$1.4 B Rise|Oat Milk Company’s IPO

Oatly went public at the Nasdaq inventory alternate on Thursday, capitalizing on surging international calls for its products.

Shares had been to start with priced at $17, placing the corporation’s valuation near $10 billion. The inventory rose to $21 as soon as buying and selling began, a 24% boom, and the Malmo, Sweden-primarily based totally corporation predicts greater jumps ahead.

Oatly says 35% to 40% of adults withinside the U.S., the United Kingdom, Germany, China, and Sweden sold plant-primarily based totally milk options withinside the beyond 3 months. 

Worldwide income of plant-primarily based totally dairy substitutes in 2020 rose to $18 billion, consistent with Euromonitor.

But that’s nevertheless simplest 3% of the $six hundred billion dairy marketplace and as Oatly CEO Toni Petersson says, “The runway’s massive.”

Oat milk’s boom is outpacing maximum competitors. 

U.S. income spiked 131% withinside the beyond yr consistent with Nielsen — whilst income of soy milk, rice milk, and coconut milk fell. Almond milk nevertheless has the biggest income amongst dairy options however oat milk is famous for numerous reasons, says analyst Cara Rasch of marketplace-studies firm, Packaged Facts. Its moderate and fine taste makes it an excellent addition to coffees — with fewer calories, much less fat, much less LDL cholesterol, and much less sodium than cow’s milk. 

Oat milk additionally takes much less electricity and land to produce, making it greater environmentally friendly, consistent with a 2018 Oxford University study. 

Oatly’s presence is growing. The product is now at the cabinets at Target, featured at the menu at Starbucks and to be had on line at Alibaba in China. 

Just ultimate July the corporation offered a 10% stake for $two hundred million to a Blackstone investor institution that covered names like Oprah Winfrey, Actress Natalie Portman, and Jay-Z’s amusement corporation, Roc Nation.   

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