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Southland's development agency says a decision not to build a long-awaited oat milk factory in the region is disappointing, but it does make sense. ....
Hugo Cameron Key players in the oat industry want to capitalise on increasing demand, with the country s first plant-based milk factory on the horizon. Artist impression of New Zealand Functional Foods plant-based milk factory. Photo: Supplied / New Zealand Functional Foods The Oat Industry Group, comprised of growers, processors and retailers, met near Gore today to talk about opportunities for the future of the grain. Southland s economic development agency thought there was potential for plant-based beverages in the region and formed a company, New Zealand Functional Foods, to commercialise production. Functional Foods chair Roger Carruthers said once it had secured enough investment, construction on a high-tech plant in Invercargill would get underway. ....