Pecana Takes On The Alternative Milk Industry With Retail Expansion

AUSTIN, TX — After years of formula development and packaging updates to meet both grocery and consumer needs, Pecana Nut Milk is ecstatic to announce its retail expansion across California, Texas and New Mexico, including H-E-B., Erewhon, and Gelson’s Market. Founded by third-generation pecan farmer Kortney Chase, Pecana is one of the few nut milks using pecans in the alternative milk market. Made with 100 percent American pecans, Pecana offers three shelf-stable flavors: Unsweetened, Unsweetened Vanilla, and the newly launched Praline.

Pecana is the culmination of Chase's decade-long vision and deep-rooted passion for pecans, nurtured by her family's long-standing business, Chase Pecan, a leading pecan manufacturer. While Chase initially aimed for Pecana to be a refrigerated product when she began formulation in 2020, she reformulated it in 2023 to ensure shelf stability and worked with STAV Creative to design packaging to cater specifically to retail requirements. To manage the growth and scale of business in Natural & Conventional grocery, Pecana appointed The Touch Agency as the National sales agency for the brand. 

“Our team has worked tirelessly over the past few years to develop a shelf-stable product that appeals to grocers while also showcasing our farm-to-bottle ethos,” said Kortney Chase, Founder of Pecana. “It’s truly a dream come true to see Pecana available in grocery stores I grew up visiting, like United Supermarkets and Albertsons, and expanding within iconic brands like H-E-B and Erewhon.”

Pecana Nut Milk is rich in flavor, creamy in texture, and packed with the natural goodness of pecans. Its shelf-stable nature makes it a convenient pantry addition, offering a dairy-free, gluten-free, and soy-free alternative ideal for coffee, cereal, smoothies, or enjoying on its own.

Pecana can be found in Southern grocer chains H-E-B, United Supermarkets, and Market Street locations throughout Texas, Erewhon and Gelson’s Market locations across California, and select Albertsons locations in New Mexico. By the end of Q3, Pecana will be available in Whole Foods within the Southwest region and Market of Choice throughout Oregon. Shoppers can also find Pecana available nationally online and on Amazon. 

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ABOUT PECANA

Launched in 2023 by third-generation farmer Kortney Chase, Pecana is a woman-owned nut milk company out of Texas. Pecana was founded to fill a gap and drive innovation in the growing nut milk category by offering consumers a deliciously nutty and naturally creamier non-dairy milk alternative using pecans. Pecana is committed to manufacturing its pecan milk in a way that supports its most important stakeholders: healthy bodies, happy farmers, and a clean Earth. Pecana’s pecans are sourced from Chase Pecan, the world's leading manufacturer of American-grown pecans. Follow Pecana at @PecanaMilk for more information.  

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