At the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, Green Girl Bakeshop launched fresh new packaging for its organic, plant-based cookie sandwiches. The better-for-you ice cream sandwiches are naturally sweetened with maple syrup and are offered in flavors that are familiar yet health-centric, such as Reishi Chocolate, Vanilla Bean, Fresh Mint Chip, Cardamom and Golden Turmeric.
With many consumers adopting and experimenting with plant-based eating, brands are leaning into the movement by creating snacks and desserts that help to satisfy a desire for familiar comforts in a better-for-you format without leaving people feeling as if something is lacking from a familiar and potentially nostalgic eating experience.
Green Girl Bakeshop's dairy-free, gluten-free ice cream sandwiches are made with a base of coconut milk, coconut oil, brown rice flour and coconut palm sugar as a natural sweetener.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Plant-based Eating
- Opportunity for brands to create snacks and desserts that provide familiar comforts in a better-for-you format.
- Health-centric Flavors
- Innovation potential to develop unique and flavorful options using natural ingredients and sweeteners.
- Dairy-free and Gluten-free
- Market opportunity to cater to the growing demand for dairy-free and gluten-free alternatives in the dessert industry.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Food and Beverage
- Opportunity for food and beverage companies to develop innovative plant-based snacks and desserts.
- Health and Wellness
- Potential for health and wellness companies to create products that align with the plant-based eating trend and offer health-centric flavors.
- Dessert and Ice Cream
- Market potential to capitalize on the demand for dairy-free and gluten-free options in the dessert and ice cream industry.
