Beyond beverages: Harmless Harvest debuts organic dairy-free coconut yogurt portfolio

22 Jan 2020 --- Maker of organic coconut-based beverages Harmless Harvest, has revealed its expansion into a full suite of plant-based coconut yogurt alternative products. Utilizing its young Thai coconuts, Harmless Harvest's offerings now include coconut water, snack beverages and dairy-free yogurt alternatives. The portfolio now includes four flavors of spoonable single-serving cups, three flavors of single-serving dairy-free drinkable yogurts and a multi-serve dairy-free drinkable yogurt.

“Striving to do less harm”
“With this new product line, Harmless Harvest will use the entire coconut for both its water and yogurt alternative, further living its brand promise to always consider its impact from seed to shelf,” says Ben Mand, CEO, Harmless Harvest. “For more than a decade, Harmless Harvest has sourced coconuts from farms in Thailand. It's a work in progress, but we're constantly striving to do less harm and more good in everything we do.”

The portfolio now includes four flavors of spoonable single-serving cups, three flavors of single-serving dairy-free drinkable yogurts and a multi-serve dairy-free drinkable yogurt.As the brand looked to expand into new categories, it challenged itself to make a product that would use the same coconuts as its coconut water. The creamy texture of coconut meat is ideal substitute for traditional dairy, and doesn't use gums to thicken the texture, like many plant-based offerings, the company notes. 

“We recognized an opportunity to give plant-based yogurts a makeover by re-imagining the taste, texture and recipe development of a household staple that can be loved by both dairy and non-dairy consumers. It's an innovative addition to the plant-based yogurt category,” Heather Cutter, Senior Vice President of Brand and Marketing at Harmless Harvest.explains. 

Each flavor uses a traditional yogurt process to include live and active cultures, blended together with a handful of ingredients, giving the yogurt alternative its taste and rich, creamy texture. The cups come in four flavors: Plain, Strawberry, Vanilla and Blueberry.

Harmless Harvest Yogurt Alternative highlights:

• Made with organic meat from young Thai coconuts
• Dairy and soy free
• Naturally cultured with seven live active yogurt strains
• Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) from coconuts
• No gums or artificial additives

The 8-oz drinks were available in a few select regions last year, but now consumers can purchase them at an expanded selection of Whole Foods stores and natural grocers across the country.

Edited by Elizabeth Green