As oat milk has grown into a popular plant-based beverage, it fit right into SunOpta’s line of organic, non-GMO snacks and plant-based beverages.
The company entered the market in 2018, but the Alexandria, Minn. facility wouldn’t be able keep up with the insatiable demand for the grain-based product. SunOpta could make do in the short term with the existing facility and equipment, but something had to give.