# Indulgent Vegan Chocolates TCHO is Removing Dairy to Create an Entirely Plant-Based Lineup By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2021-12-07 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tcho References: [vegnews](https://vegnews.com/2021/12/tcho-vegan-chocolate-company) & [tcho](https://tcho.com/)  [TCHO](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/extrtavagant-chocolate) is transitioning to become a fully vegan chocolate brand and it is replacing its dairy products with decadent plant-based alternatives. All of the brand's retail bars (many of which are already vegan) are going entirely plant-based as part of a commitment to sustainability. The indulgent vegan bars from the brand are being introduced with bold new colors and striking packaging. There's Toffee Time with a cashew butter base, oat milk, coconut sugar and flecks of cacao, as well as Aww Nuts! as a dark chocolate bar filled with almond butter. Chocolate lovers who can't seem to choose between options like [Holy Fudge](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holy-hydrogen) and [Born Fruity](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/born-simple) can experience the best of both worlds with Dark Duo, which combines the outer shell of the former with the filling of the latter. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 46% | Activity: 36% | Freshness: 11% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Plant-based Confectionery:** TCHO's plant-based chocolate lineup demonstrates consumers' increasing taste for plant-based food products, creating opportunities in confectionery manufacturing for innovative and sustainable products. - **Decadent Vegan Ingredients:** With the addition of plant-based alternatives to traditional chocolate-making ingredients, manufacturers can tap into increased consumer demand for indulgent and ethical vegan products. - **Hybrid Indulgence:** The success of TCHO's Dark Duo product highlights the potential for hybridized flavor experiences in the food and beverage industry, offering opportunities for cross-brand collaborations and ingredient experimentation. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Confectionery:** TCHO's transition to a fully vegan brand exhibits a growing market interest in authentic and sustainable plant-based alternatives, making it profitable for sustainable and vegan candy manufacturing companies to shift and meet consumer demands. - **Food Manufacturing:** The manufacturing industry is currently experiencing a high demand for plant-based alternatives, as evident by TCHO's shift to all-plant based chocolate products, paving the way in diversified alternative product lines. - **Retail:** As more consumers opt for sustainable and vegan products, retail companies must also adapt to this shift, presenting themselves with an opportunity to capitalize on plant-based products like TCHO's new vegan chocolate brand. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artisanal Vegan Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lderach-vegan-chocolate.md) - [Vegan Milk Candy Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegan-milk-chocolatebar.md) - [Vegan-Friendly Belgian Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/belgian-milk-chocolate.md) - [Creamy Milk-Free Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/milk-free-chocolate.md) - [Plant-Based Filled Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/filled-chocolates.md) - [Animal-Free Chocolate Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/co2coa.md) - [Vegan-Friendly Chocolate Ingredients](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dairyfree-compounds.md) - [Luxurious Vegan Pastry Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valrhona.md) - [Decadent Oat Milk Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oat-milk-chocolate-bar.md)