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985. Product Name: White Wave Tofruit (Soy Yogurt)
[Raspberry / Framboise].
Manufacturer’s Name: White Wave, Inc.
Manufacturer’s Address: 6123 E. Arapahoe Rd., Boulder,
CO 80303. Phone: 303-443-3470.
Date of Introduction: 1993. June.
Ingredients: Water, organically-grown soybeans [made
into soymilk], brown rice syrup, concentrated pineapple,
peach and pear juices, raspberries, tapioca starch, natural
fruit fl avors, vanilla, pectin, guar gum, carrageenan, natural
colour, citric acid, bacterial culture. Our soybeans are
organically grown and processed in accordance with the
California Organic Foods Act of 1990.
Wt/Vol., Packaging, Price: 6 oz plastic (HDPE) cup.
How Stored: Refrigerated.
Nutrition: Per 6 oz.: Calories 162 (600 kj), protein 6.0 gm,
carbohydrates 30 gm, fat 2.0 gm.
New Product–Documentation: Label brought by Steve
Demos. 1993. July 31. 3.25 inches diameter at lid, 3 inches
high. This product is very similar to White Wave Dairyless
except that it is labeled for the Canadian market. Red, dark
blue, turquoise, and white. Front panel: “Made with live
bacterial cultures including acidophilus and bifi dus. Cultured
soya dessert.” No writing appears on the lid.
986. Obis, Mariclaire Barrett. 1993. Take another look at
soyfoods. Vegetarian Times. Aug. p. 54-56, 58, 60, 62, 64,
66. [8 ref]
• Summary: A good introduction to soyfoods including
whole dry soybeans, fresh green soybeans, soy fl our and
grits, soy sauce, soy oil, textured vegetable protein, soymilk,
okara, soy yogurt and cheese, tofu, tempeh, and miso.
Address: Contributing editor, Vegetarian Times.
987. Archer Daniels Midland Co. 1993. Annual report. P.O.
Box 1470, Decatur, IL 62525. 42 p. Sept.
• Summary: Net sales and other operating income for 1993
(year ended June 30) were $9,811 million, up 6.2% from
1992. Net earnings for 1993 were $567.5 million, up 12.7%
from 1992. Shareholders’ equity (net worth) is $4,883
million, up 8.7% from 1992. Net earnings per common
share: $1.66, up 12.9% from 1992. Number of shareholders:
33,654.
New ADM products from soybeans include Soy Milk
(dry mix) and Harvest Burgers (also named Veggie Burgers).
Opposite a full-page color photo of soy milk being poured
from a pitcher into a glass, we read: “A new line of soybased
milk products was introduced that are nutritionally
equivalent to milk but less expensive to produce, allowing
countries to expand their supply of needed protein at minimal
cost.
“The all-vegetable protein food, Harvest Burger, is being
actively marketed in the U.S. where 12% of the stores frozen
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food sections stock the product.
“Haldane Food Group continues to develop as the
leading U.K. supplier to the health food industry. From a
well-established domestic base and with an ever increasing
product range the Group’s commercial thrust is extending to
Continental Europe. Of the many new products introduced
during the year ‘Vegemince’ commands attention as a direct
TVP/wheat gluten non-meat alternative to ground beef. The
prototype plant is fully committed to production and line
extension is in progress.
“’Vegeburger’ continues as a market leader with other
burger products being added to the range. The realized
growth and market potential for convenience foods has
brought about the relocation of Snackmasters Limited to
a new factory at Sileby adjacent to the Haldane site. The
automated production line is currently at 60 % capacity and
the introduction of new products should fi ll the plant within
twelve months.
“Genice Limited continues to pioneer the growth of nondairy
soya based ice cream and yogurts with an increasing
market share in Continental Europe... Soya milk sales remain
stable and we hope to excite the market by introducing a
bottled soya milk that will complement the existing Tetra
pack products.”
“Currently operating at 80% capacity, ADM can produce
350,000,000 Harvest Burgers a year. ADM introduced the
product in 1989, and soon will be selling as many burgers as
some fast food chains” (p. 19). Address: Decatur, Illinois.
988. SoyaCow Newsletter (Ottawa, Canada). 1993. $20
billion soymilk market potential worldwide. 2(3):1. July/
Sept.
• Summary: In Canada alone the potential for soymilk sales
is over $400 million. In Canada, the per capita consumption
of fl uid dairy milk (not including ice cream, yogurt, cheese,
etc.) is about 100 litres a year. Since 5 million Canadians
have lactose intolerance (according to McNeil Consumer
Products, Guelph, Ontario), these people could potentially
be consuming soymilk at the same rate that others consume
dairy milk, amounting to 500 million litres worth about
$400 million. This translates into a $4 billion potential in the
USA, and conservatively $10 billion worldwide. Soymilk
consumption in the form of non-dairy desserts, yogurt, and
cheese could easily double this estimate.
“Why then is the current annual consumption of soymilk
a meager 0.13 litre, or 0.65 litre for the lactose tolerant
population?
“The answer to this question is related to the quality
and cost of the soymilk available currently in the market.”
The soymilk sold in Canada by Eden Foods, Vitasoy, and
Westbrae is expensive–$2.00 to $3.00 per litre compared
with $1.25 for fresh dairy milk.
989. White Wave, Inc. 1993. White Wave soyfoods food