US business has grown over past two years.

Flavor combines creamy softness of milk with rich, natural sweetness of maple.

Fitch Ratings outlook cites still-pressured consumer as key factor.

Third-quarter earnings decline, while identical sales bounce back.

Formulators need to optimize extrudate by balancing different plant proteins and starches.

Firm’s second partnership in private label manufacturing.

Dar Baklava’s Snacklava offers more protein, less sugar in a snackable format.

But colony collapse disorder on the decline.

New facility is 650,000 square feet.

Company works toward stable top line and modernized supply chain.