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Moving Roquette into oats could help close a gap in Canada. The country has fallen behind in processing technology for the crop, according to one manufacturer. Silk — the top alternative milk brand in Canada, and owned by Paris-based yoghurt giant Danone S.A. — said last year that it was struggling to procure enough processed oat ingredients in Canada to make its oat milk for this market.
Oat Canada is currently producing roughly 60,000 litres a month, with a presence in seven CostCo locations in Ontario and 800 Loblaw stores, the company said.For Oat Canada, the deal could mean that it will no longer have to ship oats back and forth across the border, reducing their carbon footprint and freight costs. But the project also promises to improve the oat milk itself, said Jamari Ambursley, chief operating officer, who founded Oat Canada with his wife.