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Building on momentum from its first full year of profitable growth, Oatly says its refreshed growth playbook is “beginning to gain traction” in North America as it leans into a disciplined operational approach.

With samples rolling out on a conveyor belt, Oatly brought a funky assortment of flavor innovations to Natural Products Expo West this week, dedicating its show presence to a new line of six flavored Barista Oatmilks launching in Q3 this year.

Oatly’s long-awaited rebound finally arrived in 2025, as the company’s turnaround strategy yielded its first-ever year of profitable growth, despite a drop in North America sales.

Oatly achieved its first quarter of profitable growth since going public, reporting gains in revenue and volume, despite nearly suffering a 10% drop in North American sales.

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Oatly CEO Jean-Christophe Flatin predicted that the Swedish plant milk business will have its first year of profitable growth since going public in 2025, praising the company’s efforts to improve its supply chain and overhead structure during its Q4 and full year 2024 earnings report this morning.

Oatly made “solid progress” towards profitability showing double-digit revenue and volume gains in North America with total revenue of $208 million, in the third quarter.

Former Health-Ade CFO Gary Cooperman has been appointed to Pressed Juicery’s leadership team in a split role as CFO and COO where he is focusing on expanding the brand’s retail presence.

After several years focused primarily on innovating in the food space, Swedish plant-based products maker Oatly is getting back to basics with two new oat milk launches: Unsweetened Oatmilk and Super Basic Oatmilk.

On Wednesday’s Q4 earnings call, Oatly announced $195.1 million in revenue, while also informing investors that it had secured $425 million in financing commitments that will allow the business to grow to “self-sufficiency.”

Fueled by widespread acceptance for both almond and oat milks, plant-based milk continues to scale at a healthy clip, expanding dollar sales 9.1% through January 23, according to data from IRI.