ISM 2022: Luker Chocolate shows two oat milk chocolates

 

Since introducing oat milk to their offering in late 2020, Luker has seen oat milk products contribute 35% of all new business inquiries in 2021 worldwide. Luker’s 43% Balance Oat M!lk chocolate mixes the exquisite flavour of Colombia’s Cacao Fino de Aroma. Loved by manufacturers and artisan chocolatiers for its creamy texture, sweet aroma and low bitter flavour, the chocolate B4B manufacturer is also expanding its offering to include 36.6% White Oat M!lk chocolate. Now, chocolatiers worldwide can create exquisite plant-based white chocolate products to keep up with the growing white chocolate market, anticipated to reach USD 19.7 bn by 2026.

An alternative to the typically marketed dark chocolate, the popularity of oat m!lk has sky-rocketed over the last year. Consumers looking for non-dairy chocolate, which is still indulgent, have turned to oat m!lk products to satisfy their taste buds, with sales surging more than 70 per cent in 2020, according to Mintel. Due to oat m!lk’s creamy consistency, free-from consumers can indulge in a range of both milk and white chocolate covertures, without sacrificing taste.

The chocolates are also gluten free, adding further compatibility for free-from diets. Plant-based chocolate has also seen a growth of opportunity in the wellness food market. The wellness market is projected to have grown 15 in 2021, and thanks to the lack of health and planet implications in free-from diets, this food sector is set to grow exponentially.