5 Brands Bringing Plant-Based Drinks to the Mainstream

CHICAGO -- Healthier lifestyles have more consumers on the lookout for better-for-you foods and beverages, and beverage manufacturers are increasingly combining the two in plant-based drinks that can serve as snacks to meet their needs.

Here's a look at five new plant-based beverages coming to market ...

Unveiled at the NACS Show in October, Fairlife Smart Snacks, available through The Coca-Cola Co., are lactose-free drinks made with honey, oats and 15 grams of protein for a filling snack. The drinks are available in 8-ounce bottles in French Vanilla, Creamy Strawberry and Rich Chocolate flavors. The suggested retail price is $2.29 for a single-serve 8-ounce bottle and $24.99 for a multipack of 12.

PepsiCo's Quaker division will launch Quaker Oat Beverage in January. The oat-bran milk will roll out in 48-ounce cartons and will be available in three flavors: Original, Unsweetened and Vanilla. The "heart healthy," lactose-free drinks are produced by Shamrock Farms and promise high fiber, calcium and vitamin D.

Califia Farms Probiotic Yogurt Drinks are dairy-free nut-milk drinks made with the Califia Culture Blend, made of 10 billion live, active probiotic colony-forming units. The drinks come in Strawberry, Super Berry, Mango and Unsweetened Plain flavors for an SRP of $2.69 per single-serve 8-ounce bottle and $5.49 per 25.4-ounce multiserve bottle.

Nescafe Coffee Protein Smoothies is a new line of coffee drinks enhanced with 15 grams of plant protein from oats and almond butter. The drinks are available in Banana and Mocha flavors.

Known for its Silk almond milk, Danone is expanding the line to include an oat-milk drink called Silk Oat Yeah. The drink will be available in Plain and Vanilla flavors in 64-ounce cartons.