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Milk alternative brands

Milk alternatives brand rankings in the U.S.

Silk is the clearly dominant plant-based milk brand among U.S. consumers. It is challenged only by Blue Diamond's Almond Breeze and Chobani in brand awareness, brand consumption, and brand loyalty respectively, while Oatly is a promising prospect too.

We are abOAT to blow your mind with oat milk brand KPIs. As one of the most popular alternatives to cow’s milk, we have taken a closer look at the most relevant oat milk brands in the United States and provide you with insights on their most important brand KPIs. With plant-based diets becoming more and more common and related products growing their customer base, all these brands might just be able to milk that for their success.

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  • Silk leads in brand awareness, with 82 %
  • Silk also beats Blue Diamond's Almond Breeze in consumption share
  • 80 % of Chobani customers are loyal to the brand
Brand awareness

Silk-y Smooth taste is on everyone’s lips

Silk and Blue Diamond's Almond Breeze sit at the top of the brand awareness ranking for milk alternatives in the U.S. Meanwhile Forager Project, Elmhurst, and Minor Figures are still, well, minor figures indeed as they rank at the lower end of this ranking. However, the potential for growth is probably bigger than ever, with the share of consumers switching to plant-based milk alternatives steadily growing.

Silk-y Smooth taste is on everyone’s lips. Chart with 1 data series and 19 categories. This table contains the same data as the chart above in a format accessible to screen readers.
Category
Silk 82.0%
Blue Diamond's Almond Breeze 76.0%
Chobani 66.0%
Planet Oat 46.0%
Oatly 40.0%
Califia Farms 35.0%
So Delicious Dairy Free 35.0%
365 Everyday Value 33.0%
Pacific Foods 32.0%
Good Karma 28.0%
Mooala 27.0%
Ripple 24.0%
Oatsome 23.0%
Malk 21.0%
Rise 21.0%
Alpro 19.0%
Elmhurst 19.0%
Forager Project 18.0%
Minor Figures 16.0%
Brand usage

Got Milk? We are talking Blue Diamond's and Silk

It’s no use crying over spilt milk – the dairy free diet is on the rise. The ever-growing consumption of plant-based milk substitutes is fueled not only by vegans and consumers with lactose intolerance, but also by many other consumers who don’t necessarily adhere to strict dietary restrictions. Silk and Blue Diamond's Almond Breeze take the top spots in the milk alternatives usage share ranking. Hidden champion Malk, as well as Chobani and Califia Farms are for now behind, but there’s no need to glOAT, as success might just be a good marketing campaign away.

Got Milk? We are talking Blue Diamond's and Silk. Chart with 1 data series and 19 categories. This table contains the same data as the chart above in a format accessible to screen readers.
Category
Silk 39.0%
Blue Diamond's Almond Breeze 37.0%
Malk 32.0%
Chobani 30.0%
Califia Farms 29.0%
Elmhurst 25.0%
Planet Oat 24.0%
365 Everyday Value 23.0%
Alpro 23.0%
Forager Project 23.0%
Oatly 23.0%
Good Karma 21.0%
Pacific Foods 19.0%
Ripple 19.0%
Minor Figures 17.0%
Oatsome 17.0%
So Delicious Dairy Free 17.0%
Rise 16.0%
Mooala 14.0%
Brand loyalty

Silk also takes the crown in customer loyalty

Alongside Blue Diamond's Almond Breeze and Chobani, Silk takes the top spot in our loyalty ranking, indicating that consumers who drink their products will do so again in the future. The future is looking bright for these milk alternatives brands. On the other hand, brands with a loyalty share around 60 percent or lower might have expired some of their consumers' interest in the past as they are far less likely planning to come back for more in the future.

Published November 3, 2023

Silk also takes the crown in customer loyalty. Chart with 1 data series and 19 categories. This table contains the same data as the chart above in a format accessible to screen readers.
Category
Silk 84.0%
Blue Diamond's Almond Breeze 80.0%
Chobani 80.0%
365 Everyday Value 78.0%
Oatly 78.0%
Ripple 78.0%
Malk 76.0%
Planet Oat 73.0%
Alpro 70.0%
Pacific Foods 69.0%
Califia Farms 68.0%
Good Karma 68.0%
Mooala 67.0%
Oatsome 67.0%
So Delicious Dairy Free 66.0%
Forager Project 60.0%
Rise 60.0%
Elmhurst 57.0%
Minor Figures 44.0%
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