Thursday, April 3, 2025

Alpro makes major UK investment in switch to British oats

Plant-based brand Alpro is making a major investment in the UK to allow its most popular oat drink to be made from 100% British Oats for the first time, sourcing its oats directly from British farmers.

The 100% British Oats drink is the result of a multi-million-pound investment in the UK by parent company, Danone, in a drive to support local farming and bolster its plant-based offering.

It builds on Alpro’s previous £41 million investment in its facility in Kettering, which saw the installation of new equipment to reduce energy consumption and cut CO2 and water usage.

Locally sourced from field to fridge, mostly from farmers within 80 miles of the “Navara” Oat Mill – also in Kettering – the changes in oat sourcing and production process will significantly cut food miles. And with oats traditionally used for porridge oats, cereals and flapjacks, the investment gives farmers new avenues for their crops.

Some 58 million litres of the British Oat Drink are planned to be produced annually in Kettering, equating to a quarter of the site’s production of plant-based drinks.

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