Food giant Ferrero on Tuesday announced the imminent launch of a vegan version of its popular hazelnut spread Nutella in Italy, France and Belgium, saying the move was in response to changing consumer tastes.
Vegan Nutella will no longer contain any dairy ingredients, which are to be replaced with chickpeas and rice syrup, Ferrero said in a statement.
"No compromises" were made concerning the taste of Nutella, launched 60 years ago and marketed in around 170 countries, the Italian company said.
The new product is to become available from Wednesday, it said.
"More and more consumers are opting to reduce, or cut out, animal products," it said.
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