If you noticed Miyoko’s Creamery butter and cream cheese missing from your usual grocery run, you weren’t imagining it. The plant-based dairy brand slipped off shelves late last year, leaving a noticeable gap in the vegan set. Now, it is preparing a return, with core products expected back in select US retailers this May under new ownership of Prosperity Organic Foods.
The disappearance came as the company shifted ownership. Even as products were selling, distribution slowed as the company entered an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors process. Retailers, however, never lost interest. “We are very satisfied with the number of our retail partners that are bringing the Miyoko’s products back. We’ve had no accounts that have said no. The discussion is more in terms of timing, especially within major accounts, but we have seen overwhelming support,” Prosperity CEO Scott Fischer told AgFunderNews.
What’s coming back first
For now, the focus is on the staples. Miyoko’s best-known items—its butter and cream cheese—will lead the relaunch, with the same formulations and packaging shoppers recognize. That continuity is deliberate. Prosperity has rebuilt production through a mix of new and existing manufacturing partners, including facilities it already works with for its Melt Organic line.
“The supply chain partnerships are now in place, and we’re now preparing to bring back distribution over the next few weeks,” Fischer said.
“We’ve done that as rapidly as we can while making sure that we protect the quality and taste that customers expect.”
Other categories, including slices, shreds, and mozzarella, are expected to follow, though not immediately.
A different chapter for the brand
The return also marks a clear shift in who is behind the label. Founded in 2014 by chef and activist Miyoko Schinner, the company spent years building a loyal following before internal disputes and leadership changes reshaped its trajectory. After raising more than $100 million in funding and reaching tens of millions in annual sales, it ultimately proved financially unsustainable in its previous form. Fischer framed the issue as structural rather than consumer-facing.
“The issue at Miyoko’s was not declining sales. You need a commercial model that enables you to survive. When liabilities exceed assets there has to be something wrong in the P&L. The fact that they had more than $100 million in investment but were not sustainable financially is very disappointing.”
Schinner, who is no longer involved and unsuccessfully attempted to buy back the company, has drawn a firm line around her separation from the brand. “I am not associated in any way, and while they now own the trademark ‘Miyoko’s,’ they cannot allude to my involvement nor endorsement not use my name or image in any way.”
For shoppers, the changes may be largely invisible aside from the products themselves making their way back into rotation.
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