Bel and Climax Foods, Inc. Announce Partnership to Innovate Cutting-edge Plant-Based Cheeses Indistinguishable from Dairy Cheeses, Powered by AI

April 18, 2023 Climax Foods Inc.

The time has come for zero-compromise recipes made from plants. The Bel Group, world leader in branded cheese and a major global food player, and biotech start-up, Climax Foods Inc., today announced a unique partnership designed to create a new generation of plant-based cheese aiming to meet the main challenges of the food transition: combining pleasure, nutrition and reducing the carbon footprint.

Bel Group and Standing Ovation form a Strategic Partnership to Meet the Challenge of Proteins for the Future

November 17, 2022 Bel Group

Bel Group, a major player in healthy snacking with cheese brands such as Babybel®, The Laughing Cow® and Boursin®, and the start-up Standing Ovation announce an exclusive partnership to incorporate casein milk protein, the main milk proteins, produced thanks to Standing Ovation’s technology, in Bel’s alternative cheese offerings. In September, Bel acquired an equity stake in Standing Ovation.

Bel Group and Agropur Cooperative Celebrate 10 years of Partnership for the Local Production of Boursin

May 6, 2022 Groupe Bel Canada

Bel Canada Group is proud to celebrate 10 years of partnership with Agropur Cooperative for the local production of Boursin®. During the same period, Canadians have massively adopted these Aliments du Québec-certified cheeses. Over that time, production of Boursin® cheeses increased from 4.6 million units in 2011 to more than 15 million units in 2021, now representing the use of nearly 30 million litres of Canadian milk annually.

Bel Announces Ambitious Carbon Reduction Commitment to Help Achieve Paris Agreement Objectives

February 23, 2022 Bel Brands USA

The Bel Group announced that it is strengthening its carbon reduction target to help limit global warming to below +1.5°C.1 This particularly ambitious commitment for a mainly dairy company will involve a net reduction of one-quarter of greenhouse gas emissions throughout Bel’s entire value chain by 2035,2 and the integration of carbon tracking as a tool for steering its activities.

The Laughing Cow Launches a Snack that Combines Cheese and Legumes for a Unique Experience

November 24, 2021 Bel Group

The Laughing Cow® is proud to announce the launch of two new flavours under The Laughing Cow® Mix line, made with a smooth blend of real cheeses, legumes and spices and still in a portion format. The Laughing Cow® Mix Chickpea is enhanced with a blend of fine herbs while the red bean version is enhanced with smoked paprika. With the trend for legume consumption stronger than ever, The Laughing Cow® Mix now offers new flavours that are as bold as they are delicious to bring something new to your sandwiches or wraps, or for a quick and nutritious snack.