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Swedish oat drink company Oatly has announced plans for its first UK factory.
The factory will be located in Peterborough, and is expected to supply the local area with at least 200 jobs. Oats will be sourced locally from across the UK and the factory will supply the UK market.
Anticipated to launch in early 2023, sustainability is “at the heart of the planning process”.
Oatly is aiming to use 100% renewable energy, and decrease its energy consumption, water consumption and waste by 75% each at the factory by 2029, compared to its environmental footprint in 2019.
The new factory is expected to produce 300 million litres of oat drink per year at launch, with the capacity to grow to 450 million litres.
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In 2023, Swedish brand Oatly will open its first dairy-free milk factory in the United Kingdom. Once open, the factory which will be located in Peterborough will have the capability of producing 300 million liters of oat milk annually. Oatly’s goal with the factory is to meet growing consumer demand for plant-based products through sustainable production practices while promoting a shift away from dairy. “Questions about a potential UK factory have been circulating for a while, and we’re really excited to finally announce the news of its arrival in 2023,” Ishen Paran, General Manager at Oatly UK, 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.”
Oprah-backed Oatly to open first UK factory with 200 new jobs
Oprah Winfrey was among the high profile investors that backed Oatly s $200m funding round last year (Getty Images for Global Citizen)
Oatly, the plant-based milk alternative backed by Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z and Starbucks founder Howard Schultz, has announced plans for its first UK factory, which it said will create at least 200 jobs.
The factory, in Peterborough, is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2023 and will produce 300m litres of the vegan milk substitute per year, with the capacity to grow to 450m litres.
The Swedish firm said the oats will be sourced locally across the UK and the factory will supply the UK market, where demand for vegan dairy options has soared in recent years.
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