets today sell an ever growing array of “alternative milks”. Mostly, these are plant-based: oat, coconut, rice, soy, almond, hazelnut, hemp and even pea are just a few.
Almost a quarter of British people are now drinking non-dairy milks, according to market research firm Mintel, who spoke to 2,000 people. The biggest users of non-dairy milk are 16-24 year olds ...
But, plant milks are not just a recent phenomenon and, in some cases, their origins stretch back hundreds of years. In 2020, British consumers spent more than £105 million on almond milk – a ...
The plant-based milk trend has expanded in recent years, not only because of consumer concerns around environmental sustainability of dairy milks, but also because of evidence that milk alternatives ...