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Flora Food Group B.V. is a Dutch food company owning multiple brands of margarine, food spreads, and plant-based foods, including Flora and Blue Band.It states that it is the largest plant-based consumer packaged goods company in the world, operating in 95 countries.
The name Becel originates from the initials BCL (Blood Cholesterol-Lowering).When introduced, the makers of Becel claimed to achieve a blood cholesterol-lowering effect by modifying the triacylglycerol (TAG) profile of the fat used in the margarine under the idea that an increased level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) reduces the blood cholesterol level.
Flora is a brand of spread produced by Flora Food Group (except in southern Africa where it is produced by Siqalo Foods, a subsidiary of Remgro).The original manufacturer Unilever came up with the brand after being asked by medical professionals to develop a healthier alternative to traditional margarines, lard and butter.
The checkout aisle at Trader Joe's just got even more tempting for Valentine's Day!Alongside the usual chocolate peanut butter cups and pretzels, Trader Joe's has rolled out a fresh lineup of ...
Planta is a brand of margarine produced by Flora Food Group for Belgium, France, Malaysia, and Portugal. It is made from vegetable oil consisting of rapeseed, ...
Entrance to former Maypole Dairy shop, 276 Canongate, Edinburgh Maypole Dairy Co, container for lard c.1900. The Maypole Dairy Company or Maypole Dairies were an early chain of British dairies who are also noted as the first people to promote the widespread use of margarine as an alternative to butter, originally under the name of Butterine but following legal action protecting this name was ...
In the United States, for example, in 1930, the average person ate over 18 lb (8.2 kg) of butter a year and just over 2 lb (0.91 kg) of margarine. By the end of the 20th century, an average American ate around 5 lb (2.3 kg) of butter and nearly 8 lb (3.6 kg) of margarine. [67]
Meadow Lea Margarine was founded by Oliver Triggs in early 1932, [3] [4] [5] when manufactured in Edgeware Road, Newtown, Sydney. [6] However its origins go back at least a year, when Triggs assisted a copha butter manufacturer in Melbourne (which was more affordable than pure butter during the Great Depression), while running a small grocery shop at 6 Elizabeth Street, north Richmond since ...