Supplies of oat milk, a coffee-shop favorite, are expanding after the popularity of the plant-based beverage last year left baristas struggling to meet demand, reports Bloomberg. Oatly Inc., based in Malmo, Sweden, is set to open a factory in Millville, New Jersey, in late March or early April to boost production by as much as 10 times. The company had to turn down orders from some grocery stores and coffee shops amid limited supplies.
Oat production is sufficient to meet the beverage buzz, Mike Messersmith, general manager of Oatly’s U.S. operations in New York, said in a telephone interview. The company buys oats from Canada and the western U.S. and may purchase more from Midwestern farms in the future.
The factory expansion will make Oatly’s product more accessible for people looking to buy the product in packs of six on Amazon, Messersmith said. Full Story
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