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Case studies · Food brand · Sweden, 1994

Oatly

An oat drink brand built on an enzyme process for oats, sold as an everyday alternative to dairy.

How big it got

One ingredient, sold in more than 50 countries.

US$862.5M≈THB 29 bn

revenue in 2025.

Source: Oatly FY2025 results
50+

countries where Oatly is sold.

Source: Oatly FY2025 results
1994

founded in Sweden, building on research at Lund University.

Source: Wikipedia

What they did differently (our reading)

Food science first, then a brand people talk about.

Oatly started from university food science: a way to turn oats into a drink that works like milk, later patented in Europe. On top of that process it built a consumer brand sold in more than 50 countries.

Your turn

Which Thai ingredient could become the world's next everyday drink or food?

  • A rice or coconut drink built on a patented Thai process
  • Riceberry or another Thai grain as a lower-sugar everyday staple
  • A Thai herbal drink with a tested claim, sold as a daily habit

These ideas are ours, to get you started.