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Mooala, Dallas, announced the launch of a line of organic plant-based creamers made with a base of coconut cream and almonds and no added sugars.

The offering is based on the company’s popular Energii Bite snacks.

The company uses a fermentation process to produce the proteins found in cow’s milk.

The offerings are made with an oat base and live and active cultures.

Blue Diamond, a Sacramento, Calif.-based grower-owned cooperative and almond processor, said it added Almondmilk Horchata to its Almond Breeze line.

Burlington, Vt.-based Ben & Jerry's added two vegan ice cream flavors: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Caramel Cluster.

In 2017, Target Corp. released a TV commercial in which the father says that he's going on a milk run and asks what everyone wants. One child says skim milk, one says chocolate milk and the third child says that she's not doing dairy this week.

Plant-based diets are gaining traction among consumers, institutions and even government recommended dietary guidelines. Although the health benefits of consuming more vegetables, fruits and plant-based proteins are well-founded, "plant-based" is sometimes misconstrued to mean the elimination of animal-derived foods such as dairy milk.