Vegan Cheese Company to Double Production Capacity Amid Rising Popularity
Vegan Cheese Company to Double Production Capacity Amid Rising Popularity

Vegan Cheese Company to Double Production Capacity Amid Rising Popularity

  • Sarah Von Alt
  • Sarah Von Alt

Earlier this week Treeline Treenut Cheese announced plans to double production capacity at its New York dairy. The company has a beloved line of delicious nut-based artisanal vegan cheese, sold at Whole Foods and more than 2,500 Kroger-owned stores nationwide, including Ralphs, King Soopers, and Fred Meyer.

In a press statement, founder and CEO Michael Schwarz explains:

Our recent capital expansion reflects our commitment to the growing non-dairy cheese market. It enables Treeline to maintain its perfect record of meeting ever-increasing demand from existing retail partners, while adding new retailers nationwide.

This expansion will not only increase production but make Treeline’s cheese one of the most widely distributed artisanal vegan cheese lines in America. But it’s not just Treeline. The popularity of vegan dairy alternatives is booming, and in just the past few weeks, several companies have announced plans for growth.

Oatly, maker of delicious vegan oat milk, recently announced it would open a new 19,000-square-foot facility in Millville, New Jersey, to meet the demand for its products. And Elmhurst—a former dairy company—recently announced it was expanding its line of plant-based products, one year after ditching cow’s milk. Plus, last year Miyoko’s announced it had received $6 million in funding from several investors, which resulted in a new production facility in Petaluma.

As veganism grows in popularity, plant-based dairy companies are taking advantage of the expanding market for vegan foods. This is wonderful news for cows, who suffer miserably at dairy factory farms.

At dairy farms, cows are roughly handled, forcibly impregnated, and kept in terrible conditions. Their calves are torn away from them shortly after birth. Male calves are killed for veal, while females are raised to produce more milk. The cycle of abuse for a cow continues for years until she is considered “spent” and sent to slaughter.

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