Koita Wins New Product sofi™ Award
Organic Almond + Coconut Milk Wins in Plant-Based Milk Category
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CHICAGO, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Our coffee is even creamier and frothier today! Koita Foods, the maker of premium Italian plant-based milks, is excited to announce that its Organic Almond + Coconut blend won the New Product Award in the Plant-Based Milk category as part of the Specialty Food Association s (SFA) 2021 sofi™ Awards.
Created by Italian baristas, the newest addition to Koita s line of clean-tasting, shelf-stable plant-based milks received the only award in the Plant-Based Milk category. This is Koita s first sofi Award.
RIYADH: Dairy and plant-based drinks company Koita Foods saw a 350 percent rise in online sales last year as consumers working from home during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic embraced e-commerce and healthier diets.
“Many platforms are asking for our products as globally there is a big move toward buying online,” Mustafa Koita, the firm’s founder and CEO, told Arab News.
Established in 2013 in Dubai, Koita Foods’ mission is to make healthy food more accessible for families in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA) region.
The company’s data showed that during the first half of 2020 total sales in Saudi Arabia increased by 111 percent year-on-year, with a 150 percent rise in demand for plant-based drinks, and a 140 percent growth in sales of lactose-free produce.