Oatly

Oatly is a Swedish oat drink company with its head office at Ångfärjekajen 8 in Malmö. In its annual report it calls itself the world's original and largest oatmilk company. Scientists at Lund University began work on a dairy alternative based on oats in the early 1990s, and the company says the first oatmilk was launched in 1995 using a patented enzyme process.

Ownership

• Oat drinks, the original product of the company
• Oat-based products beyond drinks, built on the same oat technology
• Sales in Europe, North America and Asia through its own subsidiaries

Figures

Oatly Group AB is listed in the USA on Nasdaq and files annual reports on Form 20-F. According to the annual report (as of March 2026), Nativus Company Limited holds about 43.5 percent of the shares; it is a Hong Kong joint venture of the Belgian investment company Verlinvest and the Chinese state-owned group China Resources. Platin S.à r.l. (Luxembourg) holds 8.9 percent and Blackstone funds 6.4 percent, while Hillhouse holds convertible notes. Owners based outside Europe thus hold less than half of the shares. For 2025 the company reports revenue of USD 862.5 million.