Total retail sales of soy milk, almond milk, rice milk and other plant milks reached $1.33 billion in 2011, according to  Dairy Alternative Beverages in the U.S., a recently released report from market research firm Packaged Facts. Recent decades have seen an incremental but steady decline in dairy beverage consumption: the average per-capita consumption of […]

Add increased selection and tasty preparations to the good nutrition and overall wholesomeness long associated with vegetables, and you have a food group that's claiming an ever bigger portion of the dinner plate. Farmers are growing new, colorful varieties, creative chefs are whipping up flavorful vegetable dishes in restaurants and prepared food counters, and glossy […]