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Article: Health claims buoy soymilk sales: growing evidence of healthful effects, together with improved tastes and textures, lend growth to booming beverage category.(SoyMilk)
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- Food Processing
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- August 1, 2004
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Most Americans strive to be healthy, But they also want their wellness journey to be An easy one with convenient food choices and Great taste.
So it's no surprise that one of the fastest-growing growing categories in the beverage marketplace is refrigerated soymilk. With sales up over 110% per year for the past three years, and with dollar sales spurting up from $100 million in 1995 to nearly $600 million in 2002, soymilk comprises 87.3% of non-dairy beverage sales in mainstream markets, according to the Chesterfield, Mo.based United Soybean Board.
Derived from the soybean, which has been used as a food source in Asian countries for thousands of years, ...