Nestlé launches meatless pizza and lasagna with Sweet Earth Awesome Grounds

Nestlé adds Sweet Earth Awesome Grounds meat alternative to oven-ready pizzas and lasagnas

Nestlé is launching new meatless DIGIORNO® and STOUFFER’S® offerings made with SWEET EARTH™ Awesome Grounds, a plant-based ground beef alternative.

DIGIORNO Rising Crust Meatless Supreme with SWEET EARTH Awesome Grounds and STOUFFER’S Meatless Lasagna with SWEET EARTH Awesome Grounds will help satisfy consumers looking for convenient and meat-free options from brands. Similar to the original offerings with real meat, these new recipes have the same high product quality, taste and texture.

Consumers are increasingly showing interest in adopting a ’flexitarian’ lifestyle — making an active choice to incorporate more plant-based meals into their diets, while occasionally eating meat or fish.  In recent years, the demand for meals made with meat alternatives has gone mainstream.

John Carmichael, president of the foods division at Nestlé said, “There’s no denying the current modern food movement is revolutionizing the plant-based space. By adding Sweet Earth Awesome Grounds to STOUFFER’S and DIGIORNO offerings, we’re able to offer our customers the chance to incorporate plant-based meals into their diets while still enjoying the same convenience and delicious flavor of brands they know and trust.”

Acquired by Nestlé in 2017, Sweet Earth is the creator of dozens of plant-based offerings, including the Awesome Burger and Awesome Grounds, which both launched in supermarkets across the U.S. in October. Awesome Grounds are made from textured yellow pea protein, wheat gluten, canola oil coconut oil, and other fine ingredients and contains 16g of protein and 4g of fiber per serving.