Who owns Oatly?
Oatly is owned by Oatly Group AB (Sweden, NASDAQ: OTLY).[1]
Evidence: Oatly Group AB Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-13, SEC EDGAR, 13 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Oatly Group AB verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Malmö
- Origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Malmö
- Founded
- 1994
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Plant-based dairy
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: OTLY
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Oatly
Oatly is the oat drink brand of Oatly Group AB, a Swedish company that dates the brand to 1994 and describes itself as the first oat drink company. It started with an original unflavoured, fortified oat drink meant as a replacement for cow's milk in cooking, baking, coffee and smoothies. The range now includes Barista Edition oatmilk, oatgurt, ice cream, spreads, creamer and cooking products, sold under the one Oatly name by the group, whose subsidiaries operate in several European countries and the US.
Ownership timeline of Oatly
Where Oatly sits in Oatly
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in plant-based dairy, and who owns them
The 27 brands in plant-based dairy on Brandtree belong to 21 owners. The largest is Danone, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alpro | Danone | 🇫🇷 France |
| Carnation | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Oddlygood | Valio | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Valsoia | Valsoia | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Nurishh | Bel Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Almond Breeze | Blue Diamond Growers | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Coco Mama | Century Pacific | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| F&N NutriWell | F&N Holdings | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
About the owner: Oatly
Oatly is a publicly listed company headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, founded in 1994. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: OTLY.
Oatly Group AB is a Swedish oat drink company headquartered at Ångfärjekajen 8 in Malmö and a foreign private issuer that files annual reports on Form 20-F with the US SEC. Its own site describes it as the first oat drink company and dates Oatly to 1994. Its 20-F lists subsidiaries including Oatly Sweden Operations and Supply AB, Oatly UK Ltd, Oatly US Inc and Oatly Germany GmbH, and names Nativus Company Limited and Verlinvest SA as controlling shareholders. It sells under a single consumer brand, Oatly.
🇸🇪 Oatly and other Swedish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 110 brands that began in Sweden. 48 of them (44%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Oatly is not one of them.
- AXA — Lantmännen 🇸🇪
- Ahlgrens bilar — Cloetta 🇸🇪
- Annas — Lotus Bakeries 🇧🇪
- Barebells — Vitamin Well Group 🇸🇪
- Daim — Mondelēz 🇺🇸
- Dalsjöfors — Danish Crown 🇩🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Oatly?
The parent company of Oatly is Oatly Group AB, a publicly listed company headquartered in Sweden.
Is Oatly Swedish?
Yes. Oatly originated in Sweden in 1994 and its owner, Oatly Group AB, is also headquartered in Sweden.
Is Oatly still owned by Oatly Group AB?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Oatly is still owned by Oatly Group AB. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Oatly Group AB Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-13 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 13 March 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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