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| 16 April 2024, Tuesday |

Sweden-based Oatly to open oat milk plant in UK

The Sweden-based company Oatly, plans to open its first dairy plant in the UK, producing up to 300 million liters of oat milk per year at launch in 2023, the company said on Tuesday.

Oatly, backed by Oprah Winfrey and rapper Jay-Z, which submitted plans in February for an initial public offering, said the new factory to be located in Peterborough will source oats locally across the UK and will supply the national market.

Oatly UK General Manager Ishen Paran said: “The UK is a really important driver of the global plant-based movement, with growing demand for Oatly across the country, and we’re excited to supply this increased demand,”.

Fast-food chains and upscale restaurants have created new menus to attract health- and environment-conscious diners and much of the demand for plant-based food and drink is being led by millennials and generation Z consumers.

The vegan food and drink products maker, founded by brothers Rickard and Björn Öste, said the new UK factory will have the capacity to grow and produce up to 450 million liters of oat drink per year.

The company, which sells its Oatly brand of products in more than 20 countries across Europe and Asia, could be valued at more than $5 billion, possibly up to $10 billion, people close to the matter told Reuters last month.

 

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  • Reuters